The Buffalo Bills have opened the Highmark Trail, a free 1.7-mile interactive walking loop around new Highmark Stadium that is now available to the public year-round.
For fans searching today for what is new around the stadium, the trail offers more than a walk. It starts across from the Family Circle outside the stadium's north entrance on Abbott Road and circles the facility with blue mile markers that track progress. Along the way, visitors can race a timed 40-yard dash, test a broad jump, warm up like the Bills, pose inside a giant Bills helmet and stop at a Buffalo Strong powerlifting display with a bent barbell.
Frank Cravotta, in a video unveiling the trail, called it “a path, but a path with purpose,” and said the team had “really tried to take this thing to the next level.” He also said there is “a mix of static and interactive elements” that make up the trail. Those pieces turn the route into something closer to a fan destination than a sidewalk loop, with Musical Rush adding football yard lines that play iconic sounds familiar to Bills fans.
The trail’s public, year-round pitch matters because it opens beside a $2.2 billion stadium that is still nearing completion. That gives the project a second identity: part community space, part stadium buildout. Michael Ball said the effort reflects the company’s mission of promoting healthier communities while creating another gathering place for Bills fans, a reminder that the new attraction is meant to be used long after game day ends.
What is still missing is the exact day the trail opened to the public. What is clear is that the Highmark Trail is live now, and the Bills are using it to widen the footprint of the stadium before the building itself is finished.
