JOGGER'S TRAIL NEARS FINISH.(Local)

Joggers in the uptown New Scotland and Pine Hills neighborhoods will soon have a new trail at their toe-tips.

Construction is nearly complete on a jogging path around the perimeter of Buckingham Pond, Albany Parks Commissioner Richard Barrett said Friday.

Barrett said the 3/4-mile path around the pond was the result of a directive by Mayor Thomas M. Whalen III for the city to "enhance uptown recreation opportunities.

"It's quite unique," Barrett said.

While joggers overrun the bicycle path along the Corning Preserve and carve out their own trails in Washington Park, Barrett noted that "this is the only one we have designed specifically for …