About trails in Albany County, New York

Albany County has 252 named trails on the map, covering 316 miles in total, an average of 1.3 miles per trail. That is the 13th largest mapped trail network among 62 counties in New York. 241 of them are tagged for hiking and 78 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Albany County Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail, at 18.0 miles. 15 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 10 trailheads, 1 campsite, 53 waterfalls, and 13 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Altamont, Voorheesville, and Albany.

What the trails in Albany County are like

By length, 192 are under a mile, 45 run 1 to 5 miles, and 15 are 5 miles or longer. 25 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Blue Trail, at 11.8 miles.

Of the 94 with a difficulty rating, 43 easy and 51 moderate. Of the 252 with measured elevation, Escarpment Trail climbs the most, about 1,813 ft, and 4 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

316Total miles

1Campsites

13Boat launches

53Waterfalls

10Trailheads

Albany County Helderberg Hudson Rail TrailMTB18.0 mi Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike TrailHikeMTB14.9 mi Red trailHikeMTB13.4 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTB13.3 mi white trailHikeMTB12.3 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB11.8 mi Orange TrailHikeMTB11.7 mi Champlain Valley Trail (Albany to Waterford)Hike10.6 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Niskayuna to Green Island)Hike10.1 mi Town of Bethlehem Water Pipeline PathHike9.7 mi ECT - Erie Canalway Trail - 4 Green Island to AlbanyMTB9.2 mi Partridge PathHike7.2 mi New York Long PathHikeMTB7.1 mi Green TrailHikeMTB6.8 mi Rensselaerville State Forest5.2 mi Loop 3Hike5.0 mi Escarpment TrailHike4.2 mi Blue loop trailHikeMTB3.4 mi Purple trailHike3.3 mi Albany Waterline Path (South)Hike3.0 mi Loop 1HikeMTB3.0 mi Lake TrailHike2.7 mi HikingHikeMTB2.4 mi Loop 2HikeMTB2.4 mi Nature Center TrailHike2.3 mi Karner Barrens Yellow TrailHike2.1 mi Truax Trail (green)Hike2.1 mi Ski Trail #1 / Long PathHike2.0 mi Perimeter (yellow)HikeMTB1.9 mi Meadow LoopHike1.9 mi Wheeler-Watson TrailHike1.8 mi Fred Schroeder Memorial Trail (Red)HikeMTB1.8 mi Great Dune Red TrailHike1.8 mi Long Path (Thacher Aqua Green)HikeMTB1.8 mi North Loop TrailHike1.8 mi Shaker TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi West TrailHike1.6 mi Great Dune Blue TrailHike1.5 mi Menands Bike and Pedestrian Connector Broadway to Mohawk Hudson Bike TrailMTB1.5 mi Campground TrailHike1.5 mi Albany Waterline Path (North)Hike1.5 mi Madison Avenue Pinelands Purple TrailHike1.4 mi Schoolhouse TrailHike1.4 mi Summit Loop TrailHike1.4 mi Kings Highway Barrens Red TrailHike1.3 mi Blueberry Hill East Yellow TrailHike1.3 mi Lake Trail (west)Hike1.3 mi Delaware Avenue TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Lincoln Pond TrailHike1.3 mi Border TrailHike1.3 mi Lake Trail (east)Hike1.3 mi Capital Hills Hiking TrailHike1.1 mi Long Path (Aqua Green)Hike1.1 mi High Point RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Pasta LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi Upper Main (Orange)Hike1.0 mi Normans Kill Preserve - West TrailHike1.0 mi Normanskill Preserve Trail - RedHike1.0 mi Cohoes BoulevardHikeMTB1.0 mi White Birch Pond RoadHike1.0 mi Blueberry Hill West Red TrailHike1.0 mi Ridge Trail (Yellow)Hike0.9 mi Wild Turkey TrailHike0.9 mi Hemlock Loop (White)Hike0.9 mi Albany South End ConnectorHikeMTB0.9 mi Ordway TrailHike0.9 mi Lower loop trail (Blue)Hike0.9 mi Tubbs Pond RoadHike0.9 mi Snowmobile Trail0.8 mi Wood Duck Trail0.8 mi Cohoes National Heritage TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Empire State Plaza ConcourseHike0.8 mi Duck Hill RoadHike0.8 mi Hang Glider RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Brother Yusuf Burgess TrailHike0.8 mi Floodplain Trail (Red)Hike0.7 mi Blue Trail (bike only)MTB0.7 mi Myosotis Dam TrailHike0.7 mi SalisburyHike0.7 mi Kaikout Kill - White TrailHike0.7 mi Ski Trail #2Hike0.7 mi Lower Main Trail (White)Hike0.7 mi Fisher TrailHike0.6 mi Helderberg Overlook Trail (Blue)Hike0.6 mi Fred Schroeder Memorial Trail (Red)/Long Path (Thacher Aqua Green)HikeMTB0.6 mi Doctor Holt Trail (Red)Hike0.6 mi Boundary Trail (Green)Hike0.6 mi Outer loop trail (Yellow)Hike0.6 mi Old Field TrailHike0.6 mi Ski Trail #4 / Long PathHike0.6 mi Skin Tight NorthHikeMTB0.6 mi Colonial Acres Walking TrailHike0.6 mi Shelter Cove Connector TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi West Trail (Green)Hike0.6 mi David's trail (blue)Hike0.6 mi Rabbit RunHikeMTB0.6 mi Blue NorthHikeMTB0.6 mi Carrick RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Vlomankill TrailHike0.6 mi Ski TrailHike0.6 mi North Trail (White)Hike0.6 mi Bradt Hollow LoopHike0.5 mi Karner Barrens East Blue TrailHike0.5 mi Woodland TrailHike0.5 mi Former Long Path routeHike0.5 mi Empire State Trail (Kingston to Green Island, bike)MTB0.5 mi Rock Climbing Access PathHike0.5 mi Stevens Farm TrailHike0.5 mi Schuyler Flatts TrailHike0.5 mi bicycleMTB0.5 mi Summit Trail (Orange)Hike0.5 mi Beaver Tree TrailHike0.5 mi Winter Trail (yellow)Hike0.5 mi Loop Trail (Red)Hike0.5 mi Hell N BackHikeMTB0.5 mi Dellside TrailHike0.5 mi Indian Ladder TrailHike0.5 mi Ravine trail (Red)Hike0.5 mi Dunn Memorial Bridge PathHikeMTB0.5 mi Falls TrailHike0.5 mi East trailHike0.5 mi Tranquility TrailHike0.5 mi Skin Tight SouthHikeMTB0.5 mi Nature Trail (Red)Hike0.5 mi Shelter CoveHikeMTB0.5 mi Red Trail/Nature Trail/Long PathHikeMTB0.4 mi Boyd Bypass (Orange)HikeMTB0.4 mi CliffHikeMTB0.4 mi Mister TwistyHikeMTB0.4 mi Madison Avenue Pinelands Yellow TrailHike0.4 mi Outer LoopHikeMTB0.4 mi Red Trail/ Long PathHike0.4 mi Ravine Trail (Blue)Hike0.4 mi Blue/Yellow trailHike0.4 mi Lower Loop trail (Green)Hike0.4 mi Interpretive trailHike0.4 mi Great Dune White TrailHike0.4 mi North trail (Orange)Hike0.4 mi Normans Kill Preserve - East TrailHike0.4 mi Normanskill Preserve Trail - YellowHike0.4 mi Foresman's LoopHike0.4 mi Middle RoadHike0.4 mi The RidgeHikeMTB0.4 mi Blueberry Hill Red/Yellow TrailHike0.4 mi Race TrackHike0.4 mi White Trail 3HikeMTB0.4 mi Hilton trail 1Hike0.4 mi New Middle ClimbHikeMTB0.4 mi Ski Trail #4/ Long PathHike0.4 mi Main Trail (Orange)Hike0.4 mi Long Path / Blue Loop TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Karner Barrens East Yellow/Blue TrailHike0.3 mi Birch Hill Trail (Red)Hike0.3 mi Upper Falls TrailHike0.3 mi Hilltop Loops (orange)Hike0.3 mi Albany South End Multi-use TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Red trail/Long PathHike0.3 mi Nature's Backyard TrailHike0.3 mi Lake trail (yellow)Hike0.3 mi Westmere TrailHike0.3 mi W1Hike0.3 mi White Trail 5HikeMTB0.3 mi White SpurHike0.3 mi Notch trailHike0.3 mi Dazed and ConfusedHikeMTB0.3 mi Loop Trail (Yellow)Hike0.3 mi Pine Point ExtensionHikeMTB0.3 mi Red Trail/Nature TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Red Loop TrailHike0.3 mi Twister SisterHikeMTB0.3 mi Entrance trail (Blue)Hike0.3 mi Purple Trail (bike only)MTB0.3 mi Red/White TrailHike0.3 mi Lower PastaHikeMTB0.3 mi Junk in the TrunkHikeMTB0.3 mi The ExitHikeMTB0.3 mi Pine PointHikeMTB0.3 mi North trail (yellow)Hike0.3 mi Ridge Loop (red)Hike0.3 mi BCSHS ConnectorHike0.3 mi Ashford Glen TrailHike0.3 mi Hilton trail 2Hike0.3 mi RT 22Hike0.3 mi Lower Loop trail (Purple)Hike0.3 mi Big Pine trailHike0.3 mi Lower Falls TrailHike0.3 mi Cliff ViewHikeMTB0.2 mi Loop trail (Purple)Hike0.2 mi White/Yellow trailHike0.2 mi Mountain Bike Track0.2 mi Dynamite LoopHikeMTB0.2 mi Trailhead AccessHikeMTB0.2 mi Yellow / Orange trailsHike0.2 mi Mike Love TrailHike0.2 mi Mike Love Trail (Blue)Hike0.2 mi Black Bridge TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi White connector trailHike0.2 mi Orange TrrailHikeMTB0.2 mi W3Hike0.2 mi Old Carriage RoadHike0.2 mi Mason Road ConnectorHike0.2 mi Pond Trail (Red)Hike0.2 mi Top of the World, King of the HillHikeMTB0.2 mi Turkey LoopHike0.2 mi Ravine Trail (Yellow)Hike0.2 mi The EdgeHikeMTB0.2 mi Red/Yellow trailHikeMTB0.2 mi Red/Orange TrailHike0.2 mi Wood Lot TrailHike0.2 mi Fisherman's PathHike0.2 mi Violet PathHike0.2 mi Beechwood TrailHike0.2 mi Treetoad Terrace RoadHike0.2 mi Karner Barrens Discovery TrailHike0.2 mi Zoot Chute, Roller CoasterHikeMTB0.1 mi Lock 18 pathHike0.1 mi Switchback Trail (Orange)Hike0.1 mi The Gorge TrailHike0.1 mi Le ChuteHikeMTB0.1 mi White Pine WayHike0.1 mi Trail under construction (flagged)Hike0.1 mi Memorial Stone WalkHike0.1 mi Blue/Orange TrailHike0.1 mi Palmer ConnectorHike0.1 mi Side Trail (Light Blue)Hike0.1 mi North Trail (Red)Hike0.1 mi trail closedHike0.1 mi Connector trail (Yellow)Hike0.1 mi White Trail 6Hike0.1 mi Tan TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi W8Hike0.1 mi Zig ZagHikeMTB0.1 mi Ridge Trail (White)Hike0.1 mi Down N Out DHHikeMTB0.1 mi Laverne Irving TrailHike0.1 mi Plantation GroveHike0.1 mi Waterfall TrailHike0.1 mi Green/Red TrailHike0.1 mi Entrance (yellow)Hike0.1 mi Abele Park PathwayHike0.1 mi Orange Trrail (Entrance)HikeMTB0.1 mi Fordham's Crossing TrailHike0.1 mi Hudson River WayHike0.1 mi Northern PassHikeMTB0.1 mi Peninsula Trail (Blue)Hike0.1 mi Robin RoadHike0.1 mi Orange Trail (Exit)HikeMTB0.1 mi NP ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi Mountain ViewHike0.1 mi Heritage LaneHikeMTB0.1 mi Red/Blue TrailHike0.1 mi Hamburger HillHikeMTB0.1 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.