About hiking in Clinton County

Clinton County, New York has 66 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 159 miles, an average of 2.4 miles each. The longest is Champlain Valley Trail (Plattsburgh to Canada Border), at 25.8 miles. 7 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Clinton County are like

By length, 29 are under a mile, 30 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Catamount Mountain Trail, at 7.7 miles.

Of the 35 with a difficulty rating, 24 easy and 11 moderate. Of the 65 with measured elevation, Catamount Mountain Trail climbs the most, about 3,602 ft, and 3 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 66 hiking trails, longest first

Champlain Valley Trail (Plattsburgh to Canada Border)Hike25.8 mi Champlain Valley Trail (Keeseville to Plattsburgh)Hike12.9 mi Corridor 8HikeMTB12.6 mi Adirondack Park PreserveHikeMTB7.8 mi Catamount Mountain TrailHike7.7 mi Lyon Mountain TrailHike6.6 mi Snowmobile RouteHike5.1 mi Snowmobile Route C8HikeMTB4.5 mi Swastika RoadHikeMTB3.4 mi Nancy Ryan Mountain TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Lake Placid BranchHikeMTB3.3 mi Snowmobile Route S82Hike3.1 mi S86Hike3.1 mi Gadway RoadHikeMTB3.0 mi S86AHikeMTB2.6 mi Mud Pond TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Saranac River TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Orange LoopHikeMTB2.2 mi South Perimeter TrailHike2.1 mi Terry Gordon Bike PathHikeMTB2.1 mi Blue LoopHikeMTB2.1 mi North Perimeter TrailHike2.0 mi Royal Savage TrailHike1.9 mi Old Rail Road BedHike1.9 mi Terahee Truck TrailHike1.9 mi D & H RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Strackville RoadHikeMTB1.7 mi Orange TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Hagar Heritage TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Red LoopHikeMTB1.6 mi Military Pond TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Heritage TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Little Ausable River TrailHike1.3 mi Davis Pond RoadHikeMTB1.2 mi Point au Roche State ParkHike1.1 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi summit cliff trailHike1.1 mi Corridor 8 newHikeMTB1.0 mi Primitive Trail SouthHike1.0 mi Snowmobile TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi NOMAD TrailHike0.8 mi Silver Lake Mountain TrailHike0.8 mi Clintonville Pine Barrens TrailHike0.8 mi Approach Potter Mtn CliffHike0.8 mi Karen Fleury Memorial Bike PathHikeMTB0.8 mi Sheep Head Mountain TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Cliff Ridge TrailHike0.8 mi Champlain View TrailHike0.7 mi approach Center Of Progress Cliff (Proposed)Hike0.7 mi Ahern RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Inner Sanctum TrailHike0.7 mi Coughlin RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Redd RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Taylor RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Range RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi approach Center Of Progress CliffHike0.4 mi Rim Walk TrailHike0.4 mi Dry Chasm TrailHike0.4 mi Approach Outback SlabHike0.3 mi Healthy Lung TrailHike0.3 mi Blake Brook RoadHikeMTB0.3 mi Gails TrailHike0.2 mi Blue TrailHike0.2 mi Adventure TrailHike0.2 mi Thelma Douglas Memorial FootbridgeHike0.1 mi Big House PathHike0.1 mi

← All Clinton County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.