About trails in Cortland County, New York

Cortland County has 106 named trails on the map, covering 205 miles in total, an average of 1.9 miles per trail. That is the 30th largest mapped trail network among 62 counties in New York. 74 of them are tagged for hiking and 4 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is North Country National Scenic Trail (NY), at 73.4 miles. 3 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 15 campsites, 9 waterfalls, and 5 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Blodgett Mills, Virgil, and Cortland West.

What the trails in Cortland County are like

By length, 77 are under a mile, 26 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 14 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is English Loop East, at 2.6 miles.

Of the 106 with measured elevation, North Country National Scenic Trail (NY) climbs the most, about 75,910 ft, and 2 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

205Total miles

15Campsites

5Boat launches

9Waterfalls

1Trailheads

North Country National Scenic Trail (NY)Hike73.4 mi Finger Lakes / North Country TrailHike43.3 mi Spanish Loop TrailHike6.2 mi Swedish Loop TrailHike4.0 mi Red TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Dabes Diversion LoopHike4.0 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi English Loop EastHike2.6 mi Green TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Lehigh Valley TrailHike2.6 mi G1Hike2.0 mi Tuller Hill - G12.0 mi Irish Loop TrailHike1.9 mi Virgil Mt. LoopHike1.9 mi Lithuanian Loop TrailHike1.9 mi Irish Hollow SpurHike1.8 mi McDermott Nature TrailHike1.7 mi Tuller Hill - Yellow 31.6 mi Y3Hike1.6 mi Foley RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Kuzia Cut-offHike1.4 mi R1Hike1.4 mi Tuller Hill - Red 11.4 mi Irvin TrailHike1.3 mi Tuller Hill - Yellow 11.3 mi Y1Hike1.3 mi Tuller Hill - Green 41.1 mi B1Hike1.1 mi Tuller Hill - Blue 11.1 mi Tuller Hill - Green 80.9 mi Finger Lakes Trail SpurHike0.9 mi High vista loopHike0.9 mi G8Hike0.9 mi G7Hike0.8 mi Tuller Hill - Green 70.8 mi Mill pondHike0.8 mi Cortland Cemetery PathHike0.8 mi English Loop WestHike0.8 mi B6Hike0.8 mi Tuller Hill - Blue 60.8 mi Pond 3 Trail0.7 mi Hermits wayHike0.6 mi Finger Lakes / North Country Trail / G4Hike0.6 mi R3Hike0.6 mi Tuller Hill - Red 30.6 mi Tuller Hill - Yellow 40.6 mi Y4Hike0.6 mi hikingHike0.6 mi The TundraHike0.6 mi G2Hike0.6 mi Tuller Hill - Green 20.6 mi Brenman Bypass TrailHike0.5 mi B7Hike0.5 mi Tuller Hill - Blue 70.5 mi Fenn wayHike0.5 mi G4Hike0.5 mi G5Hike0.4 mi Tuller Hill - Green 50.4 mi Woodchuck Hollow Privy AccessHike0.4 mi R2Hike0.4 mi Tuller Hill - Red 20.4 mi G6Hike0.3 mi Tuller Hill - Green 60.3 mi G10Hike0.3 mi Tuller Hill - Green 100.3 mi B4Hike0.3 mi Tuller Hill - Blue 40.3 mi State Truck Trail0.3 mi Field ViewHike0.3 mi Polito PathHike0.3 mi Tuller Hill - Yellow 60.3 mi Y6Hike0.3 mi G3Hike0.3 mi Tuller Hill - Green 30.3 mi G9Hike0.3 mi Tuller Hill - Green 90.3 mi Pond viewHike0.3 mi Tuller Hill - Yellow 50.3 mi Y5Hike0.3 mi BrooksideHike0.3 mi High ridgeHike0.2 mi Eric Kroot art trailHike0.2 mi B5Hike0.2 mi Tuller Hill - Blue 50.2 mi Tinker Falls TrailHike0.2 mi Lookout connectorHike0.2 mi R7Hike0.2 mi Tuller Hill - Red 70.2 mi B2Hike0.2 mi Tuller Hill - Blue 20.2 mi Bog spurHike0.2 mi Sugget Park FootpathHike0.2 mi Neal Brook TrailHike0.2 mi B3Hike0.2 mi Tuller Hill - Blue 30.2 mi R6Hike0.2 mi Tuller Hill - Red 60.2 mi Tuller Hill - Yellow 20.2 mi Y2Hike0.2 mi Pond 2 TrailHike0.1 mi Trail for allHike0.1 mi Stockholm Cutoff TrailHike0.1 mi R8Hike0.1 mi Tuller Hill - Red 80.1 mi R4Hike0.1 mi Tuller Hill - Red 40.1 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.