About trails in Essex County, New York

Essex County has 584 named trails on the map, covering 1,474 miles in total, an average of 2.5 miles per trail. That is the 1st largest mapped trail network among 62 counties in New York. 552 of them are tagged for hiking and 67 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Champlain Bikeway / Route Champlain, at 63.5 miles. 82 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 37 trailheads, 154 campsites, 82 waterfalls, 29 boat launches, and 4 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Lake Placid, Elizabethtown, and Wilmington.

What the trails in Essex County are like

By length, 294 are under a mile, 208 run 1 to 5 miles, and 82 are 5 miles or longer. 110 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Elk Lake - Marcy Trail, at 19.6 miles.

Of the 194 with a difficulty rating, 68 easy, 112 moderate, and 14 hard. Of the 582 with measured elevation, Champlain Bikeway / Route Champlain climbs the most, about 10,039 ft, and 136 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

584All trails

552Hiking 67Mountain biking

1,474Total miles

154Campsites

29Boat launches

82Waterfalls

37Trailheads

4Rapids

Champlain Bikeway / Route ChamplainMTB63.5 mi Champlain Valley TrailMTB62.0 mi Champlain Valley Trail (Westport to Keeseville)Hike30.0 mi Champlain Valley Trail (Ticonderoga to Westport)Hike27.5 mi East River TrailHike26.2 mi Indian Pass TrailHike23.2 mi Elk Lake - Marcy TrailHike19.6 mi Soda Range TrailHike17.2 mi Van Hoevenberg TrailHike17.1 mi Phelps TrailHike15.6 mi Boreas Ponds15.4 mi Jackrabbit TrailHikeMTB15.3 mi East TrailHike14.3 mi North TrailHike13.5 mi Dix TrailHike13.2 mi Cold River - 32.1 Mile Trail13.2 mi Hunters Pass TrailHike13.1 mi Essex Chain Complex12.9 mi Haystack Mountain TrailHike12.7 mi Algonquin TrailHike12.3 mi Calamity Brook TrailHike10.5 mi Mr. Van Ski TrailHike10.4 mi H.G. Leach TrailHike10.4 mi Hopkins TrailHike10.1 mi Dix Range TrailHike9.9 mi Moxham Mountain TrailHike9.9 mi Boquet Forks TrailHike9.9 mi Klondike Notch TrailHike9.5 mi Wilmington TrailHike9.4 mi Grizzle Ocean TrailHike9.3 mi Ausable Acres Trails (private)Hike8.8 mi Adirondack Park PreserveHikeMTB8.5 mi High Peaks Wilderness8.4 mi W.A. White TrailHike8.3 mi Mount Marcy TrailHike8.3 mi Clear Pond TrailHike8.2 mi Jack Rabbit TrailHike8.1 mi Avalanche Pass TrailHike8.1 mi Porter Ridge TrailHike8.0 mi Jay Mountain TrailHike7.8 mi Allen Mountain TrailHike7.7 mi Bradley Pond TrailHike7.4 mi Hoffman Notch TrailHike7.4 mi Huffman Notch TrailHike7.4 mi West River TrailHike7.0 mi Scarface Mountain TrailHike6.9 mi Long Swing TrailHike6.8 mi Pharoah Lake - Sucker Brook6.8 mi Sucker Brook TrailHike6.8 mi Herbert Brook TrailHike6.7 mi Pharaoh Mountain TrailHike6.7 mi The Brothers TrailHike6.7 mi Whiteface Landing TrailHike6.6 mi Lillian Brook TrailHike6.6 mi Marcy Dam Truck TrailHike6.5 mi Roaring Brook TrailHike6.5 mi Mount Van Hoevenberg TrailHike6.4 mi Couchsachraga TrailHike6.2 mi Wallface Ponds TrailHike6.1 mi Bartlett Ridge TrailHike6.1 mi Lake Arnold TrailHike6.0 mi Ridge TrailHike5.8 mi Cold Brook Pass TrailHike5.8 mi Panther Brook TrailHike5.7 mi Colvin Range TrailHike5.7 mi Street and Nye Ski TrailHike5.7 mi Short Swing TrailHike5.6 mi Connery Pond TrailHike5.6 mi Big Pond TrailHike5.6 mi Cooper Kiln Pond TrailHikeMTB5.6 mi Hurricane Mountain TrailHike5.6 mi Mossy Cascade TrailHike5.6 mi State Range TrailHike5.6 mi Ranney TrailHike5.5 mi ADK Range TrailHike5.5 mi Santanoni Express TrailHike5.4 mi Pharaoh Lake Loop TrailHike5.4 mi Orebed Brook TrailHike5.4 mi Henry Stimson TrailHike5.2 mi Mount Redfield TrailHike5.1 mi S. Burns Weston TrailHike5.1 mi McKenzie Mountain TrailHike5.0 mi Jones Hill trailHike5.0 mi Stony Pond TrailHike4.9 mi Calamity Brook - Indian Pass Crossover TrailHike4.9 mi Sawteeth Scenic TrailHike4.8 mi Moose Pond Horse TrailHike4.8 mi Vanderwhacker Snowmobile Trail4.7 mi Little Porter Mountain TrailHike4.7 mi Beaver Meadow TrailHike4.7 mi South Sawteeth TrailHike4.7 mi Mountain Spring RoadHikeMTB4.7 mi Camp Santanoni4.6 mi Rooster Comb TrailHike4.5 mi Blue Ledges TrailHike4.5 mi Yard Mountain TrailHike4.4 mi Ladies 5KHikeMTB4.4 mi Pitchoff Mountain TrailHike4.4 mi Cascade Mountain TrailHike4.3 mi Phelps Mountain TrailHike4.1 mi World Cup TrailsHikeMTB4.1 mi Berrymill Pond TrailHike4.1 mi Big Slide TrailHike4.0 mi Old Dix TrailHike4.0 mi Beckhorn TrailHike3.9 mi Future Cascade Trail (Under construction)Hike3.9 mi Duck Hole Via Preston Ponds TrailHike3.9 mi Preston Ponds TrailHike3.9 mi Treadway Mountain TrailHike3.8 mi South Fork Boquet TrailHike3.8 mi East Hurricane TrailHike3.7 mi Pinnacle Ridge TrailHike3.6 mi Upper Hudson TrailHike3.6 mi Hewitt Pond TrailHike3.6 mi Little and Big Crow TrailHike3.5 mi Newcomb Lake To Shaw Pond TrailHike3.5 mi Three TrailsHike3.5 mi Felix Adler TrailHike3.5 mi Moose Mountain Pond trailHike3.4 mi North Hurricane TrailHike3.3 mi Haystack Brook TrailHike3.3 mi Wolf Jaw TrailHike3.3 mi Elevator Shaft TrailHike3.2 mi Baker Mountain TrailHike3.2 mi Wedge Brook TrailHike3.1 mi East Mill flow trailHike3.1 mi Bass Lake trailHike3.1 mi Hopkins - North Giant TrailHike3.0 mi Flume Brook TrailHike2.9 mi All InHikeMTB2.9 mi Street and Nye TrailHike2.9 mi Benny's Trail2.9 mi Tabletop Mountain TrailHike2.8 mi Southside TrailHike2.8 mi Hedgehog TrailHike2.8 mi Old Northville-Placid TrailHike2.7 mi Mount Colden TrailHike2.7 mi Blue Hill TrailHike2.7 mi Boquet Mountain TrailHike2.7 mi Woodsfall TrailHike2.7 mi Interloopen TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Bear Pond TrailHike2.7 mi Vanderwhacker TrailHike2.7 mi Branch RoadHike2.6 mi Indian Head Crossover TrailHike2.6 mi Twin Valleys Loop Trail (Red)Hike2.6 mi Roosevelt Truck Trail2.6 mi Mount Adams TrailHike2.5 mi Wadswoorth TrailHike2.5 mi Lost Lookout TrailHike2.5 mi Elk Pass TrailHike2.5 mi East Mountain LoopHike2.5 mi Lost Pond TrailHike2.5 mi West Mill Brook trailHike2.4 mi Crowfoot Pond TrailHike2.4 mi path (red blazes)Hike2.4 mi L. Morgan Porter TrailHike2.3 mi Wolf Pond TrailHike2.3 mi Hammond Pond Wild Forest2.3 mi A.W. Weld TrailHike2.3 mi South Haystack TrailHike2.3 mi Lake Colden TrailHike2.3 mi Gill Brook TrailHike2.2 mi Deer Brook TrailHike2.2 mi Moose Pond TrailHike2.2 mi Street Mountain TrailHike2.1 mi Broughton Ledges Loop trailHike2.1 mi Snow Mountain TrailHike2.1 mi Gulf Brook TrailHike2.1 mi The Carry TrailHike2.1 mi Observer's TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Peaked Hill trail (blue)Hike2.0 mi Boreas TrailHike2.0 mi North Shore Newcomb Lake TrailHike2.0 mi Goodnow Mountain TrailHike2.0 mi Santanoni TrailHike2.0 mi Owls Head TrailHike2.0 mi Grace Peak TrailHike2.0 mi Haystack TrailHike1.9 mi Iron mountainHike1.9 mi Hi Notch TrailHike1.9 mi Cook MountainHike1.9 mi Rock Pond TrailHike1.9 mi Undercliff ApproachHike1.9 mi North RImHike1.9 mi Calamity TrailHike1.9 mi Boreas Loop TrailHike1.9 mi Robins RunHike1.8 mi The Wilmington Trail1.8 mi Dirgylot Hill TrailHike1.8 mi Potato Field LoopHike1.8 mi Mount Jo TrailsHike1.8 mi Washbowl TrailHike1.8 mi Cliff Mountain TrailHike1.8 mi Ranger TrailHike1.8 mi Shorey Short Cut TrailHike1.8 mi Nubble TrailHike1.8 mi Cinderella StoryHike1.8 mi Lindsey Marsh trailHike1.7 mi Pharoah Lake - Pharoah Lake Trail1.7 mi Pharoah Lake TrailHike1.7 mi Lewis Clearing Bay trailHike1.7 mi Marion Pond trailHike1.7 mi Gill Brook Cutoff TrailHike1.7 mi The Falls TrailHike1.6 mi Upper Traverse (White)Hike1.6 mi Marble Mountain TrailHike1.6 mi Broughton Ledges trailHike1.6 mi Mount Van Hoevenberg East TrailHike1.6 mi Slide Brook Herd PathHike1.6 mi Slide Brook TrailHike1.6 mi Old Marcy Dam TrailHike1.6 mi Erratic TrailHike1.6 mi Hopkins Direct TrailHike1.6 mi Colvin TrailHike1.6 mi CascadeHike1.5 mi Hammond Pond Wild Forest Trail1.5 mi West Valley Trail (Purple)Hike1.5 mi Spectacle Pond TrailHike1.5 mi Mount Inez TrailHike1.5 mi Esther TrailHike1.5 mi (unmaintained trail)Hike1.5 mi Indian Falls- Lake Arnold Crossover TrailHike1.5 mi Clements Pond TrailHike1.5 mi Lower Traverse (Dark Green)Hike1.4 mi Upham TrailHike1.4 mi Loop OneHikeMTB1.4 mi Oseetah View LoopHikeMTB1.4 mi Barn Rock TrailHike1.4 mi LaChuteRiver Walk Interpretive TrailHike1.4 mi SOA Whiteface Landing TrailHike1.4 mi Walker Brook pathHike1.4 mi Pine Pond pathHike1.4 mi The Eddy TrailHike1.4 mi Whipple Mtn Trail (Red)Hike1.4 mi Wild Wetlands (Orange)Hike1.4 mi Hamlin Mountain Jeep TrailHike1.3 mi Whales Tail Ski TrailHike1.3 mi Mount Jo - Long TrailHike1.3 mi Easy StreetHike1.3 mi Lower CurreyHike1.3 mi Joel's TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Three SistersHikeMTB1.3 mi Snow - Flume Brook Crossover TrailHike1.3 mi Flanagan's RunHike1.3 mi Bear Cub LoopHike1.3 mi Loop TwoHikeMTB1.3 mi Rock Pond to Lilypad Pond TrailHike1.3 mi LaChute River Walk Interpretive TrailHike1.3 mi Green TrailHike1.3 mi Main StreetHike1.3 mi Beaver Flow TrailHike1.3 mi Wright Peak Ski Trail1.3 mi Heart Lake LoopHike1.3 mi Fish Hawk Cliffs TrailHike1.2 mi Baxter Mountain from 9NHike1.2 mi Cliff Hugger (Red)Hike1.2 mi Porter Mountain TrailHike1.2 mi Cobble Lookout TrailHike1.2 mi Wyman Hill pathHike1.2 mi Mount DefianceHike1.2 mi Hopkins via Spread Eagle TrailHike1.2 mi Spread Eagle TrailHike1.2 mi Cobble HillHike1.1 mi North Brook TrailHike1.1 mi Bear Den TrailHike1.1 mi MacNaughton Mountain TrailHike1.1 mi Tim's Trail (Pink Square)Hike1.1 mi Fawn RidgeHikeMTB1.1 mi RidgeHike1.1 mi West Branch Nature TrailHike1.1 mi Gulo GuloHike1.1 mi Howard and Munson Ponds pathHike1.1 mi Rabbit RunHike1.1 mi Penfield Pond trailHike1.1 mi Cobble Hill TrailHike1.1 mi Three Trails CutoffHike1.1 mi Underwood Canyon pathHike1.1 mi Lean On Me (Purple)Hike1.1 mi Cascade/Jack RabbitHike1.1 mi Black Kettle TrailHike1.1 mi Sugarloaf TrailHike1.1 mi Beaver Run/Jack RabbitHike1.1 mi GBHHike1.0 mi Van Hoevenberg Ski Trail1.0 mi Hewitt Pond Mountan pathHike1.0 mi Old MacIntyre TrailHike1.0 mi Leepoff LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi Wolf Jaws Notch Cutoff TrailHike1.0 mi hunter's pathHike1.0 mi RW Sage Trail (Yellow)Hike1.0 mi Lost FarmHikeMTB1.0 mi Baxter Mountain from Beede FarmHike1.0 mi Handy TrailHike1.0 mi Brookside LoopHike1.0 mi Mt. Gilligan TrailHike1.0 mi Double DipperHike0.9 mi Horsebeam Hill Trail (Yellow)Hike0.9 mi Upper CurreyHike0.9 mi Skylight TrailHike0.9 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 October 4, 2026.