About trails in Franklin County, New York

Franklin County has 152 named trails on the map, covering 368 miles in total, an average of 2.4 miles per trail. That is the 22nd largest mapped trail network among 62 counties in New York. 144 of them are tagged for hiking and 39 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Adirondack Branch, at 33.7 miles. 17 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 19 trailheads, 192 campsites, 11 waterfalls, and 13 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Paul Smiths, Tupper Lake, and Saranac Lake.

What the trails in Franklin County are like

By length, 78 are under a mile, 57 run 1 to 5 miles, and 17 are 5 miles or longer. 11 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Calkins Brook Trail, at 10.3 miles.

Of the 62 with a difficulty rating, 45 easy, 13 moderate, and 4 hard. Of the 152 with measured elevation, Seward Mountain Trail climbs the most, about 4,914 ft, and 19 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

368Total miles

192Campsites

13Boat launches

11Waterfalls

19Trailheads

Adirondack BranchHikeMTB33.7 mi Adirondack Rail TrailHikeMTB24.1 mi Debar Mountain Wild Forest14.3 mi Blueberry Trail14.2 mi Cold River - 12.7 Mile Trail13.8 mi Corridor 7HikeMTB13.1 mi Calkins Brook TrailHike10.3 mi Fish Pond Truck TrailHikeMTB9.4 mi Seward Mountain TrailHike8.5 mi Ward Brook Truck TrailHike8.3 mi Bog TrailHike8.0 mi Raquette Falls TrailHike7.9 mi Jenkins Mountain Trail (Blue)Hike7.2 mi Seward Range TrailHike6.9 mi Calkins Brook Truck TrailHike6.0 mi Jackrabbit TrailHikeMTB5.5 mi Logger's Loop (Olive)Hike5.3 mi Ampersand Mountain TrailHike5.0 mi Adirondack Park PreserveHikeMTB4.9 mi Black Pond LoopHike4.7 mi Aboning RoadHikeMTB4.6 mi Otter Hollow TrailHike4.5 mi Otter Hollow Trail (Yellow)Hike4.5 mi Slush Pond RoadHikeMTB4.3 mi Blueberry Horse Trail4.1 mi Deer Pond TrailHike4.0 mi Floodwood Pond Trail (Red)Hike4.0 mi Pine Pond TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Floodwood Pond Trail (Blue)HikeMTB3.5 mi Yellow CompHike3.4 mi Wood & Waters Trail (Red)Hike3.3 mi Junction PassHikeMTB3.3 mi Saint Regis Mountain TrailHike3.1 mi St. Regis Mountain TrailHike3.1 mi Kettle TrailHike3.0 mi Madawaska RoadHikeMTB3.0 mi Long Pond Mountain TrailHike2.9 mi Draper LussiHike2.8 mi Floodwood Mountain TrailHike2.7 mi Boreal Life Trail (Yellow)Hike2.6 mi Heron Marsh Trail (Gray)Hike2.5 mi Floodwood Pond TrailHike2.4 mi Old Wawbeek RoadHike2.4 mi Debar Mountain TrailHike2.3 mi Esker Trail (Green)Hike2.3 mi LakeHike2.2 mi Coney Mountain TrailHike2.0 mi Easy Street (Blue)Hike2.0 mi Lead Pond TrailHike1.9 mi Wolf Pond RoadMTB1.7 mi French Settlement RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Core Loop ConnectorHike1.6 mi Goodman Mountain TrailHike1.5 mi Loon Lake Mountain TrailHike1.5 mi Trombly Lean To TrailHike1.5 mi Deer Pond TrailkHike1.5 mi Iron BillHikeMTB1.5 mi Seymour Mountain TrailHike1.4 mi Seymour TrailHike1.4 mi Boreal Life TrailHike1.3 mi Buck Pond Campsite RoadHike1.3 mi Barnum Brook Trail (Blue)Hike1.3 mi Silvi Trail (Blue)Hike1.2 mi Easy StreetHike1.2 mi Long Pond to Nellie Pond CarryHike1.1 mi Long PondHike1.1 mi Bobcat TrailHike1.1 mi Keough's KHikeMTB1.1 mi Esker TrailHike1.1 mi Spring Bay TrailHike1.1 mi Raquette Falls CarryHike1.1 mi PeanutsHikeMTB1.1 mi Skidder Trail (Orange)Hike1.0 mi Turtle Pond to Clamshell Pond CarryHike1.0 mi TiminatorHike1.0 mi UpperHike1.0 mi Canoe CarryHike0.9 mi Cold River Horse Trail0.9 mi Upper Saranac Lake to Weller Pond CarryHike0.9 mi Cookie MonsterHikeMTB0.8 mi Mud Pond to Orchre Pond CarryHike0.8 mi Baldface Mountain TrailHike0.8 mi Panther Mountain TrailHike0.8 mi East Side Snowshoe TrailHike0.8 mi Logger's Loop0.7 mi Little Haystack Mountain TrailHike0.7 mi OperationHikeMTB0.7 mi SorryHikeMTB0.7 mi Ridge TrailHike0.7 mi Hays Brook Horse TrailHike0.7 mi Barnum Brook TrailHike0.7 mi Saint Regis Pond to Grass Pond CarryHikeMTB0.6 mi Fox Run Trail (Red)Hike0.6 mi West Side Snowshoe TrailHike0.6 mi Mud Pond BypassHike0.6 mi Slush RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Mumbly PegHikeMTB0.6 mi Fernow Forest TrailHike0.6 mi MonopolyHikeMTB0.6 mi Bone Pond Truck TrailHike0.6 mi Horse Trail0.6 mi Indian CarryHike0.6 mi West Pine Pond TrailHike0.5 mi Skidder TrailHike0.5 mi Fish Pond to Clamshell Pond CarryHike0.5 mi Middle Saranc Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Middle Pond Trail (Red)Hike0.5 mi Gull PondHike0.5 mi Saint Regis Pond to Ochre Pond CarryHike0.5 mi Lookout mountain trailHike0.5 mi Little Clear Pond to Saint Regis Pond CarryHike0.5 mi Heron Marsh Trail (Gray) / Logger's Loop (Olive)Hike0.5 mi Heron Marsh Trail (Gray) / Wood & Waters Trail (Red)Hike0.4 mi Thanks CoachHikeMTB0.4 mi Heron Marsh Trail (Gray) / Bobcat Trail (Yellow)Hike0.4 mi Heron Marsh Trail (Gray) / Jenkins Mountain Trail (Blue)Hike0.4 mi All LoopsHikeMTB0.4 mi Middle Pond to Polliwog Pond CarryHike0.3 mi HuneycuttHike0.3 mi BobcatHike0.3 mi TwisterHikeMTB0.3 mi Fox Run TrailHike0.3 mi RiskHikeMTB0.3 mi River WalkHike0.3 mi Trivial PursuitHikeMTB0.3 mi Boulder DashHikeMTB0.3 mi BackgammonHikeMTB0.3 mi Bobcat Trail (Yellow)Hike0.3 mi Floodwood Pond to Middle Pond CarryHike0.3 mi Truff'sHike0.2 mi Nellie Pond to Kit Fox Pond CarryHike0.2 mi EasierHikeMTB0.2 mi Exploding KittensHikeMTB0.2 mi YellowHikeMTB0.2 mi Long Pond to Bessie Pond CarryHike0.2 mi Ochre Pond TrailHike0.2 mi RiverwalkHike0.2 mi Gatehouse TrailHike0.2 mi Fish Pond to Mud Pond CarryHike0.2 mi WolffHike0.2 mi NatskiHikeMTB0.2 mi BattleshipHikeMTB0.2 mi Ottawa BranchHike0.2 mi Little Long Pond to Bear Pond CarryHike0.1 mi Little Long Pond to Green Pond CarryHike0.1 mi Long Pond to Slang Pond CarryHike0.1 mi Future Adirondack Rail TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Lap connectorHikeMTB0.1 mi Jump lineHikeMTB0.1 mi Killer CutoffHike0.1 mi Little Clear Pond to Grass Pond CarryHike0.1 mi Kit Fox Pond to Little Long Pond CarryHike0.1 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.