About trails in Hamilton County, New York

Hamilton County has 172 named trails on the map, covering 482 miles in total, an average of 2.8 miles per trail. That is the 18th largest mapped trail network among 62 counties in New York. 156 of them are tagged for hiking and 15 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Northville-Placid Trail, at 104 miles. 23 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 21 trailheads, 131 campsites, 37 waterfalls, 20 boat launches, and 3 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Speculator, Wells, and Caroga Lake.

What the trails in Hamilton County are like

By length, 63 are under a mile, 86 run 1 to 5 miles, and 23 are 5 miles or longer. 24 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Rock River Trail, at 11.3 miles.

Of the 172 with measured elevation, Northville-Placid Trail climbs the most, about 14,677 ft, and 13 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

482Total miles

131Campsites

20Boat launches

37Waterfalls

21Trailheads

3Rapids

Northville-Placid TrailHike104 mi Long Pond TrailHike13.7 mi Rock River TrailHike11.3 mi Lost Pond TrailHikeMTB9.8 mi West Lake TrailHikeMTB9.8 mi French Louie TrailHike8.3 mi French Louis TrailHike8.3 mi Piseco-Perkins Clearing TrailHike7.9 mi Otter Lake TrailHike7.2 mi Cedar River TrailHike7.1 mi Sucker Brook TrailHike7.0 mi Murphy lake pathHike6.8 mi Little Moose Pond TrailHike6.7 mi Sagamore Lake TrailHike6.5 mi Ferris Lake - Wagoners Loop Trail6.5 mi Wagoners Loop TrailHike6.5 mi Otter Brook TrailHikeMTB6.3 mi Cascade Pond TrailHike6.0 mi Ross Pond TrailHike5.8 mi Pine Orchard trailHike5.8 mi Cascades TrailHike5.4 mi Cedar Lakes TrailHike5.3 mi Brooktrout Lake TrailHike5.1 mi OK Slip Falls TrailHike5.0 mi Foxy Brown trail4.5 mi O'Neil Flow RoadHikeMTB4.1 mi Wilcox Lake - Willis Lake TrailHike4.0 mi Black Bear Mountain TrailHike4.0 mi Blue Mountain TrailHike4.0 mi Fawn Lake TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Coulombe Creek trailHike3.8 mi Cascade Lake TrailHike3.8 mi Elm Island TrailHike3.7 mi Clockmill Pond TrailHike3.6 mi Ferris Lake - Clockmill Pond Trail3.6 mi Snowy Mountain TrailHike3.6 mi Beaverflow TrailHike3.5 mi Hudson River Access TrailHike3.3 mi Sucker Brook Bay Trail3.2 mi Dexter Lake TrailHike3.1 mi East Stony Creek Trail3.0 mi Power House TrailHike3.0 mi Spy Lake TrailHike3.0 mi Kunjamuk TrailHike3.0 mi Tirrell Pond TrailHike2.9 mi Wakely Mountain TrailHike2.9 mi Gould RoadHike2.9 mi Wilson Pond TrailHike2.8 mi Big Alderbed trailHike2.7 mi Ferris Lake - Big Alderbed Trail2.7 mi Castle Rock TrailHike2.5 mi Dug mountain trailHike2.5 mi West Stoner Lake TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Seeley TrailHike2.4 mi Big Bad Luck Pond TrailHike2.4 mi Sawyer Mountain TrailHike2.2 mi Tenant Creek Falls trailHike2.2 mi Forks mountain trail2.1 mi (ski trail)Hike2.1 mi Kings Flow East Trail (blue)Hike2.0 mi Whortleberry Pond TrailHike1.9 mi Paisley Falls ski trailHike1.9 mi Kunjamuk Cave TrailHike1.9 mi Oswegatchie River Canoe CarryHike1.8 mi Oxbow to Sacandaga TrailHike1.8 mi Rudeston Hill TrailHike1.7 mi Extract Brook pathHike1.6 mi West Mountain TrailHike1.6 mi Watch Hill Trail (Red)Hike1.6 mi Pillsbury Mountain TrailHike1.6 mi John Mack Pond trailHike1.5 mi Groff Creek trailHike1.5 mi Wakely Brook TrailHike1.5 mi Whitney Lake-Cedar Lakes TrailHike1.5 mi Three-Brook Loop-Ski TrailHike1.5 mi Watch Hill XC Ski/Foot Loop Trail (Blue)Hike1.5 mi Shernan mountain ledges pathHike1.5 mi Black Bear Mountain Trail from Seventh LakeHike1.5 mi Shallow Lake TrailHike1.4 mi Big Slope TrailHike1.4 mi JSmurfMTB1.4 mi JSmurf (MTB)Hike1.4 mi Upper Sargent Pond TrailHike1.4 mi Crossover TrailHike1.3 mi John Pond TrailHike1.3 mi hunter's pathHike1.3 mi Griffin Connector trailHike1.3 mi Kunjamuk-Long Pond TrailHike1.3 mi Woods Lake Loop1.3 mi French Louie-Whitney Lake TrailHike1.3 mi snowmobile trailHike1.2 mi Godfrey Road Spur TrailHike1.2 mi old Tomany mountain trailHike1.2 mi Fall Lake TrailHike1.2 mi Goldmine Stream TrailHike1.2 mi Jockeybush Lake trail (blue)Hike1.1 mi Buck mountain fire tower trailHike1.1 mi Pillsbury Lake-Cedar Lakes TrailHike1.1 mi Griffin Brook Slide HerdpathHike1.1 mi Statebrook Cliff pathHike1.1 mi Dish Rag Pond TrailHike1.1 mi Arietta Inn TrailHike1.1 mi Canoe carryHike1.1 mi Puffer Pond Brook TrailHike1.1 mi Spectacle Lake TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Lapland to N-P trailHike1.0 mi Girard's Sugarbush TrailHike1.0 mi Clear Pond TrailHike1.0 mi Dunning Pond TrailHike1.0 mi hunters pathHike1.0 mi Puffer Pond TrailHike1.0 mi Rock Lake TrailHike1.0 mi Spruce Lake Np Trail Access (North)Hike0.9 mi Round Pond TrailHike0.9 mi Jonh Pond Clear Pond Loop TrailHike0.9 mi Hope Center TrailHike0.9 mi Worth It (MTB)Hike0.9 mi Sacandaga PathwayHike0.9 mi Cascade Pond-Npt Connector TrailHike0.9 mi Miami River TrailHike0.8 mi Auger Falls TrailHike0.8 mi Baldface Mtn trailHike0.8 mi Icehouse Pond TrailHike0.8 mi Echo Cliff trailHike0.8 mi Lupin (MTB)Hike0.7 mi Chimney mountain trailHike0.7 mi unmarked pathHike0.7 mi SmoothieMTB0.7 mi Smoothie (MTB)Hike0.7 mi Upper Pine Overlook trailHike0.6 mi Good Luck Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Electric Ave (MTB)Hike0.6 mi Sprague Pond TrailHike0.6 mi Helldiver Pond TrailHike0.6 mi Lake Trail0.6 mi Good Luck Cliffs trailHike0.6 mi Frederica Mountain TrailHike0.5 mi Rocky Mountain TrailHike0.5 mi Deerland CarryHike0.5 mi Starbuck ledges pathHike0.5 mi Old Route 30Hike0.5 mi Lost Pond Trail Spur TrailHike0.5 mi Party of 5 (MTB)Hike0.5 mi Casey mountain pathHike0.5 mi Tunturi Loop0.4 mi O'Neil FlowageHikeMTB0.4 mi Sand Lake TrailHike0.4 mi path (unmarked)Hike0.4 mi G Lake trailHike0.4 mi (snowmobile trail)0.3 mi SnickersMTB0.3 mi Snickers (MTB)Hike0.3 mi Chub Lake pathHike0.3 mi Woods Lake TrailHike0.3 mi Chub Lake mountain ledges pathHike0.2 mi Beartown LoopMTB0.2 mi Beartown Loop (MTB)HikeMTB0.2 mi Squaw Lake TrailHike0.2 mi West River Road parking accessHike0.2 mi SupernovaMTB0.2 mi Supernova (MTB)Hike0.2 mi Northville-Placid Trail Spur To Rodney Pt Lean-TosHike0.2 mi path through the woodsHike0.2 mi Northville-Placid Trail Spur TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Grimm (MTB)Hike0.2 mi Godfrey RoadHike0.2 mi Big Foot (MTB)Hike0.2 mi Tirrell Pond Beach North Spur TrailHike0.1 mi Sound Lake TrailHike0.1 mi Venom Flow (MTB)Hike0.1 mi East Jimmy Creek falls pathHike0.1 mi Northville-Placid Trail Spur To Rock LakeHike0.1 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.