About hiking in Herkimer County

Herkimer County, New York has 57 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 175 miles, an average of 3.1 miles each. The longest is Erie Canalway Trail, at 17.3 miles. 12 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Herkimer County are like

By length, 25 are under a mile, 20 run 1 to 5 miles, and 12 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Stone Dam Trail, at 10.8 miles.

Of the 57 with measured elevation, South Branch Trail climbs the most, about 1,213 ft, and 2 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 57 hiking trails, longest first

Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTB17.3 mi Black River Wild ForestHike15.1 mi Bear Pond RoadHike10.9 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Frankfort to Little Falls)Hike10.9 mi Stone Dam TrailHike10.8 mi Chub Pond TrailHike9.7 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Utica to Frankfort)Hike9.2 mi South Branch TrailHikeMTB9.1 mi Big Otter Lake TrailHike7.4 mi Norridgewock TrailHike5.8 mi Bear Lake TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Snowmobile Trail #10Hike5.1 mi Wolf Lake Landing RoadHikeMTB4.8 mi Red Horse TrailHike4.4 mi Gull Lake TrailHike4.2 mi TOBIE TrailHike3.8 mi Woodhull - Sand Lake Falls TrailHike3.4 mi Jakes Pond TrailHike3.2 mi Keck TrailHike3.1 mi Jerseyfield Railbed TrailHike2.8 mi Moss Lake TrailHike2.4 mi Tied Lake RoadHike2.3 mi Limekiln Loop TrailHike1.9 mi Third Lake Creek TrailHike1.9 mi Limeklin Loop TrailHike1.6 mi John Brown Tract TrailHike1.5 mi Gull Lake Lean-to TrailHike1.4 mi Razorback Pond TrailHike1.3 mi Salisbury & Dolgeville Greenway TrailHike1.2 mi Moss to Bubb/Siss to 28Hike1.2 mi Old Dam TrailHike1.1 mi Horseshoe TrailHike1.0 mi Stillwate Mountain Fire Tower TrailHike1.0 mi Rabbit TrailHike0.9 mi Bald Mountain Fire Tower TrailHike0.9 mi Remsen Falls TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Flat Rock Mountain TrailHike0.7 mi Eagle TrailHike0.7 mi Limkiln LoopHike0.6 mi Bullion Road TrailHike0.5 mi Middle Settlement Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Chub Pond Trail BypassHike0.5 mi North Ridge TrailHike0.3 mi Copper Lake RoadHike0.3 mi Big Woodhull - Sand Lake Falls TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Gulf Lake TrailHike0.3 mi Hakes Road TrailHike0.2 mi Backtrack trailHike0.2 mi Karl's PathHike0.2 mi Central PlazaHike0.2 mi Woodhull Lake Lean-to TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Corner TrailHike0.2 mi Big Rock TrailHike0.1 mi Rainbow TrailHike0.1 mi Canalway TrailHike0.1 mi Cemetery TrailHike0.1 mi High Point TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Herkimer 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 September 24, 2026.