Best Hiking Trails in New York | Trailmonger

About hiking in New York

New York has 7,451 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 13,002 miles, an average of 1.7 miles each. The longest is Paumanok Path in Suffolk County, at 212 miles. 529 run 5 miles or longer. 62 of the state's counties have at least one; Essex County has the most, with 547 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Paumanok PathHikeSuffolk County212 mi Northville-Placid TrailHikeHamilton County104 mi Finger Lakes Trail (Allegany Region)HikeCattaraugus County92.0 mi Finger Lakes Trail (Catskill Region)HikeDelaware County76.5 mi North Country National Scenic Trail (NY)HikeCortland County73.4 mi Crystal Hills TrailHikeSteuben County72.9 mi Long PathHikeUlster County71.8 mi Finger Lakes Trail (Western Finger Lakes Region)HikeSteuben County68.7 mi Finger Lakes / North Country TrailHikeCattaraugus County64.8 mi Finger Lakes Trail (Eastern Finger Lakes Region)HikeTompkins County55.6 mi Long Island Greenbelt TrailHikeSuffolk County54.3 mi Sullivan O&W Rail TrailHikeSullivan County54.1 mi Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland TrailHikeChautauqua County51.6 mi Cranberry Lake 50 Loop TrailHikeSt. Lawrence County48.8 mi Ontario Pathways Rail TrailHikeOntario County44.8 mi Devil's PathHikeGreene County44.1 mi Finger Lakes / North Country TrailHikeCortland County43.3 mi Blue TrailHikeMTBWestchester County43.2 mi Finger Lakes / North Country TrailHikeTompkins County42.0 mi White TrailHikeMTBWestchester County41.3 mi Finger Lakes / North Country TrailHikeSchuyler County36.8 mi Escarpment TrailHikeGreene County36.3 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTBWestchester County34.1 mi Finger Lakes / North Country TrailHikeSteuben County34.0 mi Red TrailHikeMTBWestchester County33.8 mi Adirondack BranchHikeMTBFranklin County33.7 mi Crescent Trail (Orange Blazes)HikeMonroe County33.2 mi Genesee Riverway TrailHikeMTBMonroe County32.6 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBMontgomery County32.2 mi Champlain Valley Trail (Westport to Keeseville)HikeEssex County30.0 mi Champlain Valley Trail (Ticonderoga to Westport)HikeEssex County27.5 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBWayne County27.3 mi East Side Overland TrailHikeChautauqua County27.0 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBMonroe County27.0 mi River-to-Ridge TrailHikeMTBUlster County26.9 mi Pine Hill - West Branch TrailHikeUlster County26.5 mi East River TrailHikeEssex County26.2 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBOrleans County25.9 mi Champlain Valley Trail (Plattsburgh to Canada Border)HikeClinton County25.8 mi Brooklyn Waterfront GreenwayHikeMTBKings County24.5 mi Finger Lakes / North Country TrailHikeAllegany County24.2 mi Adirondack Rail TrailHikeMTBFranklin County24.1 mi Green TrailHikeMTBWestchester County23.9 mi Letchworth TrailHikeLivingston County23.6 mi Ontario Pathways Rail Trail HikingHikeOntario County23.4 mi Indian Pass TrailHikeEssex County23.2 mi Wallkill Valley Rail Trail - hikingHikeUlster County23.1 mi Erie Cattaraugus Rail TrailHikeErie County23.0 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Canajoharie to Amsterdam)HikeMontgomery County22.9 mi Champlain Valley Trail (Whitehall to Ticonderoga)HikeWashington County22.7 mi Bristol Hills Branch TrailHikeSteuben County22.6 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBOnondaga County22.2 mi Letchworth Finger Lakes TrailHikeLivingston County22.1 mi Colonial GreenwayHikeWestchester County21.7 mi Suffern - Bear Mountain TrailHikeRockland County21.6 mi Old Croton Aqueduct TrailHikeMTBWestchester County21.5 mi Blue TrailHikeSuffolk County20.6 mi North County TrailwayHikeMTBWestchester County20.5 mi North County Trailway - hikingHikeWestchester County20.5 mi Beehunter TrailHikeCattaraugus County20.5 mi Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail (hike)HikeSchenectady County20.4 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Newark to Savannah)HikeWayne County20.2 mi Suffern-Bear Mountain TrailHikeRockland County20.0 mi Elk Lake - Marcy TrailHikeEssex County19.6 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Brockport to Rochester)HikeMonroe County19.2 mi Orange TrailHikeMTBWestchester County18.9 mi Albany-Hudson Electric Trail - hikingHikeColumbia County18.8 mi Champlain Valley Trail (Halfmoon to Schuylerville)HikeSaratoga County18.8 mi Tongue Mountain Range TrailHikeWarren County18.1 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Middleport to Albion)HikeOrleans County18.0 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBNiagara County17.9 mi Nassau Suffolk Greenbelt TrailHikeNassau County17.4 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBHerkimer County17.3 mi Stillman TrailHikeOrange County17.2 mi Soda Range TrailHikeEssex County17.2 mi Phoenicia - East Branch TrailHikeUlster County17.1 mi Van Hoevenberg TrailHikeEssex County17.1 mi Black Diamond TrailHikeMTBTompkins County16.7 mi Briarcliff-Peekskill TrailwayHikeWestchester County16.6 mi Erie Canalway Trail (Rome to Utica)HikeOneida County16.5 mi Main TrailHikeOnondaga County16.4 mi Wittenberg - Cornell - Slide TrailHikeUlster County16.2 mi Mount Pleasant - Romer Mountain TrailHikeUlster County16.1 mi South County TrailwayHikeMTBWestchester County15.9 mi Dog Pond Loop TrailHikeSt. Lawrence County15.9 mi Shawangunk Ridge TrailHikeSullivan County15.9 mi Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike TrailHikeMTBSchenectady County15.7 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBOneida County15.7 mi Phelps TrailHikeEssex County15.6 mi Jackrabbit TrailHikeMTBEssex County15.3 mi Cayuga TrailHikeTompkins County15.3 mi Abbott LoopHikeTompkins County15.1 mi Black River Wild ForestHikeHerkimer County15.1 mi Maybrook TrailwayHikeMTBDutchess County15.0 mi Maybrook Trailway - hiking - Putnam Trailway to Hopewell JunctionHikeDutchess County15.0 mi Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike TrailHikeMTBAlbany County14.9 mi Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Pawling to Hopewell Junction)HikeDutchess County14.8 mi Roaring Brook TrailHikePutnam County14.8 mi Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Tivoli to Olana)HikeColumbia County14.8 mi Groveland Secondary TrailHikeGenesee County14.6 mi

Hiking Trails by county

Westchester County

Saratoga County

Rensselaer County

Dutchess County

Hamilton County

Rockland County

Franklin County

Columbia County

Onondaga County

Tompkins County

Washington County

Schenectady County

New York County

Jefferson County

Cortland County

Chautauqua County

St. Lawrence County

Cattaraugus County

Richmond County

Herkimer County

Schuyler County

Delaware County

Schoharie County

Sullivan County

Livingston County

Allegany County

Montgomery County

Chenango County

← All of New York

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt August 28, 2026.