About hiking in Jefferson County

Jefferson County, New York has 75 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 94.2 miles, an average of 1.3 miles each. The longest is Snakefoot Trail, at 8.2 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Jefferson County are like

By length, 46 are under a mile, 26 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 12 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Marksmen Trail, at 4.6 miles.

Of the 37 with a difficulty rating, 17 easy, 17 moderate, and 3 hard. Of the 75 with measured elevation, Oak Rim climbs the most, about 573 ft.

All 75 hiking trails, longest first

Snakefoot TrailHike8.2 mi Gold SpikeHike6.7 mi War of 1812 Bicentennial TrailHike5.4 mi Marksmen TrailHike4.6 mi Commando trailHike4.4 mi Midge TrailHike4.0 mi Dancing DogHike3.5 mi Downybrook Nature Preserve East Side TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Warrior TrailHike2.6 mi NorwayHikeMTB2.5 mi Electric LoopHikeMTB2.2 mi Oak RimHikeMTB2.2 mi James R. Kanik Calcium TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi SnowbirdHikeMTB1.7 mi Kiwi TrailHike1.7 mi ExplorerHikeMTB1.6 mi Bronze TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Tut TrailHike1.3 mi Huckleberry TrailHike1.3 mi Musher RunHike1.2 mi Kamargo TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Orange TrailHike1.2 mi Frank's FancyHikeMTB1.2 mi Totman Gulf TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Knickerbocker TrailHike1.1 mi Rivergate TrailHike1.0 mi Home RunHikeMTB1.0 mi Zeus TrailHike1.0 mi Silver Run TrailHike1.0 mi Bobolink TrailHike1.0 mi DownybrookHikeMTB0.9 mi Red TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Wag TrailHike0.8 mi Battlefield History TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Sycopath TrailHike0.8 mi Murray Trail Loop 1HikeMTB0.8 mi Glasier Trail Loop 1HikeMTB0.8 mi Bargy RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Murray Trail Loop 2HikeMTB0.8 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi ZigZagHikeMTB0.7 mi Stone WallHikeMTB0.7 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi ATV TrailHike0.7 mi Adsit TrailHike0.7 mi Snowmobile TrailHike0.7 mi Deferiet River TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Wiley Blue TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Fairgrounds TrailHike0.6 mi Jungle TrailHike0.6 mi Wiley Yellow TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Glasier Trail Loop 2 (winter only)HikeMTB0.5 mi Tail TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi pole line trailHikeMTB0.5 mi Seven Oaks Trail LoopHike0.4 mi Pussycat TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Washington County ParkHikeMTB0.4 mi Beatrice Rosamond Trail LoopHike0.4 mi StreamsideHikeMTB0.3 mi Wiley Orange TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Misty TrailHike0.3 mi Baker's BywayHike0.3 mi Ball RoadHikeMTB0.3 mi Blue Dot pathHike0.3 mi Newell StreetHikeMTB0.3 mi Eel Bay RoadHike0.2 mi Chicadee LoopHikeMTB0.2 mi Blue-YellowHikeMTB0.2 mi Joe's Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi LeRay Mansion TrailHike0.2 mi The River WalkHike0.2 mi Ogdensburg BranchHike0.2 mi Dominion Street WestHike0.2 mi Jubilee TrailHike0.1 mi Cranberry Creek TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Jefferson 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.