About hiking in Rensselaer County

Rensselaer County, New York has 208 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 188 miles, an average of 0.9 miles each. The longest is Albany-Hudson Electric Trail, at 11.6 miles. 4 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Rensselaer County are like

By length, 155 are under a mile, 49 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 9 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Victory Loop Trail (orange), at 1.0 mile.

Of the 208 with measured elevation, Mattison Hollow trail (yellow) climbs the most, about 1,377 ft.

All 208 hiking trails, longest first

Albany-Hudson Electric TrailHikeMTB11.6 mi Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Nassau to East Greenbush)Hike10.6 mi Red TrailHike7.3 mi Old Eastern TurnpikeHike5.0 mi White TrailHike4.6 mi Long Trail (White)Hike3.4 mi Orange TrailHike3.3 mi Uncle Sam BikewayHikeMTB3.1 mi Blue TrailHike2.6 mi Zig ZagHikeMTB2.6 mi Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (East Greenbush to Albany)Hike2.6 mi Long Pond TrailHike2.4 mi Spruce Bog TrailHike2.4 mi North by Northwest (Blue)Hike2.2 mi old trailHike2.1 mi Little Johnny's TrailHike2.1 mi Deer Run (Purple)Hike2.1 mi Mattison Hollow trail (yellow)Hike2.1 mi Mill Pond Trail (Red/Yellow)Hike2.1 mi Red / White TrailHike2.0 mi Highpoint Trail (red)Hike1.9 mi South Trail (Red)Hike1.9 mi Shaver Pond TrailHike1.8 mi Whoop-de Do Trail (white)Hike1.8 mi KnuckleHikeMTB1.6 mi trail under constructionHike1.6 mi David Hunt Trail (Yellow)Hike1.5 mi Old Albany RoadHike1.5 mi Bonnie & ClydeHikeMTB1.5 mi Yellow trailHike1.5 mi Moose (yellow)Hike1.5 mi Charcoal Trail (Yellow)Hike1.5 mi South Dunham (Yellow)Hike1.4 mi Josh's Jaunt (White)Hike1.4 mi Perimeter TrailHike1.3 mi Gartlerts TrailHike1.3 mi Orchard Trail (yellow)Hike1.3 mi Eastern TurnpikeHike1.3 mi Valley View Trail (yellow)Hike1.3 mi Escarpment Trail (Yellow/Blue)HikeMTB1.3 mi The Narrows Cascade and Heritage Trail: Phase 1Hike1.3 mi Double Bit Path (Red)Hike1.3 mi Ridge Trail (Orange)Hike1.2 mi Conklin Pass TrailHike1.2 mi Waterfalls Trail (Blue/White)HikeMTB1.2 mi Homestead Trail (blue)Hike1.2 mi Susan's Ramble (white)Hike1.1 mi Sophie's Knoll Trail (Red)Hike1.1 mi Spring Trail (Red)Hike1.1 mi Battle Loop Trail (red)Hike1.1 mi Victory Loop Trail (orange)Hike1.0 mi Rynard's Roost Trail (blue)Hike1.0 mi Water Tower TrailHike1.0 mi Waterfall Loop Trail (Red)Hike1.0 mi Prosser Hollow TrailHike1.0 mi Troy & Boston RR (Troy & Rutland)Hike1.0 mi Main Trail (yellow)Hike1.0 mi Louise Boehme Trail (White)Hike1.0 mi Mason's Meander (Red)Hike1.0 mi Greywacke Wander (yellow)Hike1.0 mi Almost a Mile (Red)Hike0.9 mi VineHikeMTB0.9 mi Canyon Trail (Brown)Hike0.9 mi Newcomb Pond Trail (Coral)Hike0.9 mi Robinson Hollow trailHike0.8 mi Perimeter trail (yellow)Hike0.8 mi Learning CurvesHikeMTB0.8 mi Mill Pond Trail (Red)Hike0.8 mi Saphouse (red)Hike0.8 mi Woods Road Trail (White)Hike0.7 mi Cascades Trail (orange)Hike0.7 mi Bobcat Trail (Yellow)Hike0.7 mi Cooper Loop Trail (Red)Hike0.7 mi Lila Jean's Walk (Yellow)Hike0.7 mi Whoo-de Do Trail (white)Hike0.7 mi Green trailHike0.7 mi Old Woods Loop (Yellow)Hike0.7 mi Berlin Pass TrailHike0.7 mi Lewis Hollow trailHike0.7 mi Wynants Kill LoopHike0.7 mi Sam's Shore Trail (Yellow)Hike0.7 mi Down Payment (red)HikeMTB0.7 mi Ravine Trail (Orange)Hike0.7 mi Old Road (Purple)Hike0.6 mi White Oak Trail (Blue)Hike0.6 mi Second Pond TrailHike0.6 mi Ken's Ski Trail (White)Hike0.6 mi Koch Trail (Light Green)Hike0.6 mi Stonewall Trail (Yellow)Hike0.6 mi Wetland Loop (White)Hike0.6 mi Chet Bell trailHike0.6 mi White Lily TrailHike0.6 mi Big Thunder Overlook (white)Hike0.6 mi Potter Hill Loop Trail (White)Hike0.6 mi Gravel Ridge Road (orange)Hike0.6 mi Grey TrailHike0.6 mi Mink Circle Trail (Red)Hike0.5 mi Cascade Trail (blue)Hike0.5 mi Red Eft TrailHike0.5 mi End to End Trail (Yellow)Hike0.5 mi Deuce and a HalfHikeMTB0.5 mi Ridge Top Trail (Red)Hike0.5 mi TangoHikeMTB0.5 mi Maple Hill Foot PathHike0.5 mi Creek Trail (Gray)Hike0.5 mi Red PineHikeMTB0.5 mi Erica's Overlook Trail (Green)Hike0.5 mi Purple trailHike0.5 mi Cliff Trail (White)Hike0.5 mi Lower Ridge Trail (Orange)Hike0.5 mi Long Trail (White) / Otter Creek Trail (Yellow)Hike0.5 mi Barred Owl (red)Hike0.5 mi Big Beaver Bog (blue)Hike0.5 mi Ridge Bottom TrailHike0.4 mi Casey Farm Loop (red)Hike0.4 mi Davitt Creek Trail (Blue)Hike0.4 mi Albany-Hudson Electric Trail at Miller RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Wyomanock Preserve TrailHike0.4 mi Lakeside Trail (Orange)Hike0.4 mi Shoreline Trail (Light Blue)Hike0.4 mi Crossover TrailHike0.4 mi Hemlock Swamp (white)Hike0.4 mi Fran's TrailHike0.4 mi SAY Trail (Black with Yellow)Hike0.4 mi Garnet Douglass Baltimore Trail (blue)Hike0.4 mi Cherry Trace (Orange)Hike0.4 mi Ridge (orange)Hike0.4 mi Vulture View Trail (orange)Hike0.4 mi Buck BarrowHikeMTB0.4 mi Ward HollowHikeMTB0.4 mi Piscawen TrailHike0.4 mi Mill Pond TrailHike0.4 mi Overlook Trail (Red)Hike0.4 mi Mud Pond loop (yellow)Hike0.4 mi Perkin's trailHike0.4 mi Creek Crossing Trail (yellow)Hike0.4 mi Mary McFalls Trail (Pink)Hike0.4 mi Hemlock Hollow (yellow)Hike0.4 mi Porcupine (white)Hike0.4 mi Wildwood TrailHike0.4 mi Snoeken Kill pathHike0.4 mi Truancy (pink)HikeMTB0.4 mi The CirqueHikeMTB0.4 mi Perched Pond (pink)Hike0.4 mi Orchard Loop (white)Hike0.4 mi Innter Loop Trail (White)Hike0.4 mi Lollipop TrailHike0.3 mi Disc Golf pathHike0.3 mi Suki's Trail (un-marked)Hike0.3 mi Charcoal Kiln Trail (Yellow/Green)Hike0.3 mi Scout TrailHike0.3 mi Kinwood Walking TrailHike0.3 mi Springwood ManorHike0.3 mi Bobcat (yellow)Hike0.3 mi Upper worksHike0.3 mi Ridge Trail (Yellow/Orange)Hike0.3 mi LaPan Upper Trail (Blue)Hike0.3 mi Heron Trail (Red)Hike0.3 mi Yellow Loop trailHike0.3 mi Blue Cross Trail (Blue)Hike0.3 mi Fishing Access TrailHike0.3 mi Witchhobble Wander (Blue)Hike0.3 mi Old Woods Loop Trail (Yellow)Hike0.3 mi Up and Down Trail (Light Blue)Hike0.3 mi Conklin WayHike0.2 mi Doree Cox (orange)Hike0.2 mi Snake Hill (future trail)Hike0.2 mi Wright Lake TrailHike0.2 mi Narrows: Cascade & Heritage Trail Mill Street TrailHike0.2 mi Storybrook Trail (Black)Hike0.2 mi Granville Hicks TrailHike0.2 mi Ridge Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Beaver Lodge TrailHike0.2 mi Mud Pond (yellow)Hike0.2 mi Fire Tower trailHike0.2 mi Warren's TrailHike0.2 mi Riverfront ParkHike0.2 mi Gorge trailHike0.2 mi Hicks Beltway TrailHike0.2 mi Long Pond Connector TrailHike0.2 mi Snow Hole TrailHike0.2 mi Mount Raimer spurHike0.2 mi Northwest Access TrailHike0.2 mi Abbt Farm Trail (Tan) / Old Road (Purple)Hike0.2 mi Muskrat Run Trail (Blue)Hike0.2 mi Red/Purple trailHike0.2 mi Teal Brook TrailHike0.2 mi Rensselaer Waterfront EsplanadeHike0.2 mi Ferry/Havermans ConnectorHike0.2 mi McDonough Trail (Red)Hike0.2 mi Entrance trail (white)Hike0.2 mi Rope Swing RoadHike0.2 mi Woodland Nature TrailHike0.2 mi Red/Yellow/Blue TrailHike0.2 mi Hill Trail (Green)Hike0.2 mi Dorothy's Trail (red)Hike0.1 mi End to End Trail (Yellow) / Wetland Loop (White)Hike0.1 mi Overlook (yellow)Hike0.1 mi SupermanHikeMTB0.1 mi Shaver Pond Nature Center trailHike0.1 mi Short and Steep Trail (Blue)Hike0.1 mi Long Trail (White) / Abbt Farm Trail (Tan)Hike0.1 mi Falls Trail (Yellow)Hike0.1 mi Nearside trail (white)Hike0.1 mi Proof of ConceptHikeMTB0.1 mi Fire Tower Connector TrailHike0.1 mi Cliff BypassHike0.1 mi Connector Trail (Red)Hike0.1 mi

← All Rensselaer 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 October 4, 2026.