About hiking in Tompkins County

Tompkins County, New York has 134 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 291 miles, an average of 2.2 miles each. The longest is Finger Lakes Trail (Eastern Finger Lakes Region), at 55.6 miles. 6 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Tompkins County are like

By length, 79 are under a mile, 49 run 1 to 5 miles, and 6 are 5 miles or longer. 7 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Rowell Hill Loop, at 3.5 miles.

Of the 43 with a difficulty rating, 40 easy and 3 moderate. Of the 134 with measured elevation, Finger Lakes Trail (Eastern Finger Lakes Region) climbs the most, about 15,459 ft, and 6 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 134 hiking trails, longest first

Finger Lakes Trail (Eastern Finger Lakes Region)Hike55.6 mi Finger Lakes / North Country TrailHike42.0 mi Black Diamond TrailHikeMTB16.6 mi Cayuga TrailHike15.3 mi Abbott LoopHike15.1 mi Cayuga Waterfront TrailHikeMTB12.5 mi Shindagin Hollow MAPPWD Access RoadHikeMTB4.8 mi Y1HikeMTB4.5 mi Finger Lakes Trail Blue BypassHike3.9 mi Finger Lakes Trail Spur - Buttermilk FallsHike3.8 mi Gorge TrailHike3.7 mi Bald Hill Winter TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Rowell Hill LoopHikeMTB3.5 mi Winter TrailHike3.2 mi Rim TrailHike2.9 mi B1Hike2.7 mi R2Hike2.7 mi Cascadilla Gorge TrailHike2.5 mi East TrailHike2.4 mi Red Marker TrailHike2.4 mi Y2Hike2.3 mi Lake Treman TrailHike2.3 mi Hammond Hill TrackHikeMTB2.3 mi Y4Hike2.2 mi Hiking/ Cross country skiing trailHike2.1 mi Y5Hike2.0 mi Y8HikeMTB1.9 mi Y7Hike1.9 mi Yellow TrailHike1.8 mi B5 (Rim)HikeMTB1.7 mi B4 (IMBA)Hike1.7 mi G1Hike1.6 mi Cayuga Trail ExtensionHike1.6 mi B6 (Creek)Hike1.5 mi Snowmobile TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi South Rim TrailHike1.5 mi Treman Park Lake LoopHike1.4 mi North Rim TrailHike1.4 mi Northeast Ithaca Recreation WayHikeMTB1.4 mi B1 (Bite Me)Hike1.3 mi Lansing Center Trail Main LoopHike1.3 mi R5Hike1.3 mi G2 (Mullet)HikeMTB1.3 mi R3HikeMTB1.2 mi G3HikeMTB1.2 mi Y6HikeMTB1.2 mi B3Hike1.2 mi G2Hike1.1 mi Larch Meadow TrailHike1.1 mi Blue TrailHike1.1 mi G3 (Stiletto)Hike1.1 mi Boardwalk Connector TrailHike1.0 mi Orange TrailHike1.0 mi Campground TrailHike1.0 mi R1Hike1.0 mi Y3Hike1.0 mi Red TrailHike0.9 mi Bird Sanctuary TrailHike0.9 mi Star Stanton RoadHike0.9 mi Finger Lakes Trail Spur - Lick BrookHike0.9 mi Genung Nature Preserve TrailHike0.9 mi East Hill Recreation WayHikeMTB0.9 mi Fall Creek North TrailHike0.8 mi Bear TrailHike0.8 mi B2 (Dizzy D)Hike0.8 mi Pew TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Y8 (Short Bus)Hike0.7 mi Fall Creek South Trail (Blue Blazes)Hike0.7 mi Red Pine TrailHike0.7 mi Owl Creek TrailHike0.7 mi R6 GloveHike0.7 mi Phenology TrailHike0.7 mi Bog Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Floral Ave Multi-Use TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi R1 (Chair Trail)Hike0.6 mi Boiceville Nature WalkHike0.6 mi Y2 (Paperboy)Hike0.6 mi Lick Brook TrailHike0.6 mi Tamarack Lean-to and Spring SpurHike0.6 mi Main Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Purple TrailHike0.6 mi R4Hike0.6 mi G1 (Green Trail)Hike0.6 mi Loops 1 and 2Hike0.6 mi Gold TrailHike0.5 mi Ellis Hollow Wetlands TrailHike0.5 mi Hoyt-Pileated TrailHike0.5 mi Pocket Falls TrailHike0.5 mi Lighthouse TrailHike0.5 mi Lake View TrailHike0.5 mi Fosdick RoadHike0.5 mi Wilson TrailHike0.5 mi Carter Creek RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Inlet Island PromenadeHikeMTB0.4 mi North LoopHike0.4 mi B7Hike0.4 mi Elvee TrailHike0.4 mi CCC TrailHike0.4 mi Dewitt Exercise TrailHike0.4 mi Central LoopHike0.4 mi hikingHike0.4 mi Emilie Jonas Falls Nature TrailHike0.3 mi South LoopHike0.3 mi Lee and Vail Severinghaus TrailHike0.3 mi Loop 3Hike0.3 mi Unlabeled connectorHike0.3 mi Scoops SpurHike0.3 mi Boothroyd Woods TrailHike0.3 mi Polson Preserve TrailHike0.2 mi Gorge pathHike0.2 mi Yellow LoopHike0.2 mi Nature (Green) / Blue TrailHike0.2 mi Old Cabin TrailHike0.2 mi Park Park TrailHike0.2 mi Central/North LoopHike0.2 mi Nature (Green) / Gold TrailHike0.2 mi Johnston TrailHike0.2 mi West LoopHike0.2 mi Birding Trail LoopHike0.2 mi Cayuga Waterfront Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Nature (Green) / Blue / Gold TrailHike0.2 mi Fall Creek South Trail (Red marks)Hike0.1 mi Judd Falls Road WalkwayHikeMTB0.1 mi B4Hike0.1 mi West AvenueHike0.1 mi fllt preserve trailHike0.1 mi Esker TrailHike0.1 mi Roy H Park Preserve TrailHike0.1 mi Y9Hike0.1 mi B2Hike0.1 mi Bird Sanctuary ConnectorHike0.1 mi Blue / Gold TrailHike0.1 mi Forest Home WalkwayHike0.1 mi Elmira Road-Spencer Road Public PathHike0.1 mi

← All Tompkins 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.