About trails in Ulster County, New York

Ulster County has 405 named trails on the map, covering 1,000 miles in total, an average of 2.5 miles per trail. That is the 4th largest mapped trail network among 62 counties in New York. 373 of them are tagged for hiking and 109 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is bicycle, at 84.2 miles. 42 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 26 trailheads, 69 campsites, 110 waterfalls, 52 boat launches, and 1 rapid. The nearest towns to these trails are High Falls, Kerhonkson, and Pine Hill.

What the trails in Ulster County are like

By length, 229 are under a mile, 134 run 1 to 5 miles, and 42 are 5 miles or longer. 45 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Wittenberg - Cornell - Slide Trail, at 16.2 miles.

Of the 138 with a difficulty rating, 110 easy and 28 moderate. Of the 403 with measured elevation, Pine Hill - West Branch Trail climbs the most, about 8,156 ft, and 48 gain 1,000 ft or more.

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405All trails

373Hiking 109Mountain biking

1,000Total miles

69Campsites

52Boat launches

110Waterfalls

26Trailheads

1Rapids

bicycleMTB84.2 mi Long PathHike71.8 mi River-to-Ridge TrailHikeMTB26.9 mi Pine Hill - West Branch TrailHike26.5 mi Wallkill Valley Rail TrailMTB26.2 mi The O&W Rail Trail (Ulster)MTB23.7 mi Wallkill Valley Rail Trail - hikingHike23.1 mi Ashokan Rail TrailMTB22.8 mi NY Bike Route 32MTB20.7 mi Phoenicia - East Branch TrailHike17.1 mi Wittenberg - Cornell - Slide TrailHike16.2 mi Mount Pleasant - Romer Mountain TrailHike16.1 mi Giant Ledge - Panther - Fox Hollow TrailHike13.7 mi Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (New Paltz to South Kingston)Hike13.3 mi The O&W Rail TrailHikeMTB13.0 mi Wallkill Valley Rail Trail (Mulberry St - Route 32) [EST] [cycling]MTB12.8 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB12.0 mi Sundown - Vernooy Kill Loop10.5 mi Colonel Rochester TrailHikeMTB10.0 mi Yellow TrailHike9.1 mi Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Poughkeepsie to New Paltz)Hike8.8 mi Table Rocks TrailHike7.4 mi Red TrailHikeMTB7.4 mi Red Hill Fire Tower TrailHike7.2 mi Giggle Hollow TrailHike7.2 mi Hudson Valley Rail Trail [EST] [cycling]MTB7.0 mi Hudson Valley Rail TrailHikeMTB7.0 mi Dry Brook Ridge TrailHike7.0 mi Smiley CarriagewayHike6.9 mi Cedar DriveHike6.8 mi Peekamoose-Table TrailHike6.8 mi White TrailHikeMTB6.6 mi Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Kingston)Hike6.6 mi Bonticou RoadHike6.4 mi Mongaup - Hardenburgh Trail6.0 mi Ashokan High Point Trail (Red)Hike6.0 mi Phoenicia TrailHike5.9 mi Mongaup-Hardenburgh TrailHike5.9 mi Neversink - Hardenbaugh Trail5.6 mi Neversink - Hardenburgh TrailHike5.6 mi Overlook Spur TrailHike5.5 mi Mill Brook Ridge TrailHike5.5 mi Eignor TrailHikeMTB5.0 mi High Point TrailHike5.0 mi Spring Farm RoadHike4.4 mi Cathedral Glen TrailHike4.3 mi Empire State Trail (Ulster - Rhinebeck, bike)MTB4.2 mi Empire State Trail (Western Kingston) [cycling]MTB4.2 mi Willow TrailHike4.1 mi Verkeerderkill Falls TrailHike4.1 mi Northeast TrailHike3.6 mi O&W ConnectorMTB3.6 mi Lenape LaneHikeMTB3.5 mi Fishermen's PathHike3.5 mi Oliverea-Mapledale Trail - redHike3.5 mi Lake Awosting CarriagewayHike3.5 mi Tanbark TrailHike3.4 mi Old Minnewaska TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Mine Hole TrailHike3.4 mi High Peter's Kill TrailHike3.3 mi Jenny LaneHike3.2 mi Kerhonkson-Accord O&W Rail TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Castle Point Carriage RoadHikeMTB3.2 mi Upper Awosting Carriage RoadHikeMTB3.0 mi Upper Awosting CarriagewayHike3.0 mi Jenny Lane TrailHike3.0 mi Awosting Reserve Loop (Purple)HikeMTB3.0 mi Curtis - Ormsbee TrailHike3.0 mi Kingston GreenlineMTB3.0 mi Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes)Hike2.9 mi High Point CarriagewayHike2.9 mi Dinch Road Connector TrailHike2.9 mi Millbrook Ridge TrailHike2.9 mi Seager - Big indian Trail (Yellow)Hike2.8 mi High Point Carriage RoadHikeMTB2.8 mi Kelly Hollow Cross-Country Ski TrailHike2.8 mi Touch-Me-Not TrailHike2.8 mi Overloop TrailHike2.7 mi Hamilton Point Carriage RoadHikeMTB2.7 mi Undivided Lot TrailHike2.7 mi Gertrude's Nose TrailHike2.7 mi Lower Awosting CarriagewayHike2.7 mi Ellenville-Napanoch O&W Rail TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Lost Clove TrailHike2.5 mi Port Ben O&W Rail TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Millbrook Mountain Carriage RoadHikeMTB2.5 mi Onteora Lake LoopHikeMTB2.4 mi O&W shared-use greenway trail (under development)Hike2.4 mi Trapps Trail2.4 mi Green TrailHike2.4 mi Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black)HikeMTB2.3 mi Roaring BrookHike2.2 mi Mount Guardian TrailHike2.2 mi Orange TrailHike2.1 mi Castle Point Carriage Road (Blue)HikeMTB2.1 mi South CentralHike2.1 mi Skytop RoadHike2.0 mi Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd PathHike2.0 mi Berrypicker TrailHike2.0 mi Piney WoodsHike2.0 mi Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red)Hike2.0 mi Big Indian - Fir Herd PathHike1.9 mi Rainbow Falls Trail (Orange)Hike1.9 mi Lake Shore RoadHike1.9 mi Deer Run TrailHike1.9 mi Kingston Point Rail TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Deer RunHikeMTB1.9 mi Blueberry Run TrailHike1.9 mi Lake Minnewaska Carriage RoadHikeMTB1.9 mi Close to the EdgeHike1.9 mi South Gully TrailHike1.9 mi Snowmobile Trail (Orange)1.8 mi Ridge TrailHike1.8 mi Guyot Hill RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Red Eft LoopHikeMTB1.7 mi Meads Meadow TrailHike1.7 mi Byrdcliffe TrailHike1.7 mi Empire State Trail (New Paltz, bike)MTB1.7 mi Coxing TrailHike1.7 mi Awosting Reserve Access (Brown)HikeMTB1.7 mi Belleayre Beach TrailHike1.6 mi Snake Rocks TrailHike1.6 mi Long Path (Blue/Aqua)Hike1.6 mi Blue LoopHike1.6 mi Mossy Glen TrailHike1.6 mi Forest DriveHikeMTB1.6 mi Woodside TrailHike1.5 mi Balsam Lake Mountain TrailHike1.5 mi Alder Lake LoopHike1.5 mi Metta TrailHike1.5 mi Burroughs Memorial TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Fir Herd PathHike1.5 mi Awosting Falls Carriage RoadHike1.4 mi Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black)HikeMTB1.4 mi Hudson River Brickyard TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Hudson River Brickyard Trail [EST] [cycling]MTB1.4 mi Snowmobile Trail1.4 mi Ticetonyk trail (Blue)Hike1.4 mi King's LaneHike1.4 mi TurnpikeHike1.4 mi BearHike1.4 mi Discovery WayHike1.4 mi Gorge TrailHike1.4 mi Mud Pond Trail (Yellow)Hike1.3 mi Walden-Walkill Rail TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Empire State Trail (Eastern Kingston) [cycling]MTB1.3 mi Clearwater RoadHike1.3 mi Stony Kill Carriage RoadHike1.3 mi Wintergreen Road ConnectorHike1.3 mi Tadpole (1)HikeMTB1.3 mi Quarry LoopHike1.3 mi Stokes TrailHike1.3 mi Ashokan Quarry TrailHike1.2 mi Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Discs)Hike1.2 mi Slide Mountain-Woodland Valley Carriage RoadHike1.2 mi Old Pasture Loop1.2 mi Wood RoadHikeMTB1.2 mi Schoeder TrailHike1.2 mi Lundy Road - Rogue Harbor Road TrailHike1.2 mi Light Blue TrailHike1.2 mi Henry W. DuBois Drive Side PathHike1.2 mi MushroomHike1.2 mi South Hollow trailHike1.2 mi Fisherman's Path - Lone Herd PathHike1.1 mi North Lookout RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Pickerel Pond LoopHikeMTB1.1 mi old Ashokan trailHike1.1 mi Joppenbergh Mountain LoopHike1.1 mi Loop AHike1.1 mi Millbrook Mountain TrailHike1.1 mi Lyon's Gait (16)HikeMTB1.1 mi Bonticou PathHike1.1 mi herd pathHike1.0 mi SunriseHike1.0 mi Friday - Wittenberg - Cornell - Slide Trail Herd PathHike1.0 mi Mine Hollow Trail (yellow)Hike1.0 mi Wintergreen LoopHike1.0 mi Duck Pond TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Lundy Road TrailHike1.0 mi Table-Lone Herd PathHike1.0 mi Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink)Hike0.9 mi Porcupine PathHike0.9 mi Rocky - Balsam Cap Herd PathHike0.9 mi Belleayre RidgeHike0.9 mi Red LoopHike0.9 mi Rudy's Bailout (7)HikeMTB0.9 mi Midtown Linear ParkHikeMTB0.9 mi Ridge Trail (White)Hike0.9 mi Upland Trail (Red)Hike0.9 mi Old Quarry RoadHike0.9 mi Balsam Cap - Friday Herd PathHike0.9 mi Chapel TrailHike0.9 mi Wetlands TrailHike0.9 mi Staircliff PathHike0.9 mi QuiltyHike0.9 mi Lower Duck Pond RoadMTB0.9 mi Thunder (3)HikeMTB0.9 mi Ice Cave AccessHike0.9 mi Tonisgah TrailHike0.9 mi Rocky RoadHike0.8 mi Chupacabra (18)MTB0.8 mi Chodikee TrailHike0.8 mi Chodikee Trail (Red)Hike0.8 mi Loop BHike0.8 mi Beacon Hill TrailHike0.8 mi Old Stage RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi old logging roadHike0.8 mi Racoon RidgeHike0.8 mi Trapps Hamlet PathHike0.8 mi Paul Bunyan (11)HikeMTB0.8 mi Gallop'n GertHikeMTB0.8 mi Fisherman's Path - Rocky Herd PathHike0.8 mi Lower Ledge (4)HikeMTB0.8 mi Quick LoopHike0.7 mi Knee CapsHike0.7 mi Terrace RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi The LabyrinthHike0.7 mi Ski LoopHike0.7 mi Near Trapps access trailHike0.7 mi Mount Guardian westHike0.7 mi Maben Hollow easement trailHike0.7 mi Wintergreen Loop LowerHike0.7 mi CapHike0.7 mi S & M (8)HikeMTB0.7 mi Waterfall Medicine TrailHike0.7 mi Lighthouse TrailHike0.7 mi Blueberry TrailHike0.7 mi Road to ArizonaHike0.7 mi Woodchuck WayHike0.7 mi Wolfjaw ConnectorHike0.7 mi Lime Kiln Trail (Green)HikeMTB0.7 mi Field Mouse LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Spruce Glen PathHike0.6 mi Dickie Barre TrailHike0.6 mi Arizona (6)HikeMTB0.6 mi Naga TrailHike0.6 mi Cliff base trailHike0.6 mi Riverside Trail (White)Hike0.6 mi Whitney RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi South Trail (Red)Hike0.6 mi Line ShackHike0.6 mi Terrace PathHike0.6 mi Bobcat BoulevardHike0.6 mi Shongum PathHike0.6 mi Long Woodland DriveHikeMTB0.6 mi Tilson Lake FootpathHike0.6 mi Tilson Lake Connector TrailHike0.6 mi Purple TrailHike0.6 mi SkullHike0.6 mi Interpretive Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Bull Wheel TrailHike0.6 mi Eagle AlleyHike0.6 mi Beacon Hill Carriage Road (Orange)HikeMTB0.6 mi Gator (9)HikeMTB0.6 mi MK re-routeHike0.6 mi Trail to Stony Kill FallsHike0.6 mi Old New Paltz-Wawarsing TurnpikeHike0.5 mi Indian Rock TrailHike0.5 mi GrooveHike0.5 mi North Woods Jeep Trail0.5 mi Crag TrailHike0.5 mi PerimiterHike0.5 mi Waterfall TrailHike0.5 mi Upper Ledge (5)HikeMTB0.5 mi Foothills TrailHike0.5 mi Glory Hill TrailHike0.5 mi Devil's Drop (13)MTB0.5 mi Pond Land TrailHike0.5 mi Clove PathHike0.5 mi Father C. Jorn Trail (Blue)Hike0.5 mi Cedar TrailHike0.5 mi Old Mushroom ExitHike0.5 mi East Strand PromenadeHike0.5 mi Old Fort RoadHike0.5 mi Sunset Carriage RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Ice Caves Trail (White)Hike0.5 mi Bonticou Ascent TrailHike0.4 mi Farm RoadHike0.4 mi Copes Lookout RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Lewis Hollow easement trailHike0.4 mi Northwest TrailHike0.4 mi Walk-In CampsitesHike0.4 mi Birder LoopHikeMTB0.4 mi Glory Hill Field PathHike0.4 mi Plateau PathHike0.4 mi Greenkill AvenueHikeMTB0.4 mi Upper Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Lower Awosting Carriageway (Black)HikeMTB0.4 mi Mossy Brook PathHike0.4 mi GuananiaHike0.4 mi Cyclone (10)HikeMTB0.4 mi Cedar Drive LoopHikeMTB0.4 mi Lakeshore PathHike0.4 mi Humpty Dumpty RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Foothills LoopHike0.4 mi Murray Hill TrailHike0.4 mi Enderly's PathHike0.4 mi Fox PathHike0.4 mi New CutHike0.4 mi Hemlock LaneHikeMTB0.4 mi

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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.

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