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Partridge Run Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
4,544 acres18.1 mi of trail
New York Long PathBlue trailWood Duck TrailInterpretive trailBorder Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Berne
Berne, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Berne is conserved land, roughly 7,426 acres. There are about 45 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Partridge Run WMA (18.1 mi), Cole Hill State Forest (7.7 mi), and Switzkill Farm (4.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Berne, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Berne outdoors
Conserved land
18%
7,426 of 41,177 acres
Trails
45 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 37 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
2,772 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Cole Hill State Forest
Nature preserve
846 acres7.7 mi of trail
Ski Trail #1 / Long PathRed TrailSki Trail #2Ski Trail #4 / Long PathBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Switzkill Farm
Managed by Town of Berne
363 acres4.3 mi of trail
Orange TrailRed TrailBlue trailYellow TrailGreen trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Partridge Run State Forest
Nature preserve
923 acres3.1 mi of trail
Border TrailBradt Hollow Loop
Dog rules not recorded
5
Ski Land Conservation Land
Managed by Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
145 acres1.9 mi of trail
Snowmobile Trailtrail closed
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Kenrose Sanctuary
Park
277 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Huyck Preserve
Nature preserve
174 acres1.2 mi of trail
Loop 3
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Hannacroix Ravine
Park
80 acres0.8 mi of trail
Orange Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Partridge Run Wildlife Management Area4,544 acres · 18.1 mi of trail
Cole Hill State Forest846 acres · 7.7 mi of trail
Switzkill Farm363 acres · 4.3 mi of trail · Town of Berne
Partridge Run State Forest923 acres · 3.1 mi of trail
Ski Land Conservation Land145 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Kenrose Sanctuary277 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Huyck Preserve174 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Hannacroix Ravine80 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Switz Kill Natural Area34 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Berne
Thacher State Park25 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Who protects the land
7,426 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 469 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 16 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball3
- Tennis2
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Berne and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berne | 18% | 44.9 mi | 12 |
| Middleburgh | 4.8% | 18.6 mi | 5 |
| New Scotland | 13.4% | 66.4 mi | 16 |
| Knox | 10.8% | 25.0 mi | 8 |
| Broome | 19.3% | 17.9 mi | 10 |
| Rensselaerville | 13.9% | 21.3 mi | 4 |
| Westerlo | 7.9% | 4.6 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Berne's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 31.6-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.