1
Debar Mountain Wild Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
22,481 acres15.6 mi of trail
Kettle TrailSheep MeadowHays BrookGrass PondHays Brook Horse Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Brighton
Brighton, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 74% of Brighton is conserved land, roughly 39,078 acres. There are about 63 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Debar Mountain Wild Forest (15.6 mi), Saint Regis Canoe Area (2.5 mi), and Saranac Lakes Wild Forest (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Brighton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Brighton outdoors
Conserved land
74%
39,078 of 52,767 acres
Trails
63 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 40 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
28,925 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.4 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
Saint Regis Canoe Area
Nature preserve
901 acres2.5 mi of trail
Saint Regis Mountain TrailSpring Bay Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1,209 acres0.9 mi of trail
Jackrabbit TrailCorridor 7
Dog rules not recorded
4
Madawaska Flow - Quebec Brook Primitive Area
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Who protects the land
39,078 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 14,382 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 14 of 45 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 lanes8.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis7
- Volleyball1
- Soccer1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Brighton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 74.1% | 62.9 mi | 4 |
| Santa Clara | 91.8% | 149.3 mi | 8 |
| Franklin | 70.9% | 82.5 mi | 4 |
| Duane | 74.5% | 30.4 mi | 4 |
| Harrietstown | 81.9% | 115.9 mi | 13 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Brighton'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 32.1-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.