1
Shaupeneak Ridge
Park
848 acres9.4 mi of trail
White TrailGreen TrailOrange TrailBlue TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Esopus
Esopus, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Esopus is conserved land, roughly 4,048 acres. There are about 35 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Shaupeneak Ridge (9.4 mi), High Banks Preserve (3.1 mi), and John Burroughs (2.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Esopus, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Esopus outdoors
Conserved land
15%
4,048 of 26,678 acres
Trails
35 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 20 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
423 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
High Banks Preserve
Managed by Scenic Hudson
260 acres3.1 mi of trail
Red TrailWhite TrailYellow TrailPurple TrailBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
John Burroughs
Managed by John Burroughs Association
210 acres2.8 mi of trail
Ridge Trail (White)Chodikee Trail (Red)Amasa Martin Trail (Green)East Overlook Trail (Purple)South Pond Trail (Yellow)
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Esopus Meadows Preserve
Park
99 acres2.1 mi of trail
Yellow TrailRed TrailBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Scenic Hudson
Managed by Scenic Hudson
253 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Black Creek State Forest
Nature preserve
571 acres0.6 mi of trail
Waterfall Trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 17 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 17 parks & preserves
Shaupeneak Ridge848 acres · 9.4 mi of trail
High Banks Preserve260 acres · 3.1 mi of trail · Scenic Hudson
John Burroughs210 acres · 2.8 mi of trail · John Burroughs Association
Esopus Meadows Preserve99 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
Scenic Hudson253 acres · 1 mi of trail · Scenic Hudson
Black Creek State Forest571 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Sleightsburgh Park29 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
NYS DEC16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel73 acres
Perrines Covered Bridge County Park7 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Esopus
Esopus Meadows Beach
Flint BeachIn Esopus Meadows Preserve
Private Beach
Private Beach
Walnut Beach
Unnamed beach
Unnamed beach
Unnamed beach
Unnamed beach in Lighthouse Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 20.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 20 trails
- Red Trail3.5 mi
- Blue Trail2.6 mi
- White Trail2.5 mi
- Yellow Trail2.3 mi
- Green Trail1.6 mi
- Orange Trail1.4 mi
- Light Blue Trail1.2 mi
- Ridge Trail (White)0.9 mi
- Chodikee Trail (Red)0.8 mi
- Waterfall Trail0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Esopus LakeLouisa PondMirror LakePrivate PondlakeSpringhouse PondlakeSturgeon PoolreservoirBlack CreekHellbrookRondout CreekWallkill River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,048 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 862 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 28 of 87 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
- Tennis8
- Baseball4
- Basketball4
- Soccer2
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Esopus
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Park 3,143 acConservation Easement 1,509 acPrivate Conservation 1,417 acState Conservation Area 665 acUnknown Easement 298 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaupeneak RidgePrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,706 | Access unknown |
| Scenic Hudson PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,281 | Access unknown |
| High Banks PreservePrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 626 | Access unknown |
| Black Creek State ForestState Conservation Area | State conservation | 574 | Open |
| Black Creek Forest PreservePrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 259 | Access unknown |
| Lower Esopus River WatchPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 235 | Access unknown |
| Esopus Meadows PreservePrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 188 | Access unknown |
| John Burroughs Association Inc LandPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 186 | Open |
| Scenic Hudson LandsPrivate Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 96 | Closed |
| Town Of Esopus LandLocal Park | Town or city | 92 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
FountainIn Parks of Study and Reflection - Hudson Valley · Monument
Esopus Meadows LightHistoric site
Perrine's BridgeHistoric site
Ascension Church CemeteryCemetery
Beaver CemeteryCemetery
Redemptorist CemeteryCemetery
Riverview CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Esopus and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Esopus'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 27.8-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.