1
New Vida Preserve
Managed by Richard/Matthew Vidal
558 acres8.7 mi of trail
Upper Traverse (White)Cliff Hugger (Red)Eagles Nest (Light Blue)Green TrailWhispering Woods (Light Green)
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Jay
Jay, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 22% of Jay is conserved land, roughly 9,417 acres. There are about 49 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in New Vida Preserve (8.7 mi), Four Peaks Tract (8.4 mi), and Jay Mountain Wilderness (3.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Jay, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Jay outdoors
Conserved land
22%
9,417 of 43,325 acres
Trails
49 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 17 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
4,000 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
Four Peaks Tract
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
474 acres8.4 mi of trail
Cedar TrailLogging TrailBrown's Notch TrailFisher Ridge TrailEbenezer "Easy" Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Jay Mountain Wilderness
Nature preserve
2,431 acres3.5 mi of trail
Jay Mountain Trail(unmaintained trail)
Dog rules not recorded
4
Wilmington Wild Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1,387 acres2 mi of trail
Clements Pond TrailHamlin Mountain Jeep Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
5
Hurricane Mountain Wilderness
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
2,768 acres1.8 mi of trail
Soda Range Trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 10 parks & preserves
New Vida Preserve558 acres · 8.7 mi of trail · Richard/Matthew Vidal
Four Peaks Tract474 acres · 8.4 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Jay Mountain Wilderness2,431 acres · 3.5 mi of trail
Wilmington Wild Forest1,387 acres · 2 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Hurricane Mountain Wilderness2,768 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Sentinel Range Wilderness834 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Taylor Pond Wild Forest625 acres
East Branch Community Trails7 acres · Essex County
Hurricane Mountain Primitive Area3 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Bartlett Primitive Area2 acres
Who protects the land
9,417 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 130 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 12 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
- Tennis2
- Baseball2
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Jay and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay | 21.7% | 48.9 mi | 10 |
| Black Brook | 46.9% | 173.0 mi | 4 |
| Wilmington | 63.7% | 62.8 mi | 8 |
| Chesterfield | 14.9% | 66.9 mi | 6 |
| Lewis | 22.9% | 62.6 mi | 6 |
| Au Sable | 3.2% | 24.6 mi | 2 |
| Keene | 78% | 204.1 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Jay'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 38.3-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.