1
Siamese Ponds Wilderness
Nature preserve
52,661 acres47.7 mi of trail
East Branch Sacandaga River TrailBotheration Pond TrailPeaked Mountain TrailHour Pond TrailSecond Pond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Johnsburg
Johnsburg, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 61% of Johnsburg is conserved land, roughly 80,078 acres. There are about 140 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Siamese Ponds Wilderness (47.7 mi), Wilcox Lake Wild Forest (18.2 mi), and Garnet Hill (16.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Johnsburg, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Johnsburg outdoors
Conserved land
61%
80,078 of 131,473 acres
Trails
140 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 102 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
44,837 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
Wilcox Lake Wild Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
16,321 acres18.2 mi of trail
Crane Mountain PathBartman trailKibby Pond trailEagle pond (unmarked path)Oregon trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Garnet Hill
Managed by Garnet Hill
665 acres16.9 mi of trail
TrapperOld FaithfulDouble Downs (bike)CougarSolitude
Dog rules not recorded
4
Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
4,425 acres5.9 mi of trail
Raymond Brook Ski TrailRabbit Pond Ski TrailRaymond Brook Ski Trail (Blue)Ski Bowl Connector Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Who protects the land
80,078 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,349 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 8 of 24 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
- Tennis6
- Baseball4
- Pickleball3
- Basketball2
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Johnsburg and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsburg | 60.9% | 140.1 mi | 5 |
| Chester | 7.2% | 66.5 mi | 2 |
| Thurman | 50.4% | 40.5 mi | 2 |
| Indian Lake | 85.2% | 161.8 mi | 13 |
| Wells | 90.7% | 87.4 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Johnsburg'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 53.1-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.