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Towns with the most trails in New York

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 36 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Corning
New York · Most trails

Where Corning lands: #2 of 36

1.6 mi / sq mi · Visit Corning →

Lloyd Harbor 1 Lloyd Harbor 3.6 mi / sq mi Trail miles 38.2 mi Corning 2 Corning 1.6 mi / sq mi Trail miles 5.2 mi Fishkill 3 Fishkill Dutchess County 1.6 mi / sq mi Trail miles 50.8 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Lloyd Harbor Lloyd Harbor3,565 people 3.6 mi / sq mi 38.2 mi 10
2 Corning Corning10,643 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 10
3 Fishkill FishkillDutchess County · 22,924 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 50.8 mi 10
4 MoreauSaratoga County · 16,631 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 47.6 mi 10
5 New York New York8,483,844 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 496.4 mi 791
6 LaGrange LaGrangeDutchess County · 16,384 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 36.0 mi 8
7 Greenville GreenvilleOrange County · 4,676 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 25.6 mi 2
8 Esopus EsopusUlster County · 9,561 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 34.6 mi 17
9 Guilderland GuilderlandAlbany County · 37,260 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 48.0 mi 22
10 Pleasant Valley Pleasant ValleyDutchess County · 9,794 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 25.1 mi 3
11 Colonie Colonie7,702 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 4
12 Greece GreeceMonroe County · 95,395 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 35.6 mi 14
13 Big FlatsChemung County · 7,592 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 24.0 mi 11
14 Gloversville14,962 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 15
15 Map of Copake CopakeColumbia County · 3,313 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 21.0 mi 4
16 Palmyra PalmyraWayne County · 7,354 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 15.9 mi 2
17 Southampton Southampton4,621 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 8
18 Binghamton BinghamtonBroome County · 4,533 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.9 mi 1
19 Map of Portland PortlandChautauqua County · 3,924 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 12.3 mi 2
20 Rye Brook Rye Brook9,900 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
21 Sand LakeRensselaer County · 8,326 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 10.8 mi 6
22 Map of Volney VolneyOswego County · 5,642 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 13.6 mi 2
23 West Seneca West SenecaErie County · 45,303 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 16
24 Map of Gates GatesMonroe County · 29,008 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 5
25 Clarkson ClarksonMonroe County · 6,810 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 3
26 Kingsbury KingsburyWashington County · 12,896 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 6.4 mi 5
27 Wilson WilsonNiagara County · 5,789 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 8.0 mi 2
28 Plattekill PlattekillUlster County · 10,406 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 3
29 PhelpsOntario County · 6,624 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 9.3 mi 1
30 Corning CorningSteuben County · 5,829 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 3
31 Alexandria AlexandriaJefferson County · 3,713 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 7.4 mi 6
32 LivoniaLivingston County · 7,505 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 6
33 Westfield WestfieldChautauqua County · 4,474 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 5
34 Southport SouthportChemung County · 9,150 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 5
35 Marion MarionWayne County · 4,523 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
36 New Berlin New BerlinChenango County · 2,639 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 3

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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