Towns with the most trails in New York
Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 188 towns with 2,500+ residents.
Where Ithaca lands: #38 of 188
1.7 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Ithaca →
1
Port Jervis
4.4 mi / sq mi
Trail miles 12.0 mi
2
Oneonta
3.7 mi / sq mi
Trail miles 16.0 mi
3
Lloyd Harbor
3.6 mi / sq mi
Trail miles 38.2 mi
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.






































































































































































