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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. 188 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Ithaca
New York · Most trails

Where Ithaca lands: #38 of 188

1.7 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Ithaca →

Port Jervis 1 Port Jervis 4.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 12.0 mi Oneonta 2 Oneonta 3.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 16.0 mi Lloyd Harbor 3 Lloyd Harbor 3.6 mi / sq mi Trail miles 38.2 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Port Jervis Port Jervis8,652 people 4.4 mi / sq mi 12.0 mi 6
2 Oneonta Oneonta15,045 people 3.7 mi / sq mi 16.0 mi 4
3 Lloyd Harbor Lloyd Harbor3,565 people 3.6 mi / sq mi 38.2 mi 10
4 Scarsdale Scarsdale18,010 people 3.4 mi / sq mi 22.5 mi 15
5 Palmyra Palmyra3,287 people 3.4 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 1
6 New Paltz8,314 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 6
7 Tuxedo Tuxedo3,023 people 3.1 mi / sq mi 142.0 mi 5
8 Map of Irvington Irvington6,531 people 2.9 mi / sq mi 11.8 mi 6
9 Map of Hastings-on-Hudson Hastings-on-Hudson8,434 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 8.2 mi 10
10 Muttontown Muttontown3,505 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 16.5 mi 4
11 Saranac Lake Saranac Lake4,965 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 8.2 mi 9
12 Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow10,887 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 13.4 mi 10
13 Greenport Greenport2,574 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 5
14 Manlius Manlius4,644 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 4
15 Map of Dobbs Ferry Dobbs Ferry11,443 people 2.3 mi / sq mi 7.3 mi 7
16 Albany Albany100,492 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 48.9 mi 67
17 Islandia Islandia3,600 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 3
18 Fayetteville Fayetteville4,214 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 11
19 Endicott Endicott13,387 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 2
20 Troy Troy51,033 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 22.9 mi 25
21 Bayville Bayville6,744 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 9
22 Piermont Piermont2,514 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 3
23 Maybrook Maybrook3,142 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 2
24 Dannemora Dannemora2,684 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 0
25 Geneva Geneva12,512 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 11.0 mi 13
26 Ilion7,593 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 1
27 Potsdam8,427 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 9.9 mi 9
28 Watertown24,375 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 16.8 mi 5
29 Bath Bath5,560 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 1
30 Cazenovia Cazenovia2,753 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 5
31 Beacon Beacon14,834 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 8.7 mi 7
32 Woodbury Woodbury11,334 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 64.8 mi 5
33 Peekskill Peekskill25,625 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi 10
34 Tarrytown Tarrytown11,784 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 10.0 mi 9
35 Alfred Alfred4,819 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 1
36 Briarcliff Manor7,519 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 11.6 mi 6
37 Geneseo Geneseo7,701 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 4
38 Ithaca Ithaca32,814 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 10.0 mi 24
39 Map of Croton-on-Hudson Croton-on-Hudson8,202 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 17.5 mi 16
40 Corning Corning10,643 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 10
41 Williamsville Williamsville5,469 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 4
42 Fishkill FishkillDutchess County · 22,924 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 50.8 mi 10
43 Brockport Brockport7,277 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 3
44 Old Westbury Old Westbury4,241 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 12.7 mi 1
45 North Tonawanda North Tonawanda30,198 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 15.6 mi 7
46 Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie31,958 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 8.1 mi 13
47 Horseheads Horseheads6,449 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 8
48 Baldwinsville Baldwinsville7,715 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 3
49 Saugerties Saugerties3,884 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 6
50 Rochester Rochester208,772 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 49.8 mi 63
51 Rensselaer Rensselaer9,287 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 11
52 Map of Hilton Hilton5,968 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 2
53 Cornwall-on-Hudson3,037 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 6
54 Map of Middletown Middletown30,289 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 7.0 mi 11
55 Map of Lewiston Lewiston2,588 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 3
56 Map of Garden City Garden City22,941 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 15
57 Map of Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs28,631 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 35.3 mi 20
58 Delhi Delhi3,136 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 0
59 Kingston Kingston23,911 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 10.3 mi 16
60 Yonkers Yonkers209,978 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 23.6 mi 41
61 New Rochelle New Rochelle82,769 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 15.3 mi 24
62 Wappingers Falls Wappingers Falls5,761 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 3
63 Sloatsburg Sloatsburg3,038 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 1
64 Ellenville Ellenville4,211 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 9.9 mi 3
65 Victor2,687 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 2
66 Schenectady Schenectady68,847 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 12.1 mi 28
67 MoreauSaratoga County · 16,631 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 47.6 mi 10
68 Newark Newark8,991 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 3
69 New York New York8,483,844 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 496.4 mi 791
70 Plattsburgh Plattsburgh19,830 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 7.3 mi 15
71 Canton Canton7,167 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 4.4 mi 5
72 Cortland Cortland17,450 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 6
73 Walden Walden6,868 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 5
74 Albion Albion5,506 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 3
75 Map of Whitehall Whitehall2,690 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 2
76 Menands Menands4,505 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 4
77 Syracuse Syracuse146,384 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 24.5 mi 54
78 Niagara Falls Niagara Falls47,987 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 16.0 mi 17
79 Port Chester Port Chester31,102 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 4
80 Canandaigua Canandaigua10,514 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 8
81 Hamburg Hamburg9,792 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 14
82 Waterloo Waterloo4,605 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 5
83 Mount Morris3,146 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 2
84 Buffalo Buffalo276,854 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 49.0 mi 114
85 Gowanda Gowanda2,683 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 4
86 Olean Olean13,738 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 5.6 mi 9
87 LaGrange LaGrangeDutchess County · 16,384 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 36.0 mi 8
88 Map of Ravena Ravena3,243 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 1
89 White Plains White Plains60,666 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 8.4 mi 14
90 Sands Point Sands Point2,722 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 3
91 Greenville GreenvilleOrange County · 4,676 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 25.6 mi 2
92 Esopus EsopusUlster County · 9,561 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 34.6 mi 17
93 Kings Point Kings Point5,634 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 5
94 Guilderland GuilderlandAlbany County · 37,260 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 48.0 mi 22
95 Lackawanna Lackawanna19,753 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 4
96 Utica Utica64,217 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 13.7 mi 21
97 Haverstraw Haverstraw12,325 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 2
98 Freeport Freeport44,088 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 10
99 Ossining Ossining26,950 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 5.0 mi 9
100 Newburgh Newburgh28,519 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 5
101 Dansville Dansville4,653 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 7
102 Lockport Lockport20,610 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 6.4 mi 14
103 Pleasant Valley Pleasant ValleyDutchess County · 9,794 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 25.1 mi 3
104 Northport Northport7,322 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 6
105 Chittenango Chittenango4,831 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 6
106 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon72,427 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 7
107 Oneida Oneida10,171 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 16.2 mi 9
108 Colonie Colonie7,702 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 4
109 Map of Spencerport Spencerport3,630 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
110 Greece GreeceMonroe County · 95,395 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 35.6 mi 14
111 Mount Kisco Mount Kisco10,737 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 4
112 East Aurora East Aurora5,993 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 4
113 West Haverstraw West Haverstraw10,711 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 0
114 Map of Scotia Scotia7,264 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 2
115 Chester Chester4,033 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
116 South Glens Falls3,737 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 4
117 Map of Voorheesville Voorheesville2,824 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 2
118 Map of Valley Stream Valley Stream40,315 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 8
119 Cohoes Cohoes18,159 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 12
120 Lancaster Lancaster10,113 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 3
121 Ogdensburg9,455 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 5.0 mi 6
122 Carthage Carthage3,510 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 1
123 Map of Cobleskill Cobleskill4,682 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 2
124 Mamaroneck Mamaroneck19,826 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 12
125 Harrison Harrison29,961 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 10.1 mi 10
126 Springville Springville4,190 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 5
127 Rye Rye16,428 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 11.2 mi 7
128 Hamilton4,370 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 1
129 Glen Cove Glen Cove28,112 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 10.5 mi 16
130 Big FlatsChemung County · 7,592 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 24.0 mi 11
131 Fort Edward Fort Edward3,152 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2
132 Gloversville14,962 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 15
133 Map of Copake CopakeColumbia County · 3,313 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 21.0 mi 4
134 Palmyra PalmyraWayne County · 7,354 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 15.9 mi 2
135 Map of Norwich Norwich6,782 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 4
136 Le Roy Le Roy4,301 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 1
137 Tupper Lake Tupper Lake2,929 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2
138 Chestnut Ridge Chestnut Ridge10,557 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 0
139 Malone Malone5,429 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 0
140 Wellsville Wellsville4,923 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 4
141 Map of Catskill Catskill3,779 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 2
142 Elmira Elmira26,257 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 21
143 Batavia Batavia15,097 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 13
144 Johnstown Johnstown8,111 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 4
145 Massena Massena10,238 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 6
146 Greenwood Lake Greenwood Lake3,020 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 3
147 Southampton Southampton4,621 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 8
148 Jamestown Jamestown28,188 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 16
149 Glens Falls Glens Falls14,609 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 7
150 Port Jefferson Port Jefferson8,091 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
151 Goshen Goshen5,773 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 6
152 Binghamton BinghamtonBroome County · 4,533 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.9 mi 1
153 Canastota Canastota4,487 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 0
154 Auburn Auburn26,285 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 11
155 South Blooming Grove South Blooming Grove3,866 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 1
156 Tonawanda Tonawanda15,030 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 12
157 Long Beach Long Beach34,756 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 0
158 Map of Portland PortlandChautauqua County · 3,924 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 12.3 mi 2
159 Amsterdam Amsterdam18,166 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 8
160 Rye Brook Rye Brook9,900 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
161 Monticello Monticello7,279 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
162 Little Falls Little Falls4,550 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 5
163 Brookville Brookville2,941 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 3
164 Oswego Oswego17,033 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 13
165 Sand Lake Sand LakeRensselaer County · 8,326 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 10.8 mi 6
166 Fredonia Fredonia9,467 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 5
167 Map of Volney VolneyOswego County · 5,642 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 13.6 mi 2
168 Dunkirk Dunkirk12,549 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 5
169 Salamanca5,846 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 1
170 Lindenhurst Lindenhurst27,142 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 4
171 Johnson City Johnson City14,940 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 6
172 West Seneca West SenecaErie County · 45,303 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 16
173 Rome Rome31,795 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 18.4 mi 28
174 Warsaw Warsaw3,048 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
175 Binghamton Binghamton47,151 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 21
176 Map of Gates GatesMonroe County · 29,008 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 5
177 Clarkson ClarksonMonroe County · 6,810 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 3
178 Kingsbury KingsburyWashington County · 12,896 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 6.4 mi 5
179 Wilson WilsonNiagara County · 5,789 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 8.0 mi 2
180 Plattekill PlattekillUlster County · 10,406 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 3
181 PhelpsOntario County · 6,624 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 9.3 mi 1
182 Corning CorningSteuben County · 5,829 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 3
183 Alexandria AlexandriaJefferson County · 3,713 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 7.4 mi 6
184 LivoniaLivingston County · 7,505 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 6
185 Westfield WestfieldChautauqua County · 4,474 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 5
186 Southport SouthportChemung County · 9,150 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 5
187 Marion MarionWayne County · 4,523 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
188 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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