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Plattekill State Forest
Nature preserve
925 acres6.1 mi of trail
Plattekill Turnpike Bike Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Roxbury
Roxbury, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 19% of Roxbury is conserved land, roughly 10,515 acres. There are about 32 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Plattekill State Forest (6.1 mi), Buffalo Hollow Unit (2.9 mi), and Bearpen Mountain State Forest (1.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Roxbury, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Roxbury outdoors
Conserved land
19%
10,515 of 55,728 acres
Trails
32 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 15 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
32
4,628 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
7.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 7.1 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
Buffalo Hollow Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
340 acres2.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Bearpen Mountain State Forest
Nature preserve
820 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Irish Mountain Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
282 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Grinch House Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
108 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
6
Plattekill Mountain Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
618 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
7
New Kingston Mountain Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
319 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
8
Vega Mountain Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
58 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 32 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 32 parks & preserves
Plattekill State Forest925 acres · 6.1 mi of trail
Buffalo Hollow Unit340 acres · 2.9 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Bearpen Mountain State Forest820 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Irish Mountain Unit282 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Grinch House Unit108 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Plattekill Mountain Unit618 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
New Kingston Mountain Unit319 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Vega Mountain Unit58 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Pine Mountain Unit616 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
West Settlement Unit2,819 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Who protects the land
10,515 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 5,276 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 19 of 48 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 paths7.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Catskill Scenic Trail (bike route)1.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis7
- Baseball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Roxbury and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury | 18.9% | 32.2 mi | 32 |
| Stamford | 25.6% | 16.0 mi | 20 |
| Middletown | 20.1% | 34.9 mi | 30 |
| Prattsville | 21.7% | 13.7 mi | 16 |
| Halcott | 23.2% | 17.8 mi | 12 |
| Bovina | 12.6% | 5.9 mi | 13 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Roxbury'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 43.5-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.