1
Taconic Ridge State Forest
Nature preserve
1,857 acres7.6 mi of trail
Taconic Crest Trailold trailRobinson Hollow trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Stephentown
Stephentown, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 17% of Stephentown is conserved land, roughly 6,336 acres. There are about 41 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Taconic Ridge State Forest (7.6 mi), Albert Family Community Forest (3.8 mi), and Gutierrez Family Forest (2.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Stephentown, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Stephentown outdoors
Conserved land
17%
6,336 of 36,947 acres
Trails
41 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 29 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
2,284 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.2 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
Albert Family Community Forest
Managed by Hudson Taconic Lands
300 acres3.8 mi of trail
Orchard Trail (yellow)Susan's Ramble (white)Homestead Trail (blue)Cascades Trail (orange)
Dog rules not recorded
3
Gutierrez Family Forest
Managed by Hudson Taconic Lands
92 acres2.7 mi of trail
Bobcat Trail (Yellow)Ken's Ski Trail (White)Lila Jean's Walk (Yellow)Mink Circle Trail (Red)Heron Trail (Red)
Dog rules not recorded
4
Capital District Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
735 acres2.2 mi of trail
Canyon Trail (Brown)Mill Pond Trail (Red/Yellow)Charcoal Trail (Yellow)Mill Pond Trail (Red)
Dog rules not recorded
5
Robert Ingalls Preserve
Managed by Hudson Taconic Lands
51 acres1.6 mi of trail
Main Trail (yellow)Blue trailLoop TrailRed trailNearside trail (white)
Dog rules not recorded
Who protects the land
6,336 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 209 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 17 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 paths1.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Stephentown and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephentown | 17.1% | 40.6 mi | 5 |
| Nassau | 1.8% | 10.7 mi | 6 |
| New Lebanon | 14.1% | 13.8 mi | 4 |
| East Nassau | 2.4% | 0.8 mi | 3 |
| Berlin | 41.6% | 59.9 mi | 9 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Stephentown'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 29.7-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.