1
Elm Ridge Wild Forest
Nature preserve
2,243 acres18.2 mi of trail
Mid Mountain TrailOuter Loop South TrailLevitate TrailEscarpment TrailWest Gauntlet Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Windham
Windham, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 36% of Windham is conserved land, roughly 10,355 acres. There are about 51 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Elm Ridge Wild Forest (18.2 mi), Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (9.8 mi), and Black Dome Valley Unit (2.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Windham, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Windham outdoors
Conserved land
36%
10,355 of 28,835 acres
Trails
51 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 36 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
25
7,231 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
3,591 acres9.8 mi of trail
Escarpment Trail / Long PathBlack Dome Range TrailBatavia Kill TrailEscarpment TrailBlackhead Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Black Dome Valley Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
430 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Mount Pisgah State Forest
Nature preserve
526 acres2.5 mi of trail
Long Path
Dog rules not recorded
5
Richmond Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
291 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Brooksburg Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
75 acres1.3 mi of trail
The Dent Loop Extension of the Windham Path
Dog rules not recorded
7
Jennie Notch Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
365 acres1 mi of trail
Long Path
Dog rules not recorded
8
Mount Hayden State Forest
Nature preserve
288 acres0.8 mi of trail
Long Path
Dog rules not recorded
All 25 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 25 parks & preserves
Elm Ridge Wild Forest2,243 acres · 18.2 mi of trail
Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness3,591 acres · 9.8 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Black Dome Valley Unit430 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Mount Pisgah State Forest526 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
Richmond Unit291 acres · 2.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Brooksburg Unit75 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Jennie Notch Unit365 acres · 1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Mount Hayden State Forest288 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Maplecrest Unit501 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Lake Heloise Unit315 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Who protects the land
10,355 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,818 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 7 of 35 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis13
- Baseball3
- Basketball2
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Windham and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windham | 35.9% | 50.5 mi | 25 |
| Jewett | 28.5% | 24.0 mi | 18 |
| Durham | 2.6% | 8.7 mi | 7 |
| Cairo | 15.6% | 46.5 mi | 4 |
| Conesville | 26.2% | 25.1 mi | 22 |
| Ashland | 20.3% | 9.0 mi | 15 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Windham'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 28.2-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.