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Hiking in New York

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Away from the hustle and bustle of its major metropolitan centers New York has plenty of hiking areas, even within an hour's drive of New York City. Trails are located in three major regions: the Finger Lakes, Adirondacks and southern NY.

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Hiking Trails in New York

The following map shows only the approximate locations of trails.

Map of New York

 

  Existing multi-use trail   Existing hiking trail
  Planned multi-use trail   Planned hiking trail
  North Country National Scenic Trail

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Hiking Trails of New York

The eastern terminus of the North Country National Scenic Trail is Crown Point at the southern end of Lake Champlain. So far, the only completed section of the trail in New York is the 360-mile section of the Finger Lakes Trail System from southeast of Syracuse to Allegany State Park.

The Long Path is a 300-mile hiking trail from Fort Lee to Albany.

Location

 

Length

Nbr of Ratings

Average Rating

Allegany State Park

80 mi

1

4.0  Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Finger Lakes Trail

550 mi

3

4.3  Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Letchworth State Park

66 mi

1

4.5  Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Finger Lakes National Forest

32 mi

Long Path

300 mi

Adirondack Park

2,000 mi

4

4.5  Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Harriman & Bear Mountain State Parks

260 mi

11

4.6  Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Fahnestock State Park

42 mi

2

4.5  Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Taconic State Park

25 mi

Catskill Park

-

1

4.0  Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Shawangunks

-

2

5.0  Rating: 5 of 5 stars

Shawangunk Ridge Trail

-

Highlands Trail

150 mi

Hudson Highlands State Park

25 mi

Appalachian Trail

89 mi

Heckscher State Park

20 mi

Paumanok Path

125 mi

1

4.5  Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars


Trail ratings are submitted by visitors to this site who have hiked the trails and thus are subjective. You can rate the trails at an area that you have visited by clicking on the "Rate this Area" link found under that area's listing.

For info on shared-use trails, see also Mountain Biking in New York and Rail Trails in New York.

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Hiking Resources

Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) - operates lodges and maintains trails in the Adirondacks, publishes guidebooks, maps and Adirondack magazine.

Hike Long Island - provides information about hiking on Long Island

New York-New Jersey Trail Conference - maintains trails and publishes maps for 800 miles of trails in southern NY and northern NJ.

NY Dept of Environmental Conservation Guide to Hiking in New York

NY Trail Conditions - bulletin board with comments about trails in New York submitted by trail users.

NY Hiking Clubs


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