Ny Trail Guides

Algonquin Peak

📍 Keene Valley, NY

Strenuous 📏 8.2 Out-and-Back

Algonquin Peak rises to 5,114 feet as the second highest summit in New York State and arguably the most rewarding High P…

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Appalachian Trail - Harriman Section

📍 Harriman, NY

Moderate 📏 7.0 Out-and-Back

Harriman State Park's stretch of the Appalachian Trail offers a quintessential taste of the iconic 2,190-mile footpath w…

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Appalachian Trail through Fahnestock

📍 Carmel, NY

Moderate 📏 6.0 Out-and-Back

The Appalachian Trail section through Fahnestock State Park traverses the Hudson Highlands ridge system north of the Bea…

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Atlantic Ocean Beach Walk

📍 Babylon, NY

Easy 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

The Atlantic Ocean Beach Walk along Robert Moses State Park traverses one of the finest stretches of barrier beach acces…

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Awosting Falls Trail

📍 New Paltz, NY

Moderate 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

Awosting Falls is Minnewaska State Park Preserve's most dramatic waterfall, a 60-foot curtain of water plunging from the…

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Beach Trail

📍 Lloyd Neck, NY

Easy 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

Beach Trail at Caumsett State Historic Park descends to the cobblestone shoreline of Long Island Sound through a tunnel …

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Bear Caves Trail

📍 Salamanca, NY

Strenuous 📏 5.5 Loop

Bear Caves Trail is the most adventurous hike in Allegany State Park, climbing steeply through dense hardwood and hemloc…

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Bear Mountain

📍 Bear Mountain State Park, Rockland County, New York

Moderate 📏 3.5 Loop

Bear Mountain in New York carries a unique distinction: the AT passes through the Trailside Museums and Wildlife Center …

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Bluff Loop Trail

📍 Lloyd Neck, NY

Moderate 📏 8.0 Loop

Bluff Loop Trail traverses the dramatic Long Island Sound bluffs of Caumsett State Historic Park on Lloyd Neck, the larg…

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Bog Meadow Trail

📍 Saratoga Springs, NY

Easy 📏 4.5 Out-and-Back

Bog Meadow Trail extends from Saratoga Spa State Park into the adjacent Bog Meadow Brook Nature Trail corridor, followin…

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Breakneck Ridge Trail

📍 Cold Spring, NY

Strenuous 📏 4.2 Out-and-Back

Breakneck Ridge is consistently ranked as the most-hiked trail in the greater New York metropolitan area, drawing over 1…

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Bull Hill Loop

📍 Cold Spring, NY

Strenuous 📏 7.2 Loop

Bull Hill, known on some maps as Mount Taurus, is the highest summit in Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve at 1,420 fe…

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Catfish Loop

📍 Carmel, NY

Moderate 📏 3.0 Loop

Catfish Loop circles Catfish Pond and the surrounding upland terrain in the quieter northern section of Fahnestock State…

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Cave of the Winds Trail

📍 Niagara Falls, NY

Moderate 📏 0.5 Out-and-Back

The Cave of the Winds Trail delivers the most immersive waterfall experience at Niagara Falls, descending via elevator 1…

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Devil's Path - Indian Head

📍 Tannersville, NY

Strenuous 📏 3.8 Out-and-Back

The Devil's Path earns its ominous name through relentless vertical gain and loss across a series of Catskill summits, a…

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East Bathhouse to Captree

📍 Wantagh, NY

Easy 📏 6.0 Out-and-Back

East Bathhouse to Captree is the full-length barrier island beach walk at Jones Beach State Park, covering the 3-mile st…

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Eastwood Meadows Trail

📍 Salamanca, NY

Moderate 📏 4.0 Loop

Eastwood Meadows Trail explores the rolling forested plateau of Allegany State Park, the largest state park in New York …

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Field 5 Nature Trail

📍 Babylon, NY

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

The Field 5 Nature Trail explores the maritime shrubland and dune habitat in the quieter eastern section of Robert Moses…

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Fire Island Lighthouse Trail

📍 Babylon, NY

Easy 📏 0.5 Out-and-Back

The Fire Island Lighthouse Trail leads to one of the most iconic maritime landmarks on the Atlantic seaboard, the 168-fo…

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Genesee Falls Loop

📍 Castile, NY

Moderate 📏 2.5 Loop

The Genesee Falls Loop is Letchworth State Park's most accessible introduction to its spectacular gorge scenery, condens…

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Geyser Creek Trail

📍 Saratoga Springs, NY

Easy 📏 3.5 Loop

Geyser Creek Trail follows the banks of Geyser Creek through Saratoga Spa State Park, passing a remarkable series of nat…

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Goat Island Loop

📍 Niagara Falls, NY

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

The Goat Island Loop circumnavigates the largest island dividing the American and Horseshoe Falls, providing unobstructe…

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Gorge Trail

📍 Watkins Glen, NY

Strenuous 📏 1.8 Out-and-Back

Watkins Glen State Park's Gorge Trail is arguably the most spectacular short hike in New York State, descending into a 7…

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Gorge Trail

📍 Castile, NY

Moderate 📏 7.0 Out-and-Back

Letchworth State Park's Gorge Trail earns its nickname 'the Grand Canyon of the East' by tracing the rim of a dramatic 6…

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Gorge Trail

📍 Trumansburg, NY

Easy 📏 1.5 Out-and-Back

The Gorge Trail at Taughannock Falls State Park follows Taughannock Creek through a stunning shale gorge to the base of …

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Gorge Trail

📍 Ithaca, NY

Moderate 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

The Gorge Trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park threads through one of the most dramatic Finger Lakes gorges in the Ithac…

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Highbanks Recreation Loop

📍 Castile, NY

Moderate 📏 4.0 Loop

The Highbanks Recreation Loop explores the northern sector of Letchworth State Park where the Genesee River gorge reache…

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Indian Trail

📍 Watkins Glen, NY

Moderate 📏 2.5 Out-and-Back

The Indian Trail traverses Watkins Glen State Park's north rim, offering a quieter alternative to the busy Gorge Trail w…

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Interior Loop

📍 Lloyd Neck, NY

Easy 📏 5.0 Loop

Interior Loop explores the historic heart of the Marshall Field estate at Caumsett State Historic Park, passing through …

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Kaaterskill Falls

📍 Haines Falls, NY

Moderate 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

Kaaterskill Falls is the tallest two-tiered waterfall in New York State, plunging 260 feet in two dramatic drops through…

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Lake Trail

📍 Ithaca, NY

Easy 📏 3.0 Loop

The Lake Trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park circles the peaceful shores of Treman Lake, a small impoundment nestled wi…

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Lemon Squeezer Trail

📍 Harriman, NY

Strenuous 📏 3.5 Out-and-Back

The Lemon Squeezer is Harriman State Park's most celebrated geological curiosity—a narrow slot canyon carved through Pre…

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Mount Marcy via Van Hoevenberg

📍 Keene Valley, NY

Strenuous 📏 14.8 Out-and-Back

The Van Hoevenberg Trail to Mount Marcy is the standard route up the highest peak in New York State, a 5,344-foot summit…

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Orenda Spring Loop

📍 Saratoga Springs, NY

Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

Orenda Spring Loop is a short and accessible circuit through the densest concentration of named mineral springs in Sarat…

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Pine Meadow Lake Loop

📍 Harriman, NY

Strenuous 📏 9.5 Loop

The Pine Meadow Lake Loop is one of Harriman State Park's finest full-day wilderness experiences, threading through the …

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Red House Lake Loop

📍 Salamanca, NY

Easy 📏 3.5 Loop

Red House Lake Loop circles one of Allegany State Parks most beloved destinations, winding through mixed hardwood forest…

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Rim Trail

📍 Trumansburg, NY

Moderate 📏 3.0 Loop

The Rim Trail at Taughannock Falls State Park traverses the canyon rim above the gorge, delivering elevated perspectives…

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Rim Trail

📍 Ithaca, NY

Moderate 📏 2.0 Loop

The Rim Trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park follows the upper edge of the gorge, providing aerial perspectives of the c…

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Shawangunk Ridge Trail

📍 New Paltz, NY

Moderate 📏 6.0 Out-and-Back

The Shawangunk Ridge Trail traverses the dramatic spine of the 'Gunks,' a world-famous rock climbing destination where h…

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Sky Top Carriageway

📍 New Paltz, NY

Easy 📏 4.0 Loop

The Sky Top Carriageway circles Lake Minnewaska, a perched sky lake resting atop the Shawangunk Ridge at 1,650 feet elev…

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Slide Mountain

📍 Oliverea, NY

Strenuous 📏 5.6 Out-and-Back

Slide Mountain, at 4,190 feet the highest peak in the Catskill Mountains, offers one of the most rewarding summit climbs…

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South Rim Trail

📍 Watkins Glen, NY

Moderate 📏 3.0 Loop

The South Rim Trail at Watkins Glen State Park offers the best elevated perspectives on the park's famous gorge without …

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Storm King Summit

📍 Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY

Strenuous 📏 3.5 Out-and-Back

Storm King Mountain is one of the most historically significant peaks in American conservation history, its proposed use…

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Taughannock Point Trail

📍 Trumansburg, NY

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

The Taughannock Point Trail offers a peaceful lakeside stroll along the shores of Lake Cayuga near the park marina, prov…

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Three Lakes Trail

📍 Carmel, NY

Moderate 📏 4.5 Loop

Three Lakes Trail links Canopus Lake, Stillwater Lake, and Canopus Pond in a satisfying moderate loop through the heart …

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Three Sisters Islands Trail

📍 Niagara Falls, NY

Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

The Three Sisters Islands Trail winds through a chain of small islands in the upper Niagara River just above the America…

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West End Ocean Walk

📍 Wantagh, NY

Easy 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

West End Ocean Walk traverses the iconic Jones Beach barrier island along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline, following the fa…

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Wright Peak Loop

📍 Keene Valley, NY

Strenuous 📏 6.4 Loop

The Wright Peak Loop combines a strenuous summit ascent with a fascinating piece of aviation history, making it one of t…

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Zach Bay Nature Trail

📍 Wantagh, NY

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

Zach Bay Nature Trail is a short but rewarding boardwalk loop through the back bay wetlands on the bay side of Jones Bea…

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