Northern NY Trails

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Mainly Jefferson County, NY and surrounding areas - Mountain Biking, Hiking, Trail Walking, Cross-Country Skiing, Camping, Nature Trails/Preserves, Parks with Trails, and Historical Trails

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NNY Trails Page News

*Adding a Facebook 'Like', Tweet, Bookmark/Share and TellAFriend button to each trail page. Please feel free to use them!

*Please excuse the design of this page - the design has not been updated for many years. But the trails themselves are, and new ones added as found!

*A trail system in progress, page to come - Felts Mills Recreational Park, Cemetery Road, Felts Mills (N44.01598 W75.76265).

*New link - Black River Adventure Shop Check 'em out!

*New trails found, but pages not yet created;

Grindstone Island Trail System (external link for now - a PDF file)- you'll need a boat to get over to these.
Gleason Fall's Trail System, Lowville.


Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast

Long Falls Hydroelectric Project Recreation Area - - Right on an island in Carthage

Deferiet Trail - - Near Deferiet, good trail along the Black River but no other info on it

Marble Street Park/Trail - - Short steep trail down to the Black River in Watertown

Whitewater Park & Trail - - Very short trail in Watertown, but great view of the Black River and whitewater rafting

Factory Square Trail - - Very short trail along the Black River in Watertown

Wehle State Park Trails - - On Stony Point, near Henderson Harbor

Black Pond Trail - - Sand Dunes in the North Country

Mexico Point State Park Trails - - Trails, park, beach, picnic areas, dog beach

Adams Center Health & Wellness Walking Trail - - Benches, Art Sculptures, Serene Walking Trail

Onondaga Lake Park Trail System - - Long, easy trail system for biking and walking in Syracuse

Lakeview Wildlife Management Area Trails - - Part of largest fresh water barrier beach system in NY

Philadelphia Recreational Nature Trail & Park - - Short trail along the Indian River, with picnic tables and pavilion

Salmon River Gorge and Trail - - Beautiful falls and interesting trail

Bike Graphic Boonville Black River Canal Trail - - Trail along the old Black River Canal

Wescott Beach State Park Trail - - Up the hill on the plateau

Bike Graphic Macsherry Trail - - Crooked Creek Preserve, Alex Bay

Bike Graphic Whetstone Gulf Trails - - Trail is in and around the three mile long gorge

Kamargo Trail/Poor's Island - - On an island in the Black River

Perch River Dam Area - - A few trails and places to walk, lots of wildlife

Bike Graphic Indian River Lakes Conservancy Trails - - Wild country and interesting trails

Bike Graphic Winona State Forest - - 9,233-acre Winona State Forest, many miles of trails

Bike Graphic Coyote Flats State Forest - - 553 acres of state land

Bike Graphic Black River Trails - - On the Old No. 8 Railroad Bed

Calcium Nature Trail - - Easy walking or biking trail

Bike Graphic Littlejohn Wildlife Management Trails

Minna Anthony Common Nature Center Trails - - of Wellesley Island State Park

Olmstead Trail and other Thompson Park Trails

Rivergate Trail - - Right off Route 37, and also from Philadelphia.

Bike Graphic Clayton to Philadelphia Trail - - (continuation of the above trail)

The Rodman-Barnes Corners Trails (Inman Gulf) - - Tug Hill State Forest, large gorges

Waterworks Park - - Right in Watertown

Washington Park and Trails

Bike Graphic Beach Mill Trail

Bike Graphic H.T. Wiley Nature Center - - Near the school

Sackets Harbor History Trail - - Walk and learn about Sackets Harbor and the War of 1812

Bike Graphic Tug Hill Tourathon Cross-Country Ski Trail (see Winona State Forest)

Lyme Lane in Chaumont - - Trail right in the village

Greenwood Park - - Falls, park, trail beside the falls

Lowville Demonstration Area & Forestry Nature Trail

Chaumont Barrens - - "Jefferson County's Hidden Ecological Treasure"

El Dorado Beach Preserve Trails- - No pets or bikes allowed

Jamesville Beach County Park Trails - - Trail along Butternut Creek, near Syracuse

The map below shows locations of some of the trails listed above. Click the trail markers to get more info/links to the corresponding page/quick photo of the trail. You may also move/scroll the screen using your mouse, zoom in or out, and switch to a satellite or hybrid view.

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Other Local Trail & Outdoor Sites:
TrailJeffersonCounty.com
AdirondacksTugHill.com

Local trails I want to investigate and haven't gotten to as yet:
Rutland Trail
Oswego Recreational Trail

*Jefferson County Wiki - all things Jefferson County will be on it, add your own memories*

*Jefferson County History pages

*Interested in old abandoned buildings in the area? Check out the Old Abandoned Buildings of Northern NY pages

*Lots of panoramas, including local areas

Black River Adventure Shop

Newzjunky.com - local news and info

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