Northern NY Trails

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

I take no responsibility for inaccuracies or misuse of any of this information. Use anything gained from these pages at your own risk.


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

Black Pond Trail - - Sand Dunes in the North Country

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

Philadelphia Nature Trail - - 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 1000 Acres - - Over a 1000 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 An Unofficial Calcium Trail - - Old Railroad Bed Trail (not public, ask permission first)

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 - - Short 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

The map below shows locations 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. For additional info click the small black left-arrow on the right edge of the map screen below, allowing you access to a sidebar where you can switch to fullscreen map mode, see a slideshow of all the trail entries or a listing of all trails and search for local Geonames, Wikipedia articles, events, hotels, and phonebook entries.

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Other local trails I want to investigate:
Rutland Trail
Oswego Recreational Trail

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