All Upstate New York Trails

Here, you'll find listings of area trails where you can get outside with a bike or a good pair of hiking shoes. We also share tips for planning excursions and staying safe outside.

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Phillipin Kill Preserve
Phillipin Kill Preserve
Forest, streams, and marsh in a suburban Bethlehem preserve
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Shelving Rock Falls
Shelving Rock Falls
A short hike to a beautiful waterfall not far from Lake George
Peebles Island State Park
Peebles Island State Park
See the confluence of the Hudson & Mohawk Rivers
Wolf Creek Falls Preserve
Wolf Creek Falls Preserve
Multiple waterfalls & easy trails for families
Normanskill Preserve
Normanskill Preserves & Normanskill Farm
Water, woods, and a historic bridge
Thacher Park Paint Mine Trail
Paint Mine Trail (Thacher State Park)
Wooded trail with several waterfall views
Pine Hollow Arboretum
Pine Hollow Arboretum
22-acre public space with trees from all over the world
Tawasentha Park
Tawasentha Park Hiking Trails
Town park in Guilderland with several miles of nature trails
Bozen Kill Preserve
Bozen Kill Preserve
Easy nature trail hike in Altamont with waterfalls

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