Hiking trails near Binghamton, New York

31 official trails lie within 25 miles of Binghamton — 48 miles in total, 30 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 464 ft; the median trail gains 162 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Whitacker Swamp Trail	2.2	332 ft	Easy	45 min · 30 mi
Perimeter Trail (Blue)	1.8	408 ft	Easy	7 min · 3 mi
Anthill Trail	1.3	464 ft	Easy	13 min · 6 mi
Arnold Park Trail	1.7	176 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Yellow Trail, Aquaterra Park	1.3	461 ft	Easy	19 min · 7 mi
Insnsbruck Classic	1.3	328 ft	Easy	19 min · 7 mi
B3	2.0	184 ft	Easy	54 min · 27 mi
B2	1.4	236 ft	Easy	39 min · 19 mi
B4	1.5	223 ft	Easy	44 min · 20 mi
B6	1.0	301 ft	Easy	44 min · 20 mi
Sylvan	1.9	75 ft	Easy	23 min · 12 mi
B1	1.2	177 ft	Easy	49 min · 23 mi
B5	1.0	189 ft	Easy	44 min · 20 mi
Y1	1.7	110 ft	Easy	39 min · 19 mi
Y6	1.1	162 ft	Easy	39 min · 19 mi
Y2	1.1	117 ft	Easy	37 min · 19 mi
Red Trail (Waterman Conservation Education Center)	1.2	124 ft	Easy	25 min · 17 mi
R4	1.3	93 ft	Easy	53 min · 27 mi
R5	1.1	99 ft	Easy	54 min · 27 mi
Y4	1.1	96 ft	Easy	57 min · 41 mi
NYS Route 434 Greenway	2.1	38 ft	Easy	8 min · 5 mi
Chenango Lake Trail	1.4	34 ft	Easy	22 min · 11 mi
Lily Lake	1.5	18 ft	Easy	22 min · 12 mi
Chenango Canal Towpath	2.9	21 ft	Easy	21 min · 14 mi

Quick picks near Binghamton

Easy and short: Whitacker Swamp Trail — 2.2 mi, rated easy, 25 mi from town
Biggest climb: Anthill Trail — 464 ft over 1.3 mi, 4 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Yellow Trail, Aquaterra Park to Lucky Hill

Lakes: Sylvan to Lily Lake; Chenango Lake Trail to Chenango Lake; Lily Lake to Lily Lake

Nearby towns: Norwich (36 mi) · Ithaca (38 mi) · Elmira (46 mi) · Scranton (49 mi)

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