Hiking trails near Buffalo, New York

35 official trails lie within 25 miles of Buffalo — 71 miles in total, 33 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 323 ft; the median trail gains 84 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Niagara Gorge Rim Trail	2.3	146 ft	Moderate	19 mi
Niagara Scenic Parkway Trail	4.3	93 ft	Moderate	20 mi
Snowmobile Trail	2.4	323 ft	Easy	18 mi
Conservation Trail (FLT)	2.6	206 ft	Easy	19 mi
Whirlpool Rapids Trail	1.7	236 ft	Easy	19 mi
Devil's Hole Trail	1.5	273 ft	Easy	19 mi
Great Gorge Railway Trail	1.1	235 ft	Easy	18 mi
Orienteering Trail	1.3	311 ft	Easy	14 mi
Outer Loop	2.8	106 ft	Easy	14 mi
Artpark Gorge Trail	1.3	205 ft	Easy	20 mi
Boy Scout Trail	1.8	163 ft	Easy	13 mi
Sargent Mark Trail	1.1	160 ft	Easy	19 mi
West River Shoreline Trail	7.2	26 ft	Easy	13 mi
Hunters Creek Trail	1.7	87 ft	Easy	18 mi
Conservation Trail	1.9	74 ft	Easy	22 mi
Gorge Rim Trail	2.5	62 ft	Easy	13 mi
Shotgun Ridge 1	1.8	41 ft	Easy	22 mi
North Purple	1.2	117 ft	Easy	19 mi
Gas Line Trail	1.7	72 ft	Easy	24 mi
Unnamed trail	4.6	35 ft	Easy	24 mi
Green Blazes Trail	1.2	84 ft	Easy	19 mi
Mirkwood Trail	1.1	78 ft	Easy	19 mi
Trl-8	1.9	39 ft	Easy	12 mi
Peanut Line Trail	4.5	21 ft	Easy	12 mi

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