Hiking trails near Canton, New York

36 official trails lie within 25 miles of Canton — 69 miles in total, 34 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 312 ft; the median trail gains 89 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Long Pond Trail	3.6	312 ft	Moderate	55 min · 31 mi
Sam Day Road - Moon Lake Trail	3.1	181 ft	Moderate	39 min · 21 mi
Sam Day Road - Wolf Lake Trail	3.0	221 ft	Easy	39 min · 21 mi
S86A	2.4	292 ft	Easy	38 min · 20 mi
Talcville - Huckleberry Lake Trail	2.7	124 ft	Easy	53 min · 38 mi
Talcville - Wolf Lake Trail	2.1	141 ft	Easy	52 min · 37 mi
Milo's Loop Trail	2.3	141 ft	Easy	40 min · 15 mi
Clarkson University trail - secondary	4.6	36 ft	Easy	16 min · 10 mi
River Trail	2.1	101 ft	Easy	42 min · 15 mi
Grandma's Climb Trail	1.3	252 ft	Easy	44 min · 16 mi
Ski Trail	1.5	94 ft	Easy	17 min · 10 mi
Kenny's Climb Axe	1.9	89 ft	Easy	35 min · 17 mi
Grandpa's Climb Trail	1.1	185 ft	Easy	39 min · 15 mi
Upland Trail (Orange)	2.7	41 ft	Easy	14 min · 8 mi
Charlie's Run	1.6	81 ft	Easy	35 min · 17 mi
Warm Brook Trail	1.4	111 ft	Easy	37 min · 20 mi
Wood's Backcountry Trail	2.0	99 ft	Easy	36 min · 15 mi
Lulu's Rock Trail	1.4	131 ft	Easy	43 min · 15 mi
Wood Access Trail	1.6	122 ft	Easy	30 min · 16 mi
Rock Pond Trail	2.6	53 ft	Easy	52 min · 28 mi
Nicky's Loop Trail	1.2	99 ft	Easy	38 min · 14 mi
River Hill Ski Trail	1.1	116 ft	Easy	31 min · 19 mi
Remington Recreation Trail	3.3	51 ft	Easy	4 min · 2 mi
Brookview Trail	1.2	71 ft	Easy	38 min · 16 mi

Quick picks near Canton

Easy and short: Sam Day Road - Wolf Lake Trail — 3.0 mi, rated easy, 17 mi from town
Biggest climb: Long Pond Trail — 312 ft over 3.6 mi, 21 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: River Trail to Harper Falls; Brookview Trail to Plumb Brook Falls; Old Railroad Bed to Rensselaer Falls

Summits: Causeway Road Access Trail to Wilson Hill

Lakes: Long Pond Trail to Lilypad Pond; Sam Day Road - Moon Lake Trail to Moon Lake; Sam Day Road - Wolf Lake Trail to Wolf Lake; Talcville - Huckleberry Lake Trail to Moon Lake

Trail guides near Canton

Sand Lake Trail — 7.2 mi, 275 ft climb · 38 mi away

Nearby towns: Massena (26 mi) · Malone (46 mi) · Watertown (57 mi)

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