Hiking trails near Dunkirk, New York

27 official trails lie within 25 miles of Dunkirk — 48 miles in total, 25 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 531 ft; the median trail gains 143 ft.

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17 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Deer Run Trail	3.5	531 ft	Moderate	40 min · 22 mi
Ccets Horse Trail	3.4	135 ft	Moderate	37 min · 17 mi
Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail	3.5	148 ft	Easy	47 min · 29 mi
Earl Cardot East Side Overland Trail	1.5	392 ft	Easy	20 min · 11 mi
Fred J Cusimano Westside Overland Trail	3.1	151 ft	Easy	54 min · 30 mi
White Trail (Deer Lick Conservation Area)	1.8	184 ft	Easy	48 min · 27 mi
Earl Cardot Eastside Overland Trail	1.9	157 ft	Easy	37 min · 22 mi
Blue + Red Trail	1.2	365 ft	Easy	36 min · 23 mi
Holcomb Pond Trail	1.8	114 ft	Easy	42 min · 26 mi
Yellow Trail (Deer Lick Conservation Area)	1.0	206 ft	Easy	48 min · 27 mi
Earl Cardot Eastside Overland Trail, Cha 1 Sec	1.4	96 ft	Easy	39 min · 22 mi
Loop Trail (Chautauqua Gorge State Forest)	1.3	123 ft	Easy	45 min · 29 mi
Green Trail	1.4	113 ft	Easy	36 min · 24 mi
Blue Trail	1.8	68 ft	Easy	39 min · 26 mi
Orange Trail (Deer Lick Conservation Area)	1.0	143 ft	Easy	48 min · 27 mi
Memorial Park walkway	1.0	66 ft	Easy	39 min · 26 mi
Oak Woods	1.2	35 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi

Quick picks near Dunkirk

Easy and short: Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail — 3.5 mi, rated easy, 21 mi from town
Biggest climb: Deer Run Trail — 531 ft over 3.5 mi, 15 mi from town

What the trails reach

Viewpoints: White Trail (Deer Lick Conservation Area) to Bear Point

Nearby towns: Jamestown (27 mi) · Buffalo (37 mi) · Corry (41 mi) · Olean (53 mi)

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