Hiking trails near Elmira, New York

71 official trails lie within 25 miles of Elmira — 191 miles in total, 46 rated easy and 7 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 862 ft; the median trail gains 371 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Finger Lakes Trail	20.1	767 ft	Expert	46 min · 26 mi
Flt - Abbott Loop	6.5	558 ft	Hard	1 h 00 min · 35 mi
Catharine Valley Trail	11.1	452 ft	Hard	13 min · 9 mi
A Trail	4.9	522 ft	Hard	53 min · 28 mi
Finger Lakes	4.2	675 ft	Moderate	46 min · 27 mi
Crystal Hills Trail	3.3	703 ft	Moderate	45 min · 32 mi
E Trail	2.8	599 ft	Moderate	59 min · 31 mi
Crystal Hills Branch Trail	4.2	390 ft	Moderate	41 min · 25 mi
Rim Trail	2.1	506 ft	Moderate	40 min · 30 mi
Finger Lakes / North Country Trail	3.0	351 ft	Moderate	47 min · 27 mi
Gorge Trail	2.1	425 ft	Moderate	43 min · 33 mi
Twain Trail	2.1	537 ft	Moderate	7 min · 4 mi
Interloken	3.9	237 ft	Moderate	51 min · 29 mi
Indian Trail	1.4	431 ft	Moderate	35 min · 22 mi
Rowell Hill Loop	3.5	248 ft	Moderate	41 min · 26 mi
Mohawk	2.7	423 ft	Easy	56 min · 29 mi
Red Marker Trail	2.4	429 ft	Easy	48 min · 28 mi
Oneida	1.4	560 ft	Easy	1 h 01 min · 36 mi
Green Trail	1.5	482 ft	Easy	49 min · 32 mi
C Trail	1.2	469 ft	Easy	1 h 00 min · 31 mi
Seneca	2.1	337 ft	Easy	52 min · 29 mi
D Trail	1.6	415 ft	Easy	57 min · 30 mi
Houghton Land Preserve Trail	2.2	186 ft	Easy	31 min · 18 mi
B Trail	1.2	300 ft	Easy	52 min · 29 mi

Quick picks near Elmira

Easy and short: Mohawk — 2.7 mi, rated easy, 20 mi from town
Biggest climb: Finger Lakes Trail — 767 ft over 20.1 mi, 20 mi from town
Longest: Finger Lakes Trail — 20.1 mi, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Catharine Valley Trail to Shequaga Falls; Rim Trail to Lucifer Falls; Gorge Trail to Lucifer Falls

Summits: Rowell Hill Loop to Rowell Hill; Red Marker Trail to Connecticut Hill

Lakes: Yellow Trail to Waverly Reservoirs; Red Trail to Waverly Reservoirs

Viewpoints: Indian Trail to Point Lookout

Nearby towns: Ithaca (29 mi) · Binghamton (46 mi) · Hornell (47 mi) · Geneva (54 mi)

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