Hiking trails near Geneva, New York

44 official trails lie within 25 miles of Geneva — 97 miles in total, 38 rated easy and 1 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 1,127 ft; the median trail gains 94 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Finger Lakes Trail: Bristol Hills Branch (Orange)	5.5	1,127 ft	Hard	59 min · 30 mi
Bhb Trail	3.1	912 ft	Moderate	1 h 01 min · 33 mi
Black Trail (Ontario County Park)	3.5	258 ft	Moderate	57 min · 32 mi
Bristol Hills Trail	1.9	597 ft	Moderate	57 min · 32 mi
Interloken	4.4	149 ft	Moderate	41 min · 28 mi
Seneca Trail	3.8	155 ft	Moderate	49 min · 28 mi
Brown Trail (Ontario County Park)	2.8	187 ft	Easy	57 min · 32 mi
Yellow Loop (Ontario County Park)	1.9	174 ft	Easy	59 min · 32 mi
Green Trail	1.2	211 ft	Easy	42 min · 26 mi
Onanda Park Uplands Trail	1.3	256 ft	Easy	45 min · 24 mi
Erie Canalway Trail	7.1	31 ft	Easy	49 min · 36 mi
North Loop (Stid Hill Multiple Use Area)	1.9	184 ft	Easy	46 min · 27 mi
No-Tan-Takto	2.4	143 ft	Easy	48 min · 30 mi
Lower Blue	1.4	202 ft	Easy	46 min · 27 mi
Park Trail (Ontario County Park)	1.2	149 ft	Easy	55 min · 32 mi
White trail (Canandaigua Vista Nature Preserve)	1.2	186 ft	Easy	41 min · 24 mi
Red Loop (Ontario County Park)	1.0	146 ft	Easy	59 min · 32 mi
The Seneca Trail	1.2	107 ft	Easy	43 min · 27 mi
Orange Trail	1.1	94 ft	Easy	44 min · 26 mi
Blue Trail (Stid Hill Multiple Use Area)	1.2	93 ft	Easy	46 min · 27 mi
Green Loop (Ontario County Park)	1.2	126 ft	Easy	57 min · 32 mi
Fishermans Trail	1.6	82 ft	Easy	49 min · 28 mi
History Trail	3.1	56 ft	Easy	28 min · 15 mi
Purple Loop (Ontario County Park)	1.0	53 ft	Easy	59 min · 32 mi

Quick picks near Geneva

Easy and short: Brown Trail (Ontario County Park) — 2.8 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Biggest climb: Finger Lakes Trail: Bristol Hills Branch (Orange) — 1,127 ft over 5.5 mi, 24 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: North Loop (Stid Hill Multiple Use Area) to Stid Hill; Blue Trail (Stid Hill Multiple Use Area) to Stid Hill

Lakes: Seneca Trail to Fairport Reservoirs; Fishermans Trail to Fairport Reservoirs

Viewpoints: Onanda Park Uplands Trail to Upper Falls Overlook; Main Loop to Northern Overlook

Nearby towns: Auburn (22 mi) · Ithaca (38 mi) · Rochester (38 mi) · Geneseo (42 mi)

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