307 official trails lie within 25 miles of Kiryas Joel — 692 miles in total, 204 rated easy and 23 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 1,570 ft; the median trail gains 283 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Path | 12.6 | 635 ft | Expert | 3 mi |
| Suffern-Bear Mountain | 10.4 | 916 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Appalachian Trail | 8.5 | 1,183 ft | Expert | 20 mi |
| Breakneck Ridge | 4.5 | 1,532 ft | Hard | 12 mi |
| Jessup | 7.1 | 1,243 ft | Hard | 1 mi |
| Highlands | 5.5 | 1,225 ft | Hard | 10 mi |
| Fahnestock Trail | 7.1 | 826 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Roaring Brook Trail | 7.6 | 690 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| Seven Hills | 6.1 | 764 ft | Hard | 10 mi |
| Timp-Torne | 4.2 | 1,072 ft | Hard | 11 mi |
| Tuxedo-Mtn Ivy | 6.1 | 789 ft | Hard | 12 mi |
| Arden Surebridge | 5.8 | 686 ft | Hard | 5 mi |
| Howell | 3.5 | 1,047 ft | Hard | 11 mi |
| Washburn | 3.6 | 1,380 ft | Hard | 12 mi |
| Camp Smith Trail | 3.7 | 739 ft | Hard | 11 mi |
| Ramapo - Dunderberg | 3.7 | 938 ft | Hard | 11 mi |
| Red Back | 5.5 | 482 ft | Hard | 12 mi |
| Clear Lake Scout Reservation Trail | 4.7 | 383 ft | Hard | 19 mi |
| Old Croton Aqueduct | 28.6 | 157 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| Red Cross | 5.6 | 519 ft | Moderate | 7 mi |
| Fire Tower | 5.0 | 587 ft | Moderate | 12 mi |
| White Bar | 4.5 | 469 ft | Moderate | 7 mi |
| School Mountain Rd | 4.3 | 796 ft | Moderate | 15 mi |
| Kakiat | 3.4 | 771 ft | Moderate | 14 mi |
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