Hiking trails near Norwich, New York

76 official trails lie within 25 miles of Norwich — 163 miles in total, 63 rated easy and 3 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 777 ft; the median trail gains 229 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Finger Lakes Trail	6.9	706 ft	Hard	1 h 07 min · 34 mi
Lehigh Valley Trail	4.3	459 ft	Moderate	45 min · 25 mi
Horse Trail 15 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	2.8	267 ft	Moderate	46 min · 26 mi
Horse Trail 17 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	2.6	281 ft	Moderate	46 min · 26 mi
State Forest Truck Trail	2.5	393 ft	Easy	48 min · 30 mi
Truck Trail 13	3.2	273 ft	Easy	46 min · 25 mi
Finger Lakes Trail (White)	2.3	262 ft	Easy	29 min · 17 mi
Madison County Link Trail	1.9	256 ft	Easy	47 min · 28 mi
Horse Trail 6 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.5	288 ft	Easy	46 min · 23 mi
Horse Trail 26 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	2.5	229 ft	Easy	50 min · 23 mi
Horse Trail 21 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	2.2	179 ft	Easy	45 min · 21 mi
Chippewa Falls Trail	1.5	372 ft	Easy	58 min · 33 mi
Truck Trail 1	2.2	240 ft	Easy	39 min · 20 mi
Truck Trail 8	1.7	371 ft	Easy	50 min · 27 mi
Truck Trail 7	2.2	201 ft	Easy	43 min · 21 mi
Horse Trail 14 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.7	251 ft	Easy	44 min · 26 mi
Horse Trail 2 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.4	309 ft	Easy	50 min · 26 mi
Ski Trail	1.9	195 ft	Easy	54 min · 38 mi
Horse Trail 16 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.6	254 ft	Easy	40 min · 21 mi
Finger Lakes Trail Blue Loop	2.1	133 ft	Easy	25 min · 14 mi
Flt - O1 Cuyler Hill Rd To Maxon Creek Sf	1.3	277 ft	Easy	55 min · 32 mi
Horse Trail 9 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.3	300 ft	Easy	41 min · 21 mi
Horse Trail 30 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.0	351 ft	Easy	42 min · 23 mi
Mcdonough X-Country Ski Trail	2.2	170 ft	Easy	35 min · 11 mi

Quick picks near Norwich

Easy and short: State Forest Truck Trail — 2.5 mi, rated easy, 21 mi from town
Biggest climb: Finger Lakes Trail — 706 ft over 6.9 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Finger Lakes Trail to Randall Hill; Truck Trail 13 to Moscow Hill; Horse Trail 6 (Charles E. Baker State Forest) to Grassy Hill; Horse Trail 30 (Charles E. Baker State Forest) to Moscow Hill

Lakes: Horse Trail 21 (Charles E. Baker State Forest) to Lost Pond; Truck Trail 1 to Lost Pond; Twin Fawns Trail to Lake of the Twin Fawns; Gilbert Lake Trail to Gilbert Lake

Nearby towns: Oneonta (24 mi) · Binghamton (36 mi) · Oneida (38 mi) · Utica (42 mi)

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