Hiking trails near Utica, New York

64 official trails lie within 25 miles of Utica — 154 miles in total, 59 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 462 ft; the median trail gains 72 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Mad Tom Lake Trail	5.2	462 ft	Moderate	48 min · 31 mi
Basswood Pond Trail	4.0	184 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 36 mi
Oneida Rail Trail	11.1	51 ft	Moderate	45 min · 27 mi
Canal Trail (Breia)	7.4	326 ft	Moderate	48 min · 32 mi
Truck Trail 13	3.2	273 ft	Easy	53 min · 29 mi
Forty Mountain Trail	3.0	277 ft	Easy	58 min · 29 mi
Breia Ski Trails	2.4	221 ft	Easy	58 min · 36 mi
Mounts Creek Trail	3.2	214 ft	Easy	1 h 10 min · 32 mi
Erie Canalway Trail	5.3	43 ft	Moderate	11 min · 6 mi
Horse Trail 6 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.5	288 ft	Easy	1 h 03 min · 33 mi
Horse Trail 26 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	2.5	229 ft	Easy	1 h 06 min · 35 mi
Horse Trail 21 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	2.2	179 ft	Easy	1 h 06 min · 32 mi
Green Trail	1.2	426 ft	Easy	51 min · 33 mi
Truck Trail 8	1.7	371 ft	Easy	56 min · 33 mi
Jerseyfield Railbed Trail	2.8	253 ft	Easy	1 h 06 min · 33 mi
Little York Trail	2.7	214 ft	Easy	46 min · 27 mi
Horse Trail 2 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.4	309 ft	Easy	57 min · 29 mi
Horse Trail 30 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.0	351 ft	Easy	49 min · 28 mi
Truck Trail 12	1.5	165 ft	Easy	55 min · 29 mi
Horse Trail 36 (Brookfield Railroad State Forest)	1.3	219 ft	Easy	46 min · 26 mi
South Woods trail	1.7	167 ft	Easy	7 min · 2 mi
Truck Trail 14	1.0	243 ft	Easy	1 h 01 min · 34 mi
Old Erie Canal State Historic Park	5.8	36 ft	Easy	34 min · 21 mi
Horse Trail 31 (Charles E. Baker State Forest)	1.2	184 ft	Easy	52 min · 28 mi

Quick picks near Utica

Easy and short: Truck Trail 13 — 3.2 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Biggest climb: Mad Tom Lake Trail — 462 ft over 5.2 mi, 24 mi from town
Longest: Oneida Rail Trail — 11.1 mi, 24 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Canal Trail (Breia) to Pixley Falls; Green Trail to Pixley Falls

Summits: Truck Trail 13 to Moscow Hill; Forty Mountain Trail to Forty Mountain; Breia Ski Trails to Jackson Hill; Horse Trail 6 (Charles E. Baker State Forest) to Grassy Hill

Lakes: Mad Tom Lake Trail to Mad Tom Lake; Mounts Creek Trail to Mounts Creek Lake; Horse Trail 21 (Charles E. Baker State Forest) to Lost Pond; Yellow Trail to Delta Reservoir

Nearby towns: Oneida (23 mi) · Norwich (41 mi) · Oneonta (45 mi) · Syracuse (47 mi)

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