Hiking trails near Watertown, New York

54 official trails lie within 25 miles of Watertown — 104 miles in total, 52 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 211 ft; the median trail gains 78 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Winona Way Trail	4.9	210 ft	Moderate	44 min · 26 mi
Pinckney Bike Trail	4.5	206 ft	Moderate	26 min · 12 mi
Raspberry Trail	2.3	108 ft	Easy	57 min · 28 mi
River Trail	2.5	79 ft	Easy	44 min · 31 mi
Commando trail	3.2	142 ft	Easy	20 min · 14 mi
Oak Rim Trail	2.2	162 ft	Easy	32 min · 17 mi
Snowbird Trail	2.4	147 ft	Easy	28 min · 18 mi
Remington PFAR	1.9	201 ft	Easy	47 min · 27 mi
Shady Shuttle Trail	2.2	125 ft	Easy	43 min · 26 mi
Explorer Trail	1.7	83 ft	Easy	32 min · 17 mi
Inman Glide Trail	2.0	106 ft	Easy	34 min · 21 mi
Whiteway Trail	2.0	93 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi
Alice's Alley Trail	2.6	83 ft	Easy	50 min · 26 mi
Hiscock Trail	1.7	187 ft	Easy	55 min · 29 mi
Norway	2.5	107 ft	Easy	50 min · 27 mi
Totman Gulf Trail	1.1	211 ft	Easy	34 min · 20 mi
Backus Bend Trail	1.8	140 ft	Easy	42 min · 26 mi
Black River Trail	5.0	44 ft	Easy	13 min · 6 mi
Gold Spike	1.4	135 ft	Easy	43 min · 26 mi
Hawley PFAR	1.4	166 ft	Easy	54 min · 34 mi
John Young Trail	1.0	156 ft	Easy	34 min · 21 mi
Snakefoot Trail	4.2	75 ft	Easy	45 min · 24 mi
Musher Ridge Trail	1.2	151 ft	Easy	45 min · 23 mi
Bills Belly Trail	2.0	78 ft	Easy	46 min · 32 mi

Quick picks near Watertown

Easy and short: Raspberry Trail — 2.3 mi, rated easy, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Inman Glide Trail to Rainbow Falls

Lakes: Commando trail to Saint James Lake

Nearby towns: Fulton (52 mi) · Canton (57 mi) · Oneida (63 mi) · Syracuse (65 mi)

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