New York trails · Lake hikes
1159 trails in New York reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.
| Trail | Length | Gain | Reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Path | 10.9 mi | 1,868 ft | Indian Head Mountain, Twin Mountain |
| Paumanok Path | 33.9 mi | 290 ft | Bald Hill, Division Pond |
| East Trail To Giant Mtn. Via Rocky Peak Ridge | 6.5 mi | 3,934 ft | Rocky Peak, Bald Peak |
| Northville-Placid Trail | 39.5 mi | 1,419 ft | Mud Lake, Flat Iron |
| Indian Pass Trail | 9.8 mi | 1,179 ft | Indian Pass, Rocky Falls |
| Short Swing Trail | 5.6 mi | 546 ft | Horseshoe Pond, Honey Pond |
| Suffern-Bear Mountain | 5.8 mi | 883 ft | Jackie Jones Mountain, Pingyp Mountain |
| Elk Lake To Dix Mountain Trail | 6.1 mi | 2,794 ft | Dix Mountain, Beck-horn |
| Sand Lake Trail | 7.2 mi | 275 ft | Big Shallow, Little Shallow |
| East River Trail | 8.1 mi | 1,121 ft | Hanging Spear Falls, Flowed Lands |
| West Mountain Trail | 10.4 mi | 1,076 ft | West Mountain, Constable Pond |
| Lake Trail (east) | 1.2 mi | 108 ft | Rensselaerville Falls, Myosotis Lake |
| Pole Hill Pond Trail | 5.8 mi | 1,159 ft | Pole Hill Pond, Pole Hill |
| Seventh Lake Mountain Multiple-Use Trail | 11.6 mi | 839 ft | Raquette Lake Reservoir, Seventh Lake Mountain |
| Duck Hole Via Preston Ponds | 4.5 mi | 609 ft | Hunter Pond, Lower Pond |
| Highlands | 5.5 mi | 1,225 ft | Whitehorse Mountain, Storm King Mountain |
| Duck Hole Via Preston Ponds Trail | 4.6 mi | 604 ft | Hunter Pond, Lower Pond |
| Elk Lake To Marcy Trail | 9.6 mi | 2,399 ft | Elk Lake |
| Avalanche Pass Trail | 3.8 mi | 650 ft | Avalanche Pass, Avalanche Lake |
| Long Path | 6.3 mi | 735 ft | Big Hill, Lake Skannatati |
| Bradley Pond Trail | 7.0 mi | 1,330 ft | Preston Ponds, Bradley Pond |
| Schaefer Trail | 4.8 mi | 2,557 ft | Gore Mountain, North Creek Reservoir |
| Arden Surebridge | 5.8 mi | 686 ft | Surebridge Mountain, Lake Askoti |
| Ridge Trail To Giant Mountain | 2.4 mi | 2,930 ft | Giant Washbowl, Giant Mountain |
| Cheney Pond-Irishtown Trail | 9.1 mi | 576 ft | Lester Flow, Mud Pond |
| Stillman Trail | 2.8 mi | 496 ft | Mount Misery, Black Rock |
| Long Pond Trail | 3.6 mi | 312 ft | Lilypad Pond, Little Rock Pond |
| Algonquin Trail Via Lake Colden | 1.7 mi | 2,316 ft | MacIntyre Mountains, Algonquin Peak |
| Hunters Pass Trail | 4.3 mi | 2,129 ft | Hunters Pass, Dix Pond |
| Dog Pond Loop Trail | 10.7 mi | 608 ft | Curtis Pond, Dog Pond |
| Murphy - Middle - Bennet Trail | 6.8 mi | 612 ft | Middle Lake, Murphy Lake |
| Stony Pond Trail | 2.8 mi | 154 ft | Big Sherman Pond, Little Sherman Pond |
| Benny's Trail | 2.9 mi | 348 ft | Clear Pond, Copper Pond |
| Pitchoff Mountain Trail | 4.2 mi | 1,647 ft | Pitchoff Mountain, Upper Cascade Lake |
| Moneyhole Mountain Trail | 4.1 mi | 383 ft | Moneyhole Mountain, Catfish Pond |
| Clear Lake Scout Reservation Trail | 4.7 mi | 383 ft | Clear Lake, Mud Lake |
| Hewitt Pond Trail | 3.6 mi | 516 ft | Barnes Pond, Stony Pond |
| Windfall Pond-Queer Lake Trail | 5.7 mi | 412 ft | Windfall Pond, Chub Lake |
| Roaring Brook Trail | 7.6 mi | 690 ft | Stillwater Pond, Pelton Pond |
| Crane Mountain Trail | 2.9 mi | 1,373 ft | Crane Mountain, Crane Mountain Pond |
| Maybrook Trailway | 24.6 mi | 512 ft | Ice Pond, Whaley Lake |
| Calamity Brook Trail | 5.0 mi | 1,041 ft | Calamity Pond, Flowed Lands |
| Moose Pond Horse Trail | 9.7 mi | 271 ft | Shaw Pond, Moose Pond |
| Mount Marcy Trail Via Opalescent River | 3.4 mi | 1,597 ft | Lake Tear of the Clouds, Mount Marcy |
| 20 - Highbanks Trail | 5.1 mi | 219 ft | Mount Morris Lake, Mt. Morris Dam Overlook |
| Pharaoh Mountain Trail | 3.3 mi | 1,406 ft | Pharaoh Mountain, Glidden Marsh |
| Lake Trail (west) | 1.3 mi | 49 ft | Rensselaerville Falls, Hicks Pond |
| Soda Range Trail | 3.9 mi | 863 ft | Weston Mountain, Lost Pond |
| The Labyrinth | 0.3 mi | 259 ft | Mohonk Lake, Sentinel Rock |
| Sky Top Path | 0.3 mi | 234 ft | Mohonk Lake, Sentinel Rock |
| Mount Jo - Long Trail | 1.3 mi | 659 ft | Mount Jo, Heart Lake |
| Finger Lakes Trail | 18.8 mi | 451 ft | Mount Morris Lake |
| St. Regis Mountain Trail | 3.2 mi | 1,255 ft | Saint Regis Mountain, Marvin Pond |
| Castle Point | 4.6 mi | 450 ft | Lake Minnewaska, Kempton Ledge |
| Boquet Forks Trail | 4.9 mi | 2,446 ft | Lillypad Pond |
| Peaked Mountain Trail | 3.3 mi | 1,236 ft | Peaked Mountain, Peaked Mountain Pond |
| Berry Pond trail (blue) | 2.0 mi | 833 ft | Berry Pond, Lake George view |
| Wolf Pond - Cage Lake Trail | 4.3 mi | 162 ft | Buck Pond, Wolf Pond |
| Mount Jo | 0.5 mi | 694 ft | Mount Jo, Heart Lake |
| Undercliff Approach | 1.9 mi | 2,006 ft | Moose Mountain, Loch Bonnie |