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Closest Hiking Trails Near New York, New York, United States

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1. Gateway National Recreation Area - Jamaica Bay (11.5 miles)

Take a self guided trail at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

New York, New York, United States

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1.0 miles

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2. Gateway National Recreation Area - Staten Island (13.2 miles)

A paved path begins at the entrance to Great Kills Park and extends 1.5 miles to the Beach Center

New York, New York, United States

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3.0 miles

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3. Gateway National Recreation Area - Sandy Hook (18.6 miles)

Trails begin at the Sandy Hook Visitor Center and at Area M near Nine Gun Battery

New York, New York, United States

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1.0 miles

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4. Harriman State Park - Trail Network (36.4 miles)

Harriman State Park is the second-largest park in the parks system, with 31 lakes and reservoirs, 200 miles of hiking trails

New York, New York, United States

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5. Connetquot River State Park Preserve - Trail Network (44.9 miles)

Connetquot River State Park Preserve maintains 3,473 acres of land and water for the protection and propagation of game birds, fish and animals

New York, New York, United States

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1.0 miles

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6. Fire Island National Seashore - Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness (59.8 miles)

The Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness contains a variety of barrier island ecosystems in a relatively natural condition

New York, New York, United States

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7. Sleeping Giant State Park (76.1 miles)

Extensive Trail System with mix of easy and advanced terrain

Hamden, Connecticut, United States

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35.0 miles

600 ft

8. Mount Tom Tower (77.8 miles)

Bantam, Connecticut, United States

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1.0 miles

400 ft

9. Kent Falls State Park (79.6 miles)

Kent, Connecticut, United States

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0.3 miles

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10. Black Rock State Park (79.9 miles)

Mattatuck Trail through Black Rock State Park

Thomaston, Connecticut, United States

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3.2 miles

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11. White Memorial Foundation - Butternut Brook (80.8 miles)

Trail in White Memorial that follows Butternut Brook

Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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0.5 miles

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12. White Memorial Foundation (81.4 miles)

Lake Trail & Windhill Mill Trail at White Memorial

Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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1.9 miles

140 ft

13. Topsmeed State Forest (84.2 miles)

Edith M. Chase Ecology Trail offers a 7/10 mile walk with interpretive signs.

Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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0.7 miles

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14. Mohawk Mountain (86.5 miles)

Hiking in Mohawk State Forest-Northern Section

Cornwall, Connecticut, United States

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5.5 miles

700 ft