Park trails like Mendon, Letchworth and Webster are excellent, but sometimes you need something less populated, more rustic, or in an unusual surrounding. Here are a few trails around Rochester that will inspire you to not take a walk in the park!
Rail-Trails Around Rochester
- Erie-Attica Rail Trail
- Genesee Valley Greenway Rail Trail
- Lehigh Valley Rail Trail
- Keuka Outlet Trail and Preservation Area
- Ontario Pathways Rail Trail
- Auburn Rail Trail
- Auburn-Fleming Rail Trail
- Perinton Trolley
- Pittsford Rail Trail Loop
- Cato-Fair Haven Rail Trail
- Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Rail Trail
- Great Gorge Rail Trail
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43 New York State Parks
Within a 2-hour Drive
Waterside & Wetland Trails Around Rochester
- Genesee Riverway Trail
- Beatty Point
- Rob’s Trail Hemlock Lake
- Manchester Gateway
- Seneca Meadows
- Thomas Creek Wetlands Walk
- Braddock Bay Marina
- Tifft Nature Preserve
- Outer Harbor and Greenway
- Sterling Nature Center
- Bergen Swamp
- Huckleberry Swamp
- Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
- Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
- Whistlewood
- Wolcott Falls Hiking Trail
- Palmyra Wetland Nature Trail
- Hidden Sidewalk
- Butterfly Nature Trail
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20 Monroe County Parks
Genesee Land Trust Public Trails
- Gosnell Big Woods Preserve
- Manitou Beach Preserve
- Hipp Brook Preserve
- Eva and Harlan Braman Preserve
- Brookdale Preserve
- Island Cottage Woods Preserve
- Christine Sevilla Wetlands Preserve
- Kraai Preserve
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132 Day Trips from Rochester
Finger Lakes Land Trust Public Trails
- Wesley Hill Nature Preserve
- Bahar Preserve & Carpenter Falls
- High Vista Nature Preserve
- Grimes Glen
- Great Hill Nature Preserve
- Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve
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31 Quirky Rochester-Area
Roadside Attractions
Inland Natural Trails Around Rochester
- Finger Lakes Trail
- Brickyard Trail
- Indian Hill
- Historic Erie Canal Trails
- Whiting Road Nature Preserve
- Mackay Wildlife Preserve
- Indian Fort Nature Preserve
- Little Rock City
- Great Bear Recreation Area
- Cornwall Preserve
- Monkey Run
- Domine Trail
- Turtle Pond
- Royal Coach Trails
- Groveland Secondary
- Baltimore Woods
- Trail of Hope
- Town of Lockport Nature Trails
- Alasa Farms
- Sanctuary at Crowfield Farm
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Water Trails: 58 Places to
Explore Rochester’s Waterways
Department of Environmental Conservation Lands
- Sugar Hill State Forest
- Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area
- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve
- Rock City and McCarty Hill State Forest
- Bare Hill Unique Area
- Rush Oak Openings Unique Area
- Hemlock-Canadice State Forest
- Sonyea State Forest
- High Tor Wildlife Management Area
- Catharine Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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