74 Trails Around Rochester That Are Not Just a Walk in the Park

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

1. Erie-Attica Rail Trail
2. Genesee Valley Greenway Rail Trail
3. Lehigh Valley Rail Trail
4. Keuka Outlet Trail and Preservation Area
5. Ontario Pathways Rail Trail
6. Auburn Rail Trail
7. Auburn-Fleming Rail Trail
8. Perinton Trolley
9. Pittsford Rail Trail Loop
10. Cato-Fair Haven Rail Trail
11. Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Rail Trail
12. Great Gorge Rail Trail

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Waterside & Wetland Trails Around Rochester

1. Genesee Riverway Trail
2. Beatty Point
3. Rob’s Trail Hemlock Lake
4. Manchester Gateway
5. Seneca Meadows
6. Thomas Creek Wetlands Walk
7. Braddock Bay Marina
8. Tifft Nature Preserve
9. Outer Harbor and Greenway
10. Sterling Nature Center
11. Bergen Swamp
12. Huckleberry Swamp
13. Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
14. Whistlewood
15. Wolcott Falls Hiking Trail
16. Palmyra Wetland Nature Trail
17. Hidden Sidewalk
18. Butterfly Nature Trail

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Genesee Land Trust Public Trails

1. Gosnell Big Woods Preserve
2. Manitou Beach Preserve
3. Hipp Brook Preserve
4. Eva and Harlan Braman Preserve
5. Brookdale Preserve
6. Island Cottage Woods Preserve
7. Christine Sevilla Wetlands Preserve
8. Kraai Preserve

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from Rochester, NY

Finger Lakes Land Trust Public Trails

1. Wesley Hill Nature Preserve
2. Bahar Preserve & Carpenter Falls
3. High Vista Nature Preserve
4. Grimes Glen
5. Great Hill Nature Preserve
6. Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve

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Roadside Attractions

Inland Natural Trails Around Rochester

1. Finger Lakes Trail
2. Brickyard Trail
3. Indian Hill
4. Historic Erie Canal Trails
5. Whiting Road Nature Preserve
6. Mackay Wildlife Preserve
7. Indian Fort Nature Preserve
8. Little Rock City
9. Great Bear Recreation Area
10. Cornwall Preserve
11. Monkey Run
12. Domine Trail
13. Turtle Pond
14. Royal Coach Trails
15. Groveland Secondary
16. Baltimore Woods
17. Trail of Hope
18. Town of Lockport Nature Trails
19. Alasa Farms
20. Sanctuary at Crowfield Farm

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Explore Rochester’s Waterways

Department of Environmental Conservation Lands

1. Sugar Hill State Forest
2. Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area
3. Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve
4. Rock City and McCarty Hill State Forest
5. Bare Hill Unique Area
6. Rush Oak Openings Unique Area
7. Hemlock-Canadice State Forest
8. Sonyea State Forest
9. High Tor Wildlife Management Area
10. Catharine Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area

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