Hikes in New York

The Empire State offers a kingdom of trails for hikers and mountain bikers. Even in Manhattan, there is hiking on the High Line Trail. Above the Catskills and the Finger Lakes, the state's premier hiking region is the Adirondack Mountains. New York State's Adirondack Park preserves over six million acres of forests, lakes, mountains, and streams on private and public land. ... Read more.
Buttermilk Falls in the Adirondack Mountains
Would you like to try some buttermilk? Take the half-mile round trip hike to Buttermilk Falls in New York's Adirondack Mountains. The short, wide waterfall is a beautiful and easy-to-reach destination on the Raquette River near Long Lake. Buttermilk Falls is one of the area's most popular trails, and rightfully so. The short hike to Buttermilk Falls begins from a trailhead on North Point Road west of Long Lake and north of Blue Mountain Lake. ...Read more.
Distance: 0.5 miles · Elevation change: 25 feet
By: Published: October 12, 2012 Last updated: April 9, 2026