Genesee Valley Greenway State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
101 acres5.2 mi of trail
Genesee Valley Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Rail and Titsworth Canal Warehouse · Photo: eyesofibad · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Belfast
Belfast has 1,018 acres of parks, 566 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (5.2 mi). 4% of Belfast’s land is conserved, about 1,013 acres. 9.1 miles of mapped trail cross Belfast, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,013 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
9.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,018 ac
566 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Belfast?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belfast have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belfast is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belfast’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land566 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,018 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home61% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, with 5.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,013 conserved acres
4% of Belfast’s land. Who manages Belfast’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation877 ac
State parks107 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government31 ac
Town or city3 ac
Regional agency3 ac
State Conservation Area · 871 acState Recreation Area · 107 acLocal Resource Management Area · 31 acRecreation or Education Easement · 6 acLocal Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coyle Hill State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 868 | Open |
| Genesee Valley Greenway State Park State Recreation Area | State parks | 107 | Open |
| Belfast Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 31 | Open |
| Rush Creek State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 4 | Open |
| Town Of Belfast Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
| Belfast Central School Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Belfast
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Belfast
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.1 miHorses · 6.1 mi
Genesee Valley Greenway6.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Genesee Valley GreenwayBike route
3.2 miCourts & fields
3Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Rail and Titsworth Canal WarehouseBuilding · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Belfast: May, August and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Belfast →
Next door
Belfast and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 4% | 0.3 | 566 | 61% | B+ |
| Caneadea | 13% | 0.4 | 1,190 | 86% | A |
| New Hudson | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Friendship | 6% | under 0.1 | 911 | 49% | B |
| Angelica | 6% | 0.1 | 747 | 49% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belfast
Where can I hike in Belfast?
The longest trail networks: Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, 5.2 miles; Village Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Belfast is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Belfast’s trails?
Genesee Valley Greenway State Park and Coyle Hill State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Belfast?
32,110 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belfast or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,018 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Belfast have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Belfast neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →