Seneca River Boat Launch
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Centreport Aqueduct · Photo: Darlingtrk · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brutus
Brutus has 144 acres of parks, 34 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Brutus’ land is conserved, about 285 acres. 4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Brutus, 0.2 per square mile of land. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #522 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
285 acres · of 22.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
144 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
0.6 mi lanes
Highest peak
571 ft
Berry Hump
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Brutus?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brutus have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brutus is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #522 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brutus’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (144 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home69% 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 54%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 31%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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 Seneca River Boat Launch, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
285 conserved acres
2% of Brutus’ land. Who manages Brutus’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)129 ac
Town or city75 ac
Other state land69 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits13 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
State conservation3 ac
Conservation Easement · 129 acLocal Park · 82 acState Recreation Area · 72 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 126 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 69 | Open |
| Brutus, Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Unknown |
| Boy Scouts of America Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 13 | Closed |
| Village of Weedsport Land Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Trolley Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Town of Brutus Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Unknown |
| Seneca River Boat Launch State Recreation Area | State conservation | 3 | Open |
| Centerport Aqueduct Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Brutus
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brutus
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Brutus
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Peaks in Brutus
Berry Hump571 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.4 miUnpaved · 3.9 mi
Erie Canalway Trail3.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to FairgroundsBike route
3.4 miCourts & fields
7Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Brutus: May, June, 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Brutus →
Next door
Brutus and its neighbors
Brutus has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Brutus
Where can I hike in Brutus?
The longest trail networks: Seneca River Boat Launch, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brutus is conserved land?
2% 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 Brutus’ trails?
Seneca River Boat Launch doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brutus?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes and 2.1 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to Fairgrounds.
Is there public land near Brutus?
10,718 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brutus or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 144 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brutus have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #522 of 758 in New York. 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 Brutus 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 →