Settles Mountain Nature Preserve
Managed by Schoharie Land Trust
130 acres2.1 mi of trail
Orange TrailWhite TrailBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bramanville Mill · Photo: Adam Lenhardt · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cobleskill
Cobleskill has 665 acres of parks, 106 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Settles Mountain Nature Preserve (2.1 mi). 4% of Cobleskill’s land is conserved, about 851 acres. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #392 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
851 acres · of 30.6 sq mi of land
Trails
8.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
665 ac
106 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,988 ft
Warnerville Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Cobleskill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cobleskill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cobleskill is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #392 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cobleskill’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 land106 acres of park per 1,000 residents (665 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home55% 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 65%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 48%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Settles Mountain Nature Preserve, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Petersburg State Forest
Nature preserve
124 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Iorio Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
851 conserved acres
4% of Cobleskill’s land. Who manages Cobleskill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city558 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits232 ac
State conservation126 ac
Regional agency3 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Local Park · 536 acAgricultural Easement · 144 acState Conservation Area · 126 acConservation Easement · 44 acPrivate Conservation · 43 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 189 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Cobleskill Land Local Park | Town or city | 490 | Unknown |
| Petersburg State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 126 | Open |
| Town of Cobleskill Land Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Unknown |
| Iorio Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Golden Park Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Cobleskill Central School Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 3 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Clinton Circle Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Lawyersville Village Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Cobleskill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cobleskill
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Cobleskill
The PointIn Settles Mountain Nature Preserve
DirectionsPeaks in Cobleskill
Warnerville Hill1,988 ft elevation
DirectionsMount Shank1,450 ft elevation
DirectionsDonats Mountain1,430 ft elevation
DirectionsHogback1,276 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.3 mi
Orange Trail1.2 mi
Blue Trail1.0 mi
White Trail0.4 mi
Red Trail0.4 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.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
2Football
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Softball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Cobleskill: May 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) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cobleskill →
Next door
Cobleskill and its neighbors
Cobleskill has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobleskill | 4% | 0.3 | 106 | 55% | B+ |
| Schoharie | 1% | under 0.1 | 25 | 34% | C |
| Richmondville | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 36% | C |
| Seward | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 3% | D |
| Middleburgh | 5% | 0.4 | 470 | 51% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cobleskill
Where can I hike in Cobleskill?
The longest trail networks: Settles Mountain Nature Preserve, 2.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cobleskill 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 Cobleskill’s trails?
Settles Mountain Nature Preserve and Petersburg State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cobleskill?
31,418 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cobleskill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 665 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cobleskill have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #392 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 Cobleskill 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 →