More than half of Denning’s land is conserved: 67%
67% of Denning’s land is conserved, about 45,524 acres. The biggest trail networks: Sundown Wild Forest (18.6 mi), Slide Mountain Wilderness (15.2 mi), Big Indian Wilderness (11.4 mi). 13,815 acres are parks and preserves, 23,536 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
67%
45,524 acres · of 105.7 sq mi of land
Trails
69 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
13,815 ac
23,536 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,871 ft
Doubletop Mountain
Lakes & rivers
9
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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67% of Denning’s land. Who manages Denning’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation45,533 ac
Town or city761 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits139 ac
State Wilderness · 29,897 acState Conservation Area · 12,966 acRecreation or Education Easement · 1,076 acState Recreation Area · 872 acOther Easement · 627 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,115 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 31 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Slide Mountain Wilderness
State Wilderness
State conservation
15,364
Open
Big Indian Wilderness
State Wilderness
State conservation
14,532
Open
Sundown Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
11,530
Open
Willowemoc Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
2,152
Open
Yeagerville Road
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city
437
Unknown
New York City Watershed
Watershed Protection Area
Town or city
193
Closed
New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection 1
Watershed Protection Area
Town or city
130
Closed
Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
78
Open
Catskill Mountains
State Conservation Area
State conservation
78
Restricted
Things to do
76 places to go in Denning
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Soccer
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Denning: May and July to 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
14.5
15.2
14.9
13.9
12.4
11.0
9.7
9.1
High (°F)
30
33
40
53
64
72
76
75
68
57
45
34
Rain (in)
4.0
3.1
4.3
4.3
4.5
5.4
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.7
4.5
4.8
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Denning →
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Denning
Where can I hike in Denning?
The longest trail networks: Sundown Wild Forest, 18.6 miles; Slide Mountain Wilderness, 15.2 miles; Big Indian Wilderness, 11.4 miles; Willowemoc Wild Forest, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Denning’s trails?
Sundown Wild Forest and Slide Mountain Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Denning?
190,662 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Denning or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43,980 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Denning neighbors.
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0