Wilcox Lake Wild Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
2,599 acres10.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Copeland Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Edinburg
Edinburg has 2,838 acres of parks, 2,123 for every 1,000 residents
23% of Edinburg’s land is conserved, about 8,945 acres. 82 miles of mapped trail cross Edinburg, 1.4 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Wilcox Lake Wild Forest (10.8 mi).
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
8,945 acres · of 60.2 sq mi of land
Trails
82 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,838 ac
2,123 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,297 ft
Cobble Mountain
Lakes & rivers
9
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Edinburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Room to roam2,123 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild23% of the land is conserved; a typical New York town, 5%.A trail town1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 87% of U.S. towns.History along the way5 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Edinburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edinburg is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Edinburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (82 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land2,123 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,838 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 85%
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Water is 10% of Edinburg’s area (7 of 67 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 21%.
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 Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, with 10.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Edinburg Town Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
8,945 conserved acres
23% of Edinburg’s land. Water is left out: Edinburg has 60.2 square miles of land and 6.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Edinburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation16,038 ac
Town or city138 ac
County91 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 6,105 acUnknown Easement · 6,092 acState Conservation Area · 2,601 acState Resource Management Area · 1,240 acLocal Park · 230 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,103 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 18 of 27 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcox Lake Wild Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 2,601 | Open |
| Finch Pruyn State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1,240 | Open |
| City Of Amsterdam Land Local Park | Town or city | 95 | Unknown |
| County Of Saratoga Land Local Park | County | 91 | Unknown |
| Amsterdam City Property Land Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Unknown |
Things to do
9 places to go in Edinburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Edinburg
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Edinburg
Cobble Mountain2,297 ft elevation
DirectionsColson Mountain2,119 ft elevation
DirectionsMiner Hill1,726 ft elevation
DirectionsBald Bluff1,640 ft elevation
DirectionsYoungs Mountain1,631 ft elevation
DirectionsFraker Mountain1,585 ft elevation
DirectionsBailey Hill1,529 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 9 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 11.7 mi
Edinburg Nature Trail0.7 mi
Tootsies Trail0.4 mi
Loon Valley0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →5 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 Edinburg: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Edinburg →
Next door
Edinburg and its neighbors
Edinburg has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburg | 23% | 1.4 | 2,123 | 7% | A− |
| Day | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Northampton | 4% | 0.2 | 214 | 56% | B |
| Corinth | 41% | 0.8 | 862 | 61% | A |
| Providence | 23% | 0.8 | 2,534 | 29% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Edinburg
Where can I hike in Edinburg?
The longest trail networks: Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, 10.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Edinburg is conserved land?
23% 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 Edinburg’s trails?
Wilcox Lake Wild Forest and Edinburg Town Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Edinburg?
122,869 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edinburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,849 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Edinburg have?
Ahead of 85% 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 Edinburg 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 →