Plantation Island Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
263 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Remington Stables · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in German Flatts
German Flatts has 754 acres of parks, 62 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of German Flatts’ land is conserved, about 1,308 acres. 6.1 miles of mapped trail cross German Flatts, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #306 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,308 acres · of 33.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
754 ac
62 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.0 mi
7.0 mi paths
Highest peak
1,486 ft
Rock Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is German Flatts?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does German Flatts have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, German Flatts is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #306 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of German Flatts’ overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land62 acres of park per 1,000 residents (754 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home90% 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 74%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 60%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
183 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Weller Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Montgomery Street Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,308 conserved acres
6% of German Flatts’ land. Who manages German Flatts’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation450 ac
Town or city444 ac
Other state land334 ac
Regional Water Districts289 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits4 ac
State Recreation Area · 334 acLocal Other or Unknown · 288 acState Resource Management Area · 267 acLocal Park · 246 acLocal Recreation Area · 198 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 20 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 | 334 | Open |
| Board Of Water Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 288 | Unknown |
| Plantation Island Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 267 | Open |
| Ilion Village Land Local Park | Town or city | 206 | Unknown |
| Russell Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 193 | Open |
| Herkimer Fp Detached Parcel State Conservation Area | State conservation | 183 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Village Of Mohawk Land Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Unknown |
| Weller Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Unknown Greenway Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in German Flatts
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in German Flatts
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in German Flatts
Ilion Marina Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in German Flatts
Rock Hill1,486 ft elevation
DirectionsShoemaker Hill1,394 ft elevation
DirectionsBell Hill1,224 ft elevation
DirectionsVickerman Hill1,142 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in German Flatts
Empire State Trail
DirectionsTrails & water
12 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.5 mi
Horseshoe Trail1.0 mi
Rabbit Trail0.9 mi
Eagle Trail0.7 mi
Bullion Road Trail0.5 mi
North Ridge Trail0.3 mi
Hakes Road Trail0.2 mi
Backtrack trail0.2 mi
Corner Trail0.2 mi
Rainbow Trail0.1 mi
Cemetery Trail0.1 mi
2 more trails
High Point Trail
0.1 miApex Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Baseball
6Soccer
5Tennis
3Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Fort Herkimer ChurchBuilding · listed 1972
About itRemington StablesBuilding · listed 1976
About itThomas Richardson HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itUS Post Office-IlionBuilding · listed 1989
About itFirst United Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 2003
About itLibrary Bureau-Remington Rand-Sperry UNIVAC Manufacturing ComplexDistrict · listed 2021
About itVan Slyke HouseBuilding · listed 2021
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in German Flatts: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in German Flatts →
Next door
German Flatts and its neighbors
German Flatts has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
German Flatts6.1 miIlion4.6 miWarren0.9 miMohawk0.4 miHerkimer0.3 miColumbia0.3 miHerkimer0.2 miFrankfort0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Flatts | 6% | 0.2 | 62 | 90% | B+ |
| Herkimer | 4% | under 0.1 | 82 | 88% | B |
| Ilion | 18% | 1.8 | 39 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Columbia | 2% | under 0.1 | 31 | 6% | C− |
| Herkimer | 8% | 0.1 | 19 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Frankfort | 1% | under 0.1 | 37 | 55% | C |
| Mohawk | 10% | 0.5 | 24 | 99%+ | A |
| Warren | 1% | under 0.1 | 128 | 22% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in German Flatts
How much of German Flatts is conserved land?
6% 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 German Flatts’ trails?
Plantation Island Wildlife Management Area and Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in German Flatts?
7.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near German Flatts?
8,816 acres of parks and open public land lie inside German Flatts or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,023 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does German Flatts have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #306 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 German Flatts 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 →