Melchoir Park
Managed by City of Gloversville
9 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gloversville Free Library · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Gloversville
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Gloversville
The biggest trail networks: Melchoir Park (1.3 mi), Nathan Littauer Park (0.5 mi). 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Gloversville, 0.5 per square mile of land. 118 acres are parks and preserves, 7.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #383 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
113 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
118 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.5 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 3.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Gloversville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gloversville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gloversville is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #383 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gloversville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land7.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (118 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 50%
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 Melchoir Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nathan Littauer Park
Park
4 acres0.5 mi of trail
Nathan Littauer Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Herman Meyers Park
Managed by City of Gloversville
18 acres
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Darling Field
Managed by City of Gloversville
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Melchoir Park9 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · City of Gloversville
Nathan Littauer Park4 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsWohlfraths Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Gloversville
DirectionsSt Thomas Square2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Gloversville
DirectionsTrail Station Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Gloversville
DirectionsHerman Meyers Park18 acres · City of Gloversville
Darling Field15 acres · City of Gloversville
DirectionsLittaeur Park2 acres · City of Gloversville
DirectionsUnion Street Park2 acres · City of Gloversville
DirectionsLittauer Pool Park2 acres · City of Gloversville
DirectionsAshley Park1 acres
Veteran's Park1 acres · City of Gloversville
DirectionsSpring Street Park1 acres · City of Gloversville
Elk Street Park1 acres · City of Gloversville
DirectionsEstee Park1 acres · City of Gloversville
DirectionsWho protects it
113 conserved acres
3% of Gloversville’s land. Who manages Gloversville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city148 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7 ac
Regional agency5 ac
Local Park · 148 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 7 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Gloversville Land Local Park | Town or city | 93 | Unknown |
| Myers Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Darling Field Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Melchoir Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Gloversville Little League Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7 | Closed |
| The City School District Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 5 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Kingsboro Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Gloversville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Gloversville
Boulevard Playground
DirectionsKingsborough Elementary Playground
DirectionsPark Terrace Playground
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Fishing spots in Gloversville
Wohlfraths PondIn Wohlfraths Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Gloversville
Fremont Street Garden
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Nathan Littauer Walking Path0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Baseball
9Basketball
8Soccer
3Football
2Tennis
1Softball
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places 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.
Kingsboro Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1975
About itGloversville Free LibraryBuilding · listed 1976
About itDowntown Gloversville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itGloversville ArmoryBuilding · listed 1995
About itFirst United Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 1998
About itGustav Levor HouseBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Gloversville: 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 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gloversville →
Next door
Gloversville and its neighbors
Gloversville has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Gloversville
Where can I hike in Gloversville?
The longest trail networks: Melchoir Park, 1.3 miles; Nathan Littauer Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gloversville is conserved land?
3% 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 Gloversville’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Herman Meyers Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Gloversville?
3.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Gloversville?
38,289 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gloversville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 118 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Gloversville have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #383 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 Gloversville 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 →