Montgomery Street Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ilion
18% of Ilion’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Ilion, 1.8 per square mile of land. 18% of Ilion’s land is conserved, about 294 acres.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #23 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
294 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
293 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Ilion?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Land that stays wild18% of the land is conserved; a typical New York town, 5%.Parks close to homeVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.A trail town1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 92% of U.S. towns.History along the way5 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ilion have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ilion is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #23 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ilion’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (293 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 97%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
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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.
Who protects it
294 conserved acres
18% of Ilion’s land. Who manages Ilion’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city419 ac
Other state land45 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits4 ac
Local Park · 228 acLocal Recreation Area · 191 acState Recreation Area · 45 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilion Village Land Local Park | Town or city | 206 | Unknown |
| Russell Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 191 | Open |
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 45 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Unknown Greenway Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Village Of Ilion Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ilion Little League Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Closed |
| Montgomery Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ilion
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ilion
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Ilion
Ilion Marina Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
11 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.5 mi
Horseshoe Trail1.0 mi
Rabbit Trail0.8 mi
Eagle 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
High Point Trail0.1 mi
1 more trails
Apex Trail
0.1 miBiking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
5Tennis
3Basketball
3Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ilion: 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) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 57 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ilion →
Next door
Ilion and its neighbors
Ilion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilion | 18% | 1.8 | 39 | 99%+ | A+ |
| German Flatts | 6% | 0.2 | 62 | 90% | B+ |
| Herkimer | 4% | under 0.1 | 82 | 88% | B |
| Mohawk | 10% | 0.5 | 24 | 99%+ | A |
| Frankfort | 1% | under 0.1 | 37 | 55% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ilion
How much of Ilion is conserved land?
18% 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 Ilion’s trails?
Montgomery Street Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ilion?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ilion?
4,572 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ilion or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 293 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ilion have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #23 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 Ilion 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 →