Kiff Brook Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
338 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Bloomville Methodist Epicopal Church · Photo: Vonsky87 · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Kortright
11% of Kortright’s land is conserved: 4,269 acres
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 8.7 miles of mapped trail cross Kortright, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
4,269 acres · of 62.5 sq mi of land
Trails
8.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,267 ft
McMurdy Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Kortright?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kortright have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kortright is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kortright’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home8% 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 26%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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.
Bloomville Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
243 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Wright Brook Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
219 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Gregory Hill Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
195 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 11 parks & preserves
Kiff Brook Unit338 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Bloomville Unit243 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Wright Brook Unit219 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Gregory Hill Unit195 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
McArthur Hill Unit122 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Betty Brook Road Unit101 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Gun House Hill Unit84 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Shaw Road Unit70 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
DirectionsHobart Hill Unit59 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Kortright Patent Unit56 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Pink Street Unit1 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Who protects it
4,269 conserved acres
11% of Kortright’s land. Who manages Kortright’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits2,854 ac
State conservation1,758 ac
Town or city297 ac
Regional Water Districts8 ac
Agricultural Easement · 2,854 acOther Easement · 931 acConservation Easement · 359 acWatershed Protection Area · 295 acRecreation or Education Easement · 292 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,790 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 38 of 50 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection 1 Watershed Protection Area | Town or city | 294 | Closed |
| John Lennox State Demonstration Forest State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 174 | Open |
| Bloomville Water Dist Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 8 | Unknown |
| Town of Kortright Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Bloomville Water Dist 1 Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
2 places to go in Kortright
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Kortright
McMurdy Hill2,267 ft elevation
DirectionsMcKee Hill1,841 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.5 miUnpaved · 2.5 mi
Catskill Scenic Trail2.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Catskill Scenic TrailBike route
2.5 miCourts & fields
2Soccer
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Kortright: 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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 40 | 54 | 66 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kortright →
Next door
Kortright and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Stamford16 miDavenport14 miDelhi12 miKortright8.7 miHarpersfield4.5 miMeredith2.1 miBloomville0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kortright | 11% | 0.1 | 1 | 8% | C |
| Stamford | 25% | 0.3 | 949 | 64% | A |
| Bloomville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Delhi | 12% | 0.2 | 43 | 59% | B+ |
| Harpersfield | 1% | 0.1 | 21 | 24% | C |
| Davenport | 5% | 0.3 | 610 | 24% | B |
| Meredith | 5% | under 0.1 | 7 | 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kortright
How much of Kortright is conserved land?
11% 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 Kortright’s trails?
Kiff Brook Unit and Bloomville Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kortright?
11,183 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kortright or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 212 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kortright have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Kortright 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 →