Walnut Mountain Park
Managed by Town of Liberty Parks&Recreation Dep.
60 acres0.4 mi of trail
Walnut Loop North (WL-N)
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto West Lake Street Parking
Photo: P199 · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Liberty
8% of Liberty’s land is conserved: 129 acres
133 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Liberty, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #372 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
129 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
133 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Liberty?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Liberty have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Liberty is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #372 of 758 in New York. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Liberty’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (133 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home79% 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 67%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 51%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Liberty. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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 Walnut Mountain Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
129 conserved acres
8% of Liberty’s land. Who manages Liberty’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city129 ac
Local Park · 129 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Liberty Land Local Park | Town or city | 69 | Unknown |
| Town Of Liberty Land Local Park | Town or city | 60 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Liberty
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Liberty
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Liberty
1 peak without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Walnut Loop North (WL-N)0.4 mi
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
4Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Liberty
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Liberty →
Questions about parks and trails in Liberty
Where can I hike in Liberty?
The longest trail networks: Walnut Mountain Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Liberty is conserved land?
8% 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 Liberty’s trails?
Walnut Mountain Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Liberty?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Liberty?
7,842 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Liberty or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 133 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Liberty have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #372 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 Liberty 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 →