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B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Marbletown

Marbletown has 382 acres of parks, 67 for every 1,000 residents

10% of Marbletown’s land is conserved, about 3,388 acres. The biggest trail networks: Mohonk Preserve (13.5 mi). 26 miles of mapped trail cross Marbletown, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #331 of 758 in New York. What drives it

Conserved land
10%
3,388 acres · of 54.5 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
382 ac
67 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.9 mi
6.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
9
1 beach · 1 boat launch

What kind of outdoors town is Marbletown?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild10% of the land is conserved; a typical New York town, 5%.History along the way9 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Marbletown have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marbletown is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #331 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marbletown’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land67 acres of park per 1,000 residents (382 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home38% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 56%
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.

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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 Mohonk Preserve, with 13.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Mohonk Preserve

Nature preserve
1,129 acres13.5 mi of trail
Undivided Lot TrailStokes TrailTable Rocks TrailChapel Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Clove Chapel ParkingWebsite ↗

Osterhoudt Flats Preserve

Park
94 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel

Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Tongore Park

Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Mohonk Preserve1,129 acres · 13.5 mi of trail
Directions
Osterhoudt Flats Preserve94 acres
Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel13 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Tongore Park10 acres
Mile Shore Unit2 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Who protects it

3,388 conserved acres

10% of Marbletown’s land. Who manages Marbletown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits4,370 ac
Town or city343 ac
Joint321 ac
State conservation14 ac
Not recorded1,142 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,703 acAgricultural Easement · 1,290 acPrivate Conservation · 1,166 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 1,142 acForest Stewardship Easement · 529 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,836 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 56 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mohonk Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits2,287Restricted
New York City Lands
Local Resource Management Area
Town or city198Open
Town of Marbletown Land
Local Park
Town or city80Unknown
Ashokan Fishing Access Area
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city61Unknown
The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust Land
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits21Closed
Ulster Fp Detached Parcel
State Conservation Area
State conservation14Open
Waldo Smith Day Use Area
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city4Unknown
Things to do

16 places to go in Marbletown

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Scenic views in Marbletown
Hayes Lookout
Directions
High Falls
Directions
Million Dollar ViewIn Mohonk Preserve
Directions
North Lookout
Directions
Ouback SlabIn Mohonk Preserve
Directions
Pine Hill
Directions
Sentinel Rock
Directions
Thurston Rock
Directions

Plus 3 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

20 named trails and 9 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 9.8 miHorses · 2.7 miUnpaved · 21.1 mi
Stokes Trail1.3 mi
Undivided Lot Trail1.2 mi
Chapel Trail0.9 mi
Table Rocks Trail0.8 mi
Mossy Brook Path0.4 mi
Crag Trail0.4 mi
The Labyrinth0.3 mi
Maple Path0.3 mi
Sky Top Path0.3 mi
Cedar Drive Loop0.3 mi
10 more trails
Pinkster Path
0.3 mi
Rock Rift Trail
0.3 mi
Five Lock Walk
0.2 mi
Fox Path
0.2 mi
Reservoir Path
0.2 mi
Staircliff Path
0.1 mi
Piney Woods
0.1 mi
Spring Path
0.1 mi
Laurel Ledge
0.1 mi
Sassafrass Path
0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Beaver PondpondLily PondLyonsville PondreservoirRoosa LakeSkytop ReservoirreservoirStone Ridge PondreservoirVernal PoolpondEsopus CreekRondout Creek
Biking & sports

6.9 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

6.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Equestrian
1Golf
1Soccer
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

9 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About it
Kripplebush Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1994
About it
Rest Plaus Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1995
About it
Wynkoop, Cornelius, Stone HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About it
High Falls Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1998
About it
Lock Tender's House and Canal Store RuinBuilding · listed 1998
About it
J. Sahler HouseBuilding · listed 2000
About it
Bevier Stone HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About it
Roosa HouseBuilding · listed 2025
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Marbletown: April, May, July and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)353847617180858275635140
Rain (in)3.63.03.73.93.94.84.64.64.94.83.84.3

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Marbletown →

Next door

Marbletown and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Rochester83 miNew Paltz54 miOlive49 miMarbletown26 miHurley22 miRosendale18 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Marbletown10%0.56738%B+
New Paltz17%1.63871%A
Olive39%0.81,51032%A
Rochester31%0.92,04726%A
Hurley19%0.718629%A−
Rosendale14%0.94764%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Marbletown

Where can I hike in Marbletown?

The longest trail networks: Mohonk Preserve, 13.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Marbletown is conserved land?

10% 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 Marbletown’s trails?

Mohonk Preserve and Osterhoudt Flats Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Marbletown?

6.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.9 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Marbletown?

82,497 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marbletown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 382 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Marbletown have?

Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #331 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 Marbletown 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 →