Catharine Creek Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
308 acres0.9 mi of trail
Will BypassCatharine Valley Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Montour Falls Union Grammar School · Photo: Dmadeo · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Montour
Montour has 176 acres of parks, 68 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Catharine Creek Wildlife Management Area (0.9 mi). 8.2 miles of mapped trail cross Montour, 0.4 per square mile of land. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
497 acres · of 18.6 sq mi of land
Trails
8.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
176 ac
68 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Montour?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Montour have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montour is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Montour’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land68 acres of park per 1,000 residents (176 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home74% 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 73%
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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 Catharine Creek WMA, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
497 conserved acres
4% of Montour’s land. Who manages Montour’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation308 ac
Town or city110 ac
State parks65 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits13 ac
Other state land4 ac
State Resource Management Area · 308 acLocal Park · 110 acState Recreation Area · 68 acUnknown Easement · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catharine Creek Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 308 | Open |
| Catharine Valley Trail State Recreation Area | State parks | 65 | Open |
| Town of Montour Land Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Unknown |
| Village of Montour Falls Land Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Unknown |
| Havana Glen Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Cayuga-Seneca Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 3 | Open |
| Marina Park State Recreation Area | Other state land | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Montour
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Waterfalls in Montour
Deckertown Falls
DirectionsShequaga Falls
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Montour
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.6 miUnpaved · 4.7 mi
Catharine Valley Trail4.6 mi
Will Bypass0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Catharine Valley TrailBike route
4 miCourts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Montour
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) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Montour →
Next door
Montour and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montour | 4% | 0.4 | 68 | 74% | B+ |
| Catharine | 25% | 0.7 | 198 | 36% | A− |
| Dix | 10% | 0.5 | 428 | 61% | A− |
| Veteran | 2% | 0.2 | 178 | 46% | B− |
| Hector | 19% | 0.5 | 188 | 12% | B+ |
| Watkins Glen | 22% | 2.6 | 99 | 98% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Montour
Where can I hike in Montour?
The longest trail networks: Catharine Creek Wildlife Management Area, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Montour is conserved land?
4% 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 Montour’s trails?
Catharine Creek Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Montour?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths. Named routes: Catharine Valley Trail.
Is there public land near Montour?
41,218 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montour or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 486 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Montour have?
Ahead of 73% 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 Montour 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 →