Hunts Pond State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1,314 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in New Berlin
New Berlin has 3,092 acres of parks, 1,172 for every 1,000 residents
11% of New Berlin’s land is conserved, about 3,192 acres. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross New Berlin. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
3,192 acres · of 46.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,092 ac
1,172 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,926 ft
Flagpole Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is New Berlin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Berlin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Berlin is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Berlin’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land1,172 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,092 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home57% 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 66%
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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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Skinner Hill State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
762 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Ambler State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
632 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
3,192 conserved acres
11% of New Berlin’s land. Who manages New Berlin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation2,771 ac
Town or city259 ac
Regional Water Districts118 ac
County44 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Conservation Area · 2,770 acLocal Park · 303 acLocal Other or Unknown · 119 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunts Pond State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1,366 | Open |
| Skinner Hill State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 767 | Open |
| Ambler State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 637 | Open |
| Town of New Berlin Land Local Park | Town or city | 187 | Unknown |
| City of Norwich Water Works Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 118 | Unknown |
| Village Of New Berlin Land Local Park | Town or city | 72 | Unknown |
| County Of Chenango Land Local Park | County | 44 | Unknown |
| New Berlin Town Lands Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Unknown |
| Unadilla River Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in New Berlin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in New Berlin
Hunts Pond Boat Launch
DirectionsMill Brook Reservoir Boat Launch
DirectionsFishing spots in New Berlin
Unadilla River Fishing Access
DirectionsPeaks in New Berlin
Flagpole Hill1,926 ft elevation
DirectionsWest Hill1,798 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
7 lakes & rivers
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.
Courts & fields
7Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
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 New Berlin: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Berlin →
Next door
New Berlin and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sherburne4.5 miColumbus4.3 miPittsfield2.3 miNorwich2.3 miNew Berlin1.6 miButternuts1.5 miNorth Norwich0.9 miMorris0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin | 11% | under 0.1 | 1,172 | 57% | B+ |
| Pittsfield | 3% | 0.1 | 374 | 10% | C+ |
| Morris | 12% | under 0.1 | 837 | 45% | B |
| Butternuts | 2% | under 0.1 | 237 | 24% | C+ |
| Norwich | 1% | 0.1 | 105 | 31% | C+ |
| Columbus | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sherburne | 6% | 0.1 | 227 | 50% | B |
| North Norwich | 8% | under 0.1 | 877 | 6% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Berlin
How much of New Berlin 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 New Berlin’s trails?
Hunts Pond State Forest and Skinner Hill State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Berlin?
23,291 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Berlin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,092 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Berlin have?
Ahead of 66% 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 New Berlin 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 →