Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
5,573 acres36.4 mi of trail
Finger Lakes / North Country TrailRed Marker Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Newfield Covered Bridge · Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Newfield
Newfield has 1,848 acres of parks, 370 for every 1,000 residents
24% of Newfield’s land is conserved, about 8,912 acres. The biggest trail networks: Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area (36.4 mi), Newfield State Forest (0.7 mi). 46 miles of mapped trail cross Newfield, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #197 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
8,912 acres · of 58.8 sq mi of land
Trails
46 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,848 ac
370 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.8 mi
9.8 mi paths
Highest peak
2,093 ft
Connecticut Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Newfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newfield is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #197 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (46 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land370 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,848 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home25% 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 83%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 74%
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 Connecticut Hill WMA, with 36.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
8,912 conserved acres
24% of Newfield’s land. Who manages Newfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation7,395 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,031 ac
County453 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)21 ac
Town or city20 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 5,569 acState Conservation Area · 1,816 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 679 acLocal Conservation Area · 453 acUnknown Easement · 284 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 296 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Hill Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 5,569 | Open |
| Newfield State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1,556 | Open |
| Cornell University Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 679 | Closed |
| Tompkins County Lands Local Conservation Area | County | 453 | Restricted |
| Cliffside State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 260 | Open |
| Babcock Tract Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 76 | Closed |
| Town of Newfield Land Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Unknown |
| Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
| Newfield Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Newfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Newfield
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Newfield
Connecticut Hill2,093 ft elevation
DirectionsDoll Hill1,955 ft elevation
DirectionsSeely Hill1,909 ft elevation
DirectionsBarnes Hill1,873 ft elevation
DirectionsRowell Hill1,841 ft elevation · In Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsBull Hill1,814 ft elevation
DirectionsBenjamin Hill1,650 ft elevation
DirectionsProtts Hill1,512 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Newfield
Bivouac SiteIn Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsCamp FogNob
DirectionsPlus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.8 miUnpaved · 27.0 mi
Finger Lakes / North Country Trail5.4 mi
Red Marker Trail2.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Baseball
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). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Newfield: May 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.
| 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 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Newfield →
Next door
Newfield and its neighbors
Newfield has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfield | 24% | 0.8 | 370 | 25% | A− |
| Enfield | 6% | 0.4 | 241 | 5% | B |
| Danby | 26% | 0.7 | 2,212 | 31% | A |
| Catharine | 25% | 0.7 | 198 | 36% | A− |
| Cayuta | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Van Etten | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 25% | D |
| Ithaca | 17% | 1.6 | 111 | 91% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Newfield
Where can I hike in Newfield?
The longest trail networks: Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area, 36.4 miles; Newfield State Forest, 0.7 miles; Cliffside State Forest, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Newfield is conserved land?
24% 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 Newfield’s trails?
Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area and Newfield State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Newfield?
9.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Newfield?
38,625 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,441 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newfield have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #197 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 Newfield 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 →