Kalabus - Perry County Forest
Nature preserve
106 acres2.5 mi of trail
Flo-Rida (Orange)Kalabus Perry Trail (Lower Loop)Orange Trail (Flo-Rida) & KP TrailConnector+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Kalabus - Perry Trailhead Parking
Col. Sidney Berry House · Photo: Hammersit173 · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Northumberland
10% of Northumberland’s land is conserved: 1,984 acres
The biggest trail networks: Kalabus - Perry County Forest (2.5 mi), Hudson Crossing Park (1.1 mi), Coldbrook Preserve (1 mi). 178 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #387 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
1,984 acres · of 32.3 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
178 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Northumberland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Northumberland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Northumberland is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #387 of 758 in New York. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Northumberland’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (178 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home44% 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 66%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 49%
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 Kalabus - Perry County Forest, with 2.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hudson Crossing Park
Park
35 acres1.1 mi of trail
Eagle Point TrailRiverwalk Sensory Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Coldbrook Preserve
Managed by Saratoga PLAN
63 acres1 mi of trail
Blue trailYellow trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Blanding's Turtle Habitat
Nature preserve
103 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 7 parks & preserves
Kalabus - Perry County Forest106 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
DirectionsHudson Crossing Park35 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsColdbrook Preserve63 acres · 1 mi of trail · Saratoga PLAN
DirectionsBlanding's Turtle Habitat103 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Saratoga County Forest384 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Saratoga County
Saratoga Sand Plains Wildlife Management Area133 acres
Fire Pond County Forest127 acres · Saratoga County
Who protects it
1,984 conserved acres
10% of Northumberland’s land. Who manages Northumberland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,919 ac
County1,004 ac
Other state land155 ac
State conservation134 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)127 ac
Town or city75 ac
Regional Water Districts2 ac
Conservation Easement · 734 acUnknown Easement · 675 acLocal Conservation Area · 619 acAgricultural Easement · 538 acLocal Park · 391 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 953 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 22 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga County Lands Local Conservation Area | County | 619 | Restricted |
| County Forest Local Park | County | 385 | Open |
| Champlain Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 155 | Open |
| Saratoga Sand Plains Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 134 | Open |
| Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 104 | Closed |
| Saratoga PLAN Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 63 | Open |
| Town Of Northumberland Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| Terrel Hills Water Company Lands Local Resource Management Area | Regional Water Districts | 2 | Open |
| Saratoga Sand Plains Macrosite Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in Northumberland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Northumberland
Play GardenIn Hudson Crossing Park
DirectionsWaterfalls in Northumberland
Saratoga Falls
DirectionsScenic views in Northumberland
Eagle PointIn Hudson Crossing Park
DirectionsTrails & water
10 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.8 miUnpaved · 5.7 mi
Flo-Rida (Orange)1.4 mi
Kalabus Perry Trail (Lower Loop)1.0 mi
Mabel's Run (Red)0.8 mi
Blue trail0.7 mi
Eagle Point Trail0.7 mi
Yellow trail0.5 mi
Riverwalk Sensory Trail0.3 mi
Death Star (Green)0.3 mi
Orange Trail (Flo-Rida) & KP Trail0.2 mi
Connector0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
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 Northumberland: May, August 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Northumberland →
Next door
Northumberland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland | 10% | 0.3 | 34 | 44% | B+ |
| Fort Edward | 5% | 0.1 | 76 | 60% | B |
| Greenwich | 5% | 0.2 | 33 | 50% | B− |
| Wilton | 12% | 1.0 | 35 | 67% | A− |
| Saratoga | 5% | 0.1 | 20 | 49% | B− |
| Moreau | 21% | 1.1 | 292 | 62% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Northumberland
Where can I hike in Northumberland?
The longest trail networks: Kalabus - Perry County Forest, 2.5 miles; Hudson Crossing Park, 1.1 miles; Coldbrook Preserve, 1 miles; Blanding's Turtle Habitat, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Northumberland 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 Northumberland’s trails?
Kalabus - Perry County Forest and Hudson Crossing Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Northumberland?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Northumberland?
19,900 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Northumberland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 775 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Northumberland have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #387 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 Northumberland 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 →