Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station · Photo: Jondude11 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Piercefield
More than half of Piercefield’s land is conserved: 88%
88% of Piercefield’s land is conserved, about 58,932 acres. The biggest trail networks: Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest (9.4 mi), Round Lake Wilderness (3.4 mi), Winding Falls Primitive Area (1.3 mi). 17,851 acres are parks and preserves, 57,399 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
88%
58,932 acres · of 104.2 sq mi of land
Trails
54 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
17,851 ac
57,399 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
Highest peak
2,684 ft
Mount Matumbla
Lakes & rivers
26
1 boat launch
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Eastern Five Ponds Access Primitive Area615 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Who protects it
58,932 conserved acres
88% of Piercefield’s land. Water is left out: Piercefield has 104.2 square miles of land and 6.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Piercefield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation90,012 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,123 ac
Town or city19 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 34,135 acUnknown Easement · 30,976 acState Conservation Area · 17,726 acState Wilderness · 5,079 acState Resource Management Area · 2,097 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 35,988 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 26 of 47 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
13,328
Open
Round Lake Wilderness
State Wilderness
State conservation
4,992
Open
Raquette-Jordan Boreal Primitive Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
2,631
Open
Raquette Boreal
State Resource Management Area
State conservation
2,097
Open
Dead Creek Primitive Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
1,130
Open
Eastern Five Ponds Access Primitive Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
616
Open
Five Ponds Wilderness
State Wilderness
State conservation
87
Open
Winding Falls Primitive Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
21
Open
Town Of Piercefield Land
Local Park
Town or city
19
Unknown
Spring Pond Bog Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
7
Closed
Things to do
19 places to go in Piercefield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Piercefield
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Piercefield
2 waterfalls without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
The best walking months in Piercefield: May and July to 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)
9.2
10.4
11.8
13.4
14.8
15.5
15.2
14.0
12.4
10.9
9.5
8.9
High (°F)
26
29
38
51
66
73
78
76
69
55
42
31
Rain (in)
3.1
2.5
2.9
3.5
3.8
4.4
4.2
3.9
4.0
4.5
3.4
3.3
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Piercefield →
— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Piercefield
Where can I hike in Piercefield?
The longest trail networks: Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest, 9.4 miles; Round Lake Wilderness, 3.4 miles; Winding Falls Primitive Area, 1.3 miles; Raquette-Jordan Boreal Primitive Area, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Piercefield’s trails?
Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest and Round Lake Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Piercefield?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Piercefield?
164,377 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Piercefield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22,413 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Piercefield neighbors.
Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station · Photo: Jondude11 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0