Urbana State Forest
Nature preserve
1,812 acres5.4 mi of trail
Bristol Hills Branch TrailHuckleberry Bog Nature Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Germania Wine Cellars · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Urbana
Urbana has 2,620 acres of parks, 1,343 for every 1,000 residents
11% of Urbana’s land is conserved, about 2,771 acres. The biggest trail networks: Urbana State Forest (5.4 mi), Pigtail Hollow State Forest (0.8 mi). 22 miles of mapped trail cross Urbana, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
2,771 acres · of 40.9 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,620 ac
1,343 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,893 ft
Mount Washington
What kind of outdoors town is Urbana?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Urbana have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Urbana is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. 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 Urbana’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (22 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1,343 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,620 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+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 80%
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Water is 7% of Urbana’s area (3 of 44 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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 Urbana State Forest, with 5.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pigtail Hollow State Forest
Nature preserve
132 acres0.8 mi of trail
Bristol Hills Branch Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Mount Washington Multiple Use Area
Park
437 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Birdseye Hollow State Forest
Nature preserve
120 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 9 parks & preserves
Urbana State Forest1,812 acres · 5.4 mi of trail
Pigtail Hollow State Forest132 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Mount Washington Multiple Use Area437 acres
Birdseye Hollow State Forest120 acres
Cold Brook Wildlife Management Area114 acres
Moss Hill State Forest71 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Bath Fish Hatchery10 acres
Champlin Beach8 acres
DirectionsDepot Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
2,771 conserved acres
11% of Urbana’s land. Water is left out: Urbana has 40.9 square miles of land and 3.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Urbana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation2,714 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)26 ac
Town or city17 ac
County14 ac
State Conservation Area · 2,148 acState Resource Management Area · 555 acConservation Easement · 26 acLocal Park · 17 acLocal Conservation Area · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 26 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1,822 | Open |
| Mount Washington Multiple Use Area State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 439 | Open |
| Pigtail Hollow State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 132 | Open |
| Birdseye Hollow State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 122 | Open |
| Cold Brook Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 116 | Open |
| Moss Hill State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 71 | Open |
| Treasurer Steuben County Lands Local Conservation Area | County | 14 | Restricted |
| Bath Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 11 | Restricted |
| Village of Hammondsport Land Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Unknown |
| Town of Urbana Land Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Urbana
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Fishing spots in Urbana
1 fishing spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Urbana
Mount Washington1,893 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.5 mi
Finger Lakes / North Country Trail6.7 mi
Bristol Hills Branch Trail5.0 mi
B&H Rail Corporation1.5 mi
Huckleberry Bog Nature Loop Trail1.1 mi
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
4Baseball
2Soccer
1Tennis
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Pleasant Valley Wine CompanyBuilding · listed 1980
About itPulteney Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1999
About itMallory MillBuilding · listed 1999
About itGermania Wine CellarsDistrict · listed 2000
About itTimothy M. Younglove Octagon HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itHammondsport Union Free SchoolBuilding · listed 2008
About itVillage of Hammondsport Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Urbana: 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) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Urbana →
Next door
Urbana and its neighbors
Urbana has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana | 11% | 0.5 | 1,343 | 44% | A− |
| Wheeler | 5% | 0.4 | 1,341 | 14% | B |
| Bath | 4% | 0.2 | 230 | 62% | B+ |
| Wayne | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pulteney | 1% | 0.1 | 125 | 3% | C |
| Bradford | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Prattsburgh | 1% | 0.2 | 25 | 33% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Urbana
Where can I hike in Urbana?
The longest trail networks: Urbana State Forest, 5.4 miles; Pigtail Hollow State Forest, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Urbana 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 Urbana’s trails?
Urbana State Forest and Pigtail Hollow State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Urbana?
31,012 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Urbana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,748 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Urbana have?
Ahead of 80% 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 Urbana 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 →