Quietest hikes in New York

The highest acoustic-wildness scores: the routes where road noise, towns, and machinery are least audible, by distance and by the terrain in the way.

These are the 25 quietest hikes Ambleway has measured in New York, from 28% quiet at the top of the board to 8% quiet at the bottom. They run from 2.0 to 8.2 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 7 lakes, gaining 894 ft. They lie across 6 named parks, forests, and preserves.

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Orient Beach State Park–Orient Beach, 3 beaches 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 28% quiet
Heyerdahl Ruins & Loosestrife Swamp 2.3 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 28% quiet
Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond 2.8 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 23% quiet
Heyerdahl Ruins–Ohrback Lake, 4 lakes 3.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 22% quiet
Buck’s Hollow–La Tourette Park Viewpoint, 5 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 21% quiet
La Tourette Park Greenway 3.2 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 19% quiet
Buck’s Hollow via La Tourette Park Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 19% quiet
Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Buck’s Hollow, 8 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 16% quiet
Willowbrook Parkway 2.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 15% quiet
Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 5 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 14% quiet
Ohrback Lake–Pump House Pond, 4 lakes 7 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 13% quiet
Willowbrook Parkway–Ohrback Lake, 4 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 13% quiet
Buck’s Hollow 2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 13% quiet
Todt Hill–Ohrback Lake, 7 lakes 4.9 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 12% quiet
Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 6 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 12% quiet
Heyerdahl Ruins–Ohrback Lake, 6 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 601 ft · 12% quiet
Loosestrife Swamp–Walker Pond, 5 lakes 6.4 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 12% quiet
Mill Pond & Town Pond via La Tourette Park Greenway 6.1 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 11% quiet
Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 9 lakes 7.4 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 10% quiet
Ohrback Lake–Pump House Pond, 6 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 9% quiet
Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 7 lakes 8.2 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 9% quiet
Loosestrife Swamp–Walker Pond, 4 lakes 7.4 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 9% quiet
New Springville Greenway via La Tourette Park Greenway 7.7 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 9% quiet
Willowbrook Parkway–Loosestrife Swamp, 5 lakes 7.6 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 8% quiet
Buck’s Hollow–Mill Pond, 3 lakes 5.3 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 8% quiet