A Wilderness Paradise
With parts of three immense wilderness areas totaling over 300,000 acres, and including dozens of lakes and ponds, countless streams, and over 30 trails, Johnsburg is an outdoor enthusiast’s wilderness dream. Many trails are available year round and are used for hiking, bird-watching, mountain-biking, fishing, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling. Some trails may be closed during hunting season.
Read more about hiking in Warren County.
Here are some of the great trails to be found in Johnsburg.
Trails
Balm of Gilead Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, near 13th Lake and Garnet Lake Lodge, North River, NY
Bartman Trail – Moderate – Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, Bartman Road, Johnsburg, NY
Bog Meadow Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Edwards Hill Road, North River, NY
Botheration Pond Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Old Farm Clearing Trailhead, 156 Old Farm Rd, North River, NY
Carol Thomas Walk – Easy – 219 Main Street, North Creek, NY
Cod Pond Trail – Easy – Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, NY-8, Johnsburg, NY
Crane Mountain Trails – Difficult – Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, Ski Hi Road, Johnsburg, NY
East Branch Gorge Trail (Square Falls) – Easy – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, NY-8, Johnsburg, NY
East Puffer Pond Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Old Farm Clearing Trailhead, 156 Old Farm Rd, North River, NY
Elizabeth Point Spur Trail – Easy – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Old Farm Clearing Trailhead, 156 Old Farm Rd, North River, NY
Halfway Brook Ski Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Old Farm Clearing Trailhead, 156 Old Farm Rd, North River, NY
Hooper Mine Trail – Easy – Thirteenth Lake Road, North River, NY
Hour Pond Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Beach Rd near 13th Lake, North River, NY
John Pond Clear Pond Loop Trail – Easy – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Lakeview Drive and Wilderness Lane, Johnsburg NY
John Pond Crossover Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Lakeview Drive and Wilderness Lane, Johnsburg NY
Kibby Pond Trail – Easy – Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, NY-8, Johnsburg, NY 12843
Nate Davis Pond Trail – Easy – Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, Bartman Rd, Johnsburg NY
Old Armstrong Road Trail – Moderate – Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, Bartman Rd, Johnsburg NY
Old Farm Trailhead – Trailhead – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Old Farm Clearing Trailhead, 156 Old Farm Rd, North River, NY
Oregon Trail – Easy – Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, NY-8, Johnsburg, NY 12843
Peaked Mountain Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Beach Rd near 13th Lake, North River, NY
Puffer Pond Brook Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Old Farm Clearing Trailhead, 156 Old Farm Rd, North River, NY
Raymond Brook Ski Trail – Moderate – Route 28, Johnsburg, NY 12843
Riverwalk Trail and Tour – Easy – North Creek, NY
Schaefer Trail – Easy-Difficult – Dump Rd, North Creek, NY
Second Pond Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Chatiemac Rd, North Creek, NY 12853
Shanty Brook Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, NY-8, Johnsburg, NY
Siamese Ponds Trail – Difficult – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Eleventh Mountain Trailhead, NY-8, Johnsburg, NY
Ski Bowl Park Connector Trail – Easy – Moderate – Ski Bowl Park, Johnsburg, NY
Ski Bowl Park Trails – Easy – Difficult – Ski Bowl Park, Johnsburg, NY
Twin Ponds Trail – Easy – – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Old Farm Clearing Trailhead, 156 Old Farm Rd, North River, NY
West Puffer Pond Trail – Moderate – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Old Farm Clearing Trailhead, 156 Old Farm Rd, North River, NY
Wilderness Areas
Chatiemac Lake Primitive Area – Primitive Area – Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Chatiemac Rd, North Creek, NY
Siamese Ponds Wilderness – Wilderness – Route 8 and Route 28
Wilcox Lake Wild Forest – Wilderness – Route 8, Johnsburg, NY
Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest – Wilderness – Route 28, Johnsburg, NY
Bicycle Routes
North Creek Olmstedville Bike Ride – Easy – Ski Bowl Park, Johnsburg, NY
Ski Bowl Park Mountain Bike Trails
Snowmobile Trails
For maps of snowmobile trails, follow this link to the Warren County GIS snowmobile map and click “I’m ready to ride!” to see the map.