Adirondack Biking - Happy Pedaling
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Elizabethtown/Lewis
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Elizabethtown- Wadhams-Lewis Loop (19 miles along the Boquet River Elizabethtown, NY) |
Elizabethtown to High Bridge Falls (12 miles, Rt. 9 S, turn on Rt. 73 to High Bridge Falls) |
Black River Road Trail* (Mtn. Bike - 2.3 miles Lincoln Pond to Ledge Hill Road) |
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Split Rock Point - Barn Rock Bay Trails* (Mtn. Bike - 2 plus 2.8 miles, Rt. 22, Westport to Lake Shore Road) |
Coon Mtn. Circuit (18.5 miles, from Essex take Lake Shore Rd, R on Schoolhouse Rd, L on Middle Rd, R on Christian Rd, R on Whallons Bay Rd, L on Rt. 22, L on Merriam Forge Rd, L on Halds Rd, where Coon Mtn. trailhead, L on Lake Shore Rd, to Essex |
Views Around Essex (17 mile loop, Essex Rt. 22 N, L on Middle Rd, back to Rt. 22, take R and look for octagonal schoolhuse in Boquet, L on Whallons Bay Rd, to Lake Shore Rd, L following shore to Essex) |
Franklin County
"Diversity of terrain with exceptional beauty" is what they describe Franklin County's bike trails
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Meacham Lake Trail * (7.9 miles, trailhead at Meacham Lake State Campground on NY30) Intermediate |
Hays Brook Spur Trail * (4.4 miles, trailhead at Meacham Lake State Campground) Beginner |
Hatch Brook Loop Trail *(4.5 miles, trailhead at Meacham Lake State Campground, Intermediate) |
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Rat Pond - Sunday Pond Trail @ Lake Clear* (3 mile loop, trailhead on Fish Hatchery Road) Beginner |
Lake Clear Ponds Trail* (3.5 miles, trailhead at Lake Clear Road beyond RR tracks) Beginner/Intermediate |
Keese Mills - Blue Mtn. Road @ Paul Smiths* (20 miles one-way w/option of hike up Azure Mtn., trailhead at Keese Mills Rd.) Beginner |
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Deer River State Forest Trails* (11 miles, trailhead, 12 miles W of Malone on Conservation Road) Beginner |
Sheep Meadow Trail @ Paul Smiths* (3.6 miles, trailhead at Junction of Rt. NY 30 & NY 86, got 3.7 miles, R on dirt road-look for DEC signs) Beginner/Intermediate |
Grass Pond Trail @ Paul Smiths* (3.6 miles, trailhead at Junction of Rt. NY 30 & NY 86, got 3.7 miles, R on dirt road-look for DEC signs) Beginner |
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Otter Hollow Loop Trail* (8.1 mile loop, trailhead at Fish Creek State Campground) Intermediate |
Slush Pond Horse Trail @ Paul Smiths* (1.5 miles, trailhead @ NY30, L on dirt road to Hays Brook Area) Intermediate |
Hays Brook Trail @ Paul Smiths* (3.6 miles, trailhead at Junction of Rt NY 30 & NY 86, got 3.7 miles, R on dirt road-look for DEC signs) Beginner |
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Bloomingdale Bog Trail (7.5 miles RT) past Adk. Med. Center, easy hike or mtn. bike |
Keene/Lake Placid/Wilmington/Jay
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E. Branch Riverside Ramble (19 miles, from Keene Valley, Rt 73, L on Hulls Falls Rd) |
Along the Ausable (23 mile loop, E from Jay Village Green, cross river, L on Jay Rd, R on Green St, L and immediate R across bridge to main road, L on Rt. 9N to Ausable Forks & Jay) |
Iron Man Loop (56 miles, Rt. 73 out of Placid, past Cascake Lk, to Keene Hill, L n Rt. 9N to Jay, L on Rt. 86 to Wilmington, L on River Rd, and R on Rt. 73 by ski jumps) |
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Around the Mountain (46 miles, from Placid, take Rt. 86 to Wilmington, L on Rt. 431, at top of hill R on Cty. Rt. 18 to Bloomingdale along edge of Franklin Falls Pond, L on Rt. 3 in Bloomingdale to Saranac Lake, L on Pin, L on McKenzie Pond Rd, to Rt .86 ad back to Placid) |
Rapid Descent Trail Loop (16.9 miles, From Whiteface Mtn. Ski Ctr. take Rt. 86 N, R on Fox Farm Rd, then Springfield Rd. From Upper Jay, take Rt. 9N N along river to Jay, L on Rt. 86 back to Whiteface.) |
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Fern Park, Inlet (22km of maintained cross-country ski/mtn., bike trails) |
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Battlefield Park (17 miles terminating @ Fort Edward) |
1324 Bay Road, Lake George |
Warren County Parks & Recreation (local biking trail map) 518-623-2877 |
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West Mountain Ski Area (mtn. biking) Glens Falls |
Johnsburg/Minerva
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Irishtown Snowmobile Trail*(8.9 miles, trailhead at Blue Ridge Rd., 8 miles E of Newcomb) |
Roosevelt Truck Trail (2.5 miles, trailhead at Blue Ridge Rd., wide old rd that connects Cty Rt. 2 to Rt 28N) |
Vanderwhacker Mtn. Trail (12.6 miles, Moose Pond Club Rd., off Rt. 28N, N of Minerva. Dirt Rd.) |
| Camp Santanoni Preserve (9 miles, trailhead Rt. 28N, Newcomb) | Deer Creek (1.4 miles, trailhead: 14th Rd off Route 28N) |
Garnet Hill Mt. Bike Center Garnet Hill |
Port Henry/Crown Point
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Fort to Fort (17 miles, from Crown Pt Historical Site, head S on Rt 903, L on Trimble Rd, L on Lake Rd. L onto Rt. 22/9N S. 4 miles of village, lake Shore Airport Rd, L on Rt. 22, L on Rt 74 to Fort Ticonderoga. Make loop by taking Ti Ferry to VT and ridging back n to Crown Point Bridge) |
Wet & Wild Loop (36.3 miles loop. From Moriah Ctr. take Ensign Pond Rd W, R on Rt. 9 for 7 miles N, R on Tracy Rd. At Witherbee, turn R to return to Moriah Ctr.) |
Saranac Lake/Ray Brook
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Fowler's Crossing Trail (4 miles, trailhead @ Rt. 86 rr crossing) |
Scarface (8 miles, trailhead off Rt. 86, single & double track trail thru pine forest) |
Bloomingdale Bog* (8 miles one-way, trailhead at Rt. 86 N of Saranac Lk or Cty Rt. 81 on abandoned town road) Scenic bog, Beginner |
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Kushaqua Loop Trail (13 miles, trailhead @ Buck Pond St Campground, Onchiota) Beginner |
Floodwood Loop Trail* (7.7 mile loop, trailhead at NYS 30 in Saranac, take Floodwood Rd, at junction of Hoel Pond Road look for snowmobile marker) Intermediate/Advance |
Stony Creek Ponds/Coreys Pond* (5.25 miles, trailhead at Coreys Pond Rod between Saranac Lk & Tupper Lake), Beginner |
Schroon Lake
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Berrymill Flow-Moose MtnPond-Bass Lake Loop* (12 miles, difficult, see resources for directions) |
Crowfoot Pond Trail (2.7 miles, I87 X 30, Rt .9 to Tracey Rd Rd. to Trailhead) |
Hammond Pond/Black Brook* (1.9 miles, Rt. 9 to Cty Rt. 4, Trailhead: old road/snowmobile trail) |
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Round Pond & Lindsay Brook Trails* (3.8 miles, plus 1 mile, Trailhead: Sharp Bridge Campground) |
N. Hudson-Ironville Loop (28.5 miles, trailhead at N. Hudson on Johnson Pond Rd, L on dirt road Furnace Rd. to Ironville, take Cty. Rt. 2 along Penfield Pond, R on Stony Lonesome Rd, R. on Letsonville Rd, L on Johnson Pond Rd and back to N. Hudson) |
Blue Ridge Rd (19 miles, From Newcomb east to N. Hudson) |
| Biking in Schroon (pdf file) |
Westport/Essex
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Westport Wandering (12 mile loop, from Village, Rt. 9N/22 S, L on Dudley Rd, past YMCA, L on Rt. 9N/22 S, down steep hill, R on Stevenson Rd, & return) |
Views Around Essex (17 miles, From Essex, take Rt. 22 N, L on Middle Rd, to Willsboro, back to Rt. 22 on R (see stone school house, L on Whallons Bay Rd to Lake Shore Rd., L and follow shore back to Essex. |
Willsboro
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Coon Mountain Circuit (18.5 miles) |
Willsboro to Reber Loop (14.3 miles) |
Shops
Resources
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Essex County Mountain Bike Routes (by Lake Placid.com) |
Bicycling in the Schroon Lake Region (by Lake Placid.com) |
Essex Cty. Highway Map 518/873-3666, call for details |
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Lake Champlain Bikeway Guide (by Lk. Champlain Bikeways) |
Adirondack Coast Bikeway Guide (by Lk. Champlain Bikeways) | |
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Gary Thomann's, "Mountain Biking in the Adirondacks", 25 great rail rides |
Franklin County Tourism. 518-483-6788 (call for your Adk. Mtn. Bike Trail Map) |
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