Mountain Biking Trails???

[AlphaDog]

Any preferred trails?? Favorites?

Don't really care about difficulty or lack thereof....just want to get out and ride.

[Creekwader]

Any preferred trails?? Favorites?

Don't really care about difficulty or lack thereof....just want to get out and ride.

Gore Mt. and Garnet Hill have excellent trails with all difficulty levels for a fee. The town of Webb snowmobile trail system north of Old Forge has miles and miles of dirt roads and bike trails. These are free, open to bikers only, and you can pick up a map at the town info center. Moose river plains is good too, I like the trails to Beaver Lake and Mitchell ponds. Speculator also has some mt. bike trails but I haven't been on them.

-Scott

[Rivet]

Check out the back issues of Adirondack Sport and Fitness.

http://www.adksportsfitness.com/

[chrix]

Any preferred trails?? Favorites?

Don't really care about difficulty or lack thereof....just want to get out and ride.

If you are around the Capital Region, check out Grafton State Park. Nice riding there. Real nice.

[AlphaDog]

If you are around the Capital Region, check out Grafton State Park. Nice riding there. Real nice.

I'm probably gonna hit that this weekend if i don't head towards the 'Dacks...thanks.

Thanks for the responses...i found a link that some of you might find useful...

http://bikeadk.adirondackcraft.com/data/trails.html

[Kyler]

Here area a couple of links for info about the Inlet/Old Forge area.

http://www.inletny.com/mtn_bike_trails.htm

http://pedalsandpetals.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=80

If you are in that area, you can stop at the bike shop in Inlet (Pedals and Petals), and they should give you some trail recommendations.

I rode the dirt road through the Moose River plains back in May, a couple of weeks before the black fly challenge. The road was pretty sandy; not un-ridable, but not great.

[Boreal Chickadee]

We like to do this hike and bike.

The hiking part: Climb Black Bear Mountain from the Uncas Road trailhead. This is the shortest way up and you'll be on top in an hour.

The biking part: Now ride your bike back down the Uncas Road and pick up the old railroad bed in Eagle Bay. Ride this back along Cary Lake until you come out on Carter Road. Then you can bike aorund Little Safford Lake and cool off in Clear Pond. You have access from here to an entire network of trails. And then of course back to your car.

This is a nice route for people who don't want to do the ruts and roots (like me!). You bike on some dirt roads and the RR bed. You're biking through the woods, not on the woods.

[AlphaDog]

hey peanut butter...i don't suppose there are any volunteers to sherpa the bike up the mountain???? Hahhaahaa...

That sounds like a really cool time though...thanks for the suggestion!

[Boreal Chickadee]

Alpha Dog-

Well, we leave our bikes on the car for the hike BUT... now that you said that, seriously, you could ride in about a mile on the Uncas Trail ( not the Uncas Road you drove on) as far as the junction (that leads to the summit) that goes off to your right. You could then climb Black Bear and hike back to your bike at the junction and then continue on the Uncas Trail to visit Bug and Eagle's Nest Lakes which is almost to the Eighth Lake Campground. Incidentally this is another option to access Balck Bear Mtn and is a pretty walk. The prettiest way up actually. I've only hiked it , not biked it.

The Uncas Trail from Uncas Road to Eight Lake Campground is wide, rougher than the railroad beds etc I described before and is designated a snowmobile tarail. The Uncas Trail was a stage road built by William West Durant in 1896 and went from Uncas Road to Sagamore Lake and beyond to Lake Kora.

[RC]

Rockwood has some great trails. Some are almost dirt roads, but others are single track.


RC

[southernadkhiker]

To everybody, despite what the guide books may tell you, I wouldn't EVER recommend that someone bike the murphy to bennnet lake trail. My uncle and I rode from pumpkin hollow down to creek rd. 2 years ago in the fall. The first mile or so is flat, easy riding. But then comes the huge boulders, swampy stretches and carry through the woods parts of the trail. It was such a pain to ride that it took 4 hours to bike (that also includes taking time to enjoy the lakes) while, the next year, it only took 4 hours to hike the trail. Now that should tell you something.

[-ecc]

I agree about the Murphy, Bennet Lake, etc. trail. I often ski this trail. It's amazing the terrain that snow will cover without a trace. Who knew? Pine Orchard from Flater's is fun though.
Also, the IP Tree Farm in Speculator is great. We do it alot and never (or hardly ever) run into people. There's a parking area off Rt. 30 just south of Speculator (I think it's marked as a snowplow turnaround). There are several loops, long and short. Mostly it's rough dirt road, but it's hilly and a great workout.
ecc

[Rivet]

If you are around the Capital Region, check out Grafton State Park. Nice riding there. Real nice.

I usually end up there or Thatcher Park...or Pine Bush if I really don't want to drive.

Went up to Grafton this evening. From the Mill Pond lot, we first took the Spruce Bog trail - 2 1/2 miles of rocks, roots and mud. Then we rode up the gravel road to the fire tower. Had nice views from the cab on top. Returned via the Long Pond Road.

[Tim]

McKeever Truck Trail South of Old Forge has miles of varied terrain to ride on. ADK Mountain Club Southwestern guide has a topo map of the area and route descriptions. Possible destinations are Remsen Falls, Woodhull firetower, Woodhull Lake and many other small lakes and ponds. Between the McKeever, Inlet/Eagle Bay/Old Forge areas you could ride for weeks or longer.

[Trailpatrol]

I have been delving into the Bike Adrondacks website (http://bikeadk.adirondackcraft.com/d...SW/trails.html) as I plan coming east in two weeks. I am thinking of riding the Lake Rondaxe to Big Moose Lake via Safford Pond area three weeks from today. I have a long history in that area...went to Woodcraft 40 years ago. Bald (Rondaxe) is the first Mountain I ever climbed. Wish I could go up to like Keene Valey, but won't have the time. I'm meeting a retired ECO friend in Cranberry or Wanakena on Wednesday, doing some fishing, then coming down, camping Thursday night (Is there still a backcountry site at Cary Lake?) and being in N. Syracuse on Saturday for the Wilderness SAR reunion.

See ya soon!
Hans