Adirondack Biking - in progress
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
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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 |
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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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) |
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 ridgin 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.) |
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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) |
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 Shawnanson 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. |
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Willsboro
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Coon Mountain Circuit (18.5 miles) |
Willsboro to Reber Loop (14.3 miles) |
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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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Franklin County Tourism. 518-483-6788 (call for your Adk. Mtn. Bike Trail Map) |
Mountain Bikers Notice: Always be courteous, ride on open trails only, always yield the trail, control your bicycle, leave NO trace,
pack out what you back in, and plan ahead and be prepared. Happy Pedaling! ADD A TRAIL and we'll list.
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