New York Mountain Bike Trails by county

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[icesphere18]

We're going to be asking for some help by anyone and everyone to get the most up-to-date and current list of every trail (legal) in each county of New York State.  If you know trails from any county and have ridden them, please feel free to add them to this thread, and we'll update this first post with any new trails whenever you post new ones.
Check the next post below this one to see how to submit a trail.

Albany


Allegany

• Swain Resort - Down Hill - Beginner to Advanced – Open on Saturdays & Sundays starting 06/14/08 www.swain.com

Broome


Cattaraugus

• Mccarty Hill/Rock City State forest - Intermediate- Ellicottville (~35 miles of singletrack intermediate to advanced 500'+ climbs huge rocks everywhere)
• Golden Hill SF -Intermediate-  Little valley (about 10 miles of intermediate singletrack, some rocks and tech. spots)

Cayuga


Chautauqua


Chemung


Chenango


Clinton


Columbia


Cortland


Delaware

• Platikill mountain - downhill some croos country- diffrent levels of tracks-Plattekill Mountain
  469 Plattekill Mountain Road Roxbury, NY 12474.
  

• Bear Spring Mountain - Varied terrain from smooth hard pack to rocky- intermediate to advanced- Walton, NY 13856.

Dutchess

• Hyde Park Brewery Trails  - Intermediate – Rte. 9 North,  Hyde Park, NY
• 909 – Singletrack – Intermediate – End of Tyrell Rd. off Taconic Parkway, Pleasant Valley, NY

Erie

• Sprague Brook Park Trails - Singletrack - Beginner/Intermediate - Foote Rd. Glenwood, NY 14069
  http://www.erie.gov/parks/sprague.asp
• Hunters Creek Park Trails - Singletrack - Intermediate - Centerline Rd. South Wales, NY 14139
  http://www.hunters-creek.org/

Essex

• Whiteface Mountain Downhill Park- Singletrack/Ski Trails/Service Roads - Beginner to Expert Downhill/Intermediate to Expert X-C - Wilmington, N.Y. 12997
  www.downhillmike.com

Franklin


Fulton


Genesee

• letchworth -intermediate- (a straight 20 mile trail. the trail is nuts. it is constant up and down but is badly eroded in many places)

Greene


Hamilton

• Southern Adirondacks - Singletrack and Open X-C -Phone the bike shop below for trail info.
  http://pedalsandpetals.com/index.cfm

Herkimer


Jefferson


Lewis

• Otter Creek State Forest - X-C - Beginner/Intermediate - Lowville, NY
  http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/8017.html

Livingston


Madison

• Brookfield Trail System - Limited Singletrack/XC. - Beginner/Intermediate - Brookfield, NY
  http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/8243.html

Monroe


Montgomery


Nassau


Niagara


Oneida


Onondaga

• Highland Forest - Singletrack / X-C - Fabius, NY - Beginner to Advanced
  http://onondagacountyparks.com/parks/highland/

Ontario


Orange

• Stewart State Forest – Singletrack/Doubletrack/Fireroads – Beginner/Intermediate – Barrons Rd. Newburgh, NY
• Camp Orange – Singletrack/Doubletrack(Rocky) – Beginner/Intermediate – Middletown, NY

Orleans


Oswego


Otsego


Putnam

• Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park - Singletrack/Dirt Roads - Beginner/Intermediate - Cold Spring, NY

Rensselaer


Rockland


Saratoga


Schenectady


Schoharie


Schuyler


Seneca


St Lawrence


Steuben


Suffolk

• Cathedral Pines County Park - Singletrack (~8mi) - Intermediate/Expert - Middle Island Rd. Middle Island, NY 11961

• Eastport trail - Singletrack- County Rt 51 and 111 Eastport Suffolk County.  Mostly flat singletrack through woods. beginner-intermediate.  Local bike club CLIMB.  www.climbonline.org

Sullivan

• Willowemoc Wild Forest -Hilly/rocky from single track to wide hard packed surface- Beginner to Advanced – Near Livingston Manor, NY 12758

Tioga


Tompkins


Ulster

• Vernooy Kill Falls- single track to rough rocky terrain- intermediate to advanced- Kerhonkson, NY 12446

Warren


Washington


Wayne


Westchester

• Blue Mountain Reservation – Intermediate – Welcher Ave. Peekskill, NY

Wyoming


Yates
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[Rocket 442]

To make it easier for everyone to read and find trails, we ask you to follow these simple guidelines when posting a new trail.

First put the Name - Then What type of trail (singletrack, downhill, x-c) - Overall Difficulty - Address - website if available

Here's an example:
Sprague Brook Park Trails - Singletrack - Beginner/Intermediate - Foote Rd, Glenwood, NY 14069 - http://www.erie.gov/parks/sprague.asp

[firemandivi]

Places I’ve ridden and thoroughly enjoyed

Stewart State Forest – Singletrack/Doubletrack/Fireroads – Beginner/Intermediate – Newburgh NY - Most people park on Barrons Rd or the lot off of 207.

Camp Orange – Singletrack/Doubletrack – Beginner/Intermediate – rocky – Middletown NY

909 – Singletrack – Intermediate – Pleasant Valley NY – Parking is located at the end of Tyrell Rd. off the Taconic Parkway

Hyde Park Brewery Trails  - Intermediate – Hyde Park NY – Parking lot located on Rte. 9 North just past the Hyde Park Brewery

Blue Mountain Reservation – Intermediate – Peekskill NY – Parking located
inside the park

Vassar Farms – Poughkeepsie, NY


Local Clubs
http://wmba.org/ - Westchester Mountain Bike Association
http://www.fatsinthecats.com/ - Kingston Based Mountain bike club with
                                                    rides all over  the Hudson Valley


Places I’m interested in riding in the near future
Jockey Hill
Overlook      
Ninham
Mohonk
Ferncliff
Plattekill
Hunter
Gramhill
Mt. Beacon
Whiteface
Wawayanda Park, NJ
Diablo, NJ

[cgib]

Madison County:
Brookfield Trail System, Brookfield, NY. Not too simple, limited singletrack (30 minutes south of Utica). (X-C).
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/8243.html
Ability level: Beginner/Intermediate. Fun trails, definitely in the woods. Good for group rides. Can be muddy, occaisional horse poop. Camping.

Hamilton County, Southern Adirondacks:
Inlet, NY. Singletrack and open (about an hour north of Utica).(X-C).
Phone the bike shop below for trail info. There are lots of trails.
http://pedalsandpetals.com/index.cfm
Ability level: All can enjoy, the Adirondacks are real trail country and very beautiful. Terrain is forest, roots, rocks, logs and sandy soil. Can be muddy. Camping.

Onandaga County:
Highland Forest, Fabius, NY, Singletrack and open (Just east of Syracuse). (X-C).
http://onondagacountyparks.com/parks/highland/
Ability level: All will enjoy this pine forest with lots of roots, logs, rolling, curvey, and a few man-made things. Big race here each year. The banner at the top of the website shows an amusement park for some reason. Phone about camping.

Lewis County, Northern Adirondacks:
Otter Creek State Forest, Lowville, NY (way up there!) Open trails, little technical riding. (X-C).
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/8017.html
Ability level: Beginner/Intermediate. Trails somewhat wide. Beautiful setting. Sand in places. Occaisional horse poop. Camping.

[Rocket 442]

updated

[ridetune]

There is a wealth of info on trails at the wnymba site

You summed up erie county

but cattaraugus has Mccarty Hill/Rock City State forest in Ellicottville (~35 miles of singletrack intermediate to advanced 500'+ climbs huge rocks everywhere)
as well as Golden Hill SF up the road in little valley? about 10 miles of intermediate singletrack, some rocks and tech. spots

trails in Nine mile creek SF is being built

Allegheny state park has around 25 miles of official bike and ski dirt road type trail but there is probably close to a hundred miles of other trails that arent great and bikes arent permitted but nobody will bother you

letchworth in genessee county a straight 20 mile trail. the trail is nuts. it is constant up and down but is badly eroded in many places

see wnymba for more

[ericreh]

Cathedral Pines County Park, single track with some black diamonds total about 8 miles, Yaphank-Middle Island Rd. Middle Island NY 11961 SUFFOLK COUNTY

[ericreh]

Eastport trail, County Rt 51 and 111 Eastport Suffolk County.  Mostly flat singletrack through woods. beginner-intermediate.  Local bike club CLIMB.  www.climbonline.org

[icesphere18]

*Updated*

[ericreh]

Suffolk County-  Rocky Point MTB trails - Rocky Point Rd North of Whiskey Rd. - about 14 miles of trails on NYS DEC land with everything from beginners path to advanced trails, well marked and maintained by CLIMB - closed from Nov1 to April for hunting season.