Customize your outing on Elizabethtown’s Blueberry Hill Trail System
By Tim Rowland
Latest extensions offer hikers of all levels wilderness views, flexible routes
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E-bikes usage, regulations in the Adirondacks explained
By Holly Riddle
What you need to know about e-bikes in the Adirondack Park: Where can they go, are they safe, and does current legislation need to change?
Olympic authority to pay $1.2M to host biking World Cup
By James Odato
The deal will bring about 130 cross-country biking competitors to the region for three days in the fall of 2024, 2025 and 2026
Sable Highlands: Almost as cool as a trip to Scotland
By Tom French
Exploring rail history on an 18-mile bike ride through an underused part of the northern Adirondacks
A reason for a third bike
By Phil Brown
Gravel bikes come in handy on these 3 rail-trail rides
Keene to move ahead on new mountain bike trails
By Tim Rowland
Once completed, the network will be part of a mountain bike route from Wilmington to Elizabethtown
Kushaqua Tract
A pedaling paradise The author and her husband explore a maze of logging roads on the Kushaqua Tract open to mountain biking. By Susan Bibeau Recently my husband Jeff and I rediscovered our love of mountain biking, and so after I surprised him with a brand-new bike this spring, we started looking for new places to explore. We had already ridden the…
Adirondack bike route
By Dick Beamish Governor Andrew Cuomo and bicycle riders please take note: the opportunity of a lifetime is staring us in the face! Bicycling is America’s fastest-growing outdoor activity and now second only to walking. The Adirondack Park can hugely benefit from this healthy national trend. A detailed map shows the exciting possibilities. Follow the…
Essex Chain Biking
By Phil Brown Here’s one suggestion for a shorter bike trip that takes in most of the scenic highlights. Deer Pond. From the Deer Pond parking area, ride 0.2 miles to the carry trail to Deer Pond on the right. Dismount and walk a few yards to the north shore of Deer Pond. Alternatively, continue…
High Peaks Circuit
Around the mountains Cyclists enjoy stunning views and a variety of adventures on a three-day circuit of the High Peaks. By Ethan Rouen WE HAVE HAD the breath ripped out of us by the beauty of the High Peaks as seen from the tops of mountains and on twisty roads as we sped by in our…