Gravel bikes come in handy on these 3 rail-trail rides By Phil Brown This spring I took my gravel bike on a 23-mile ride that had a bit of everything: paved highways, dirt logging roads, foot trails, a snowmobile trail and a section of the … [Read more...] about A reason for a third bike
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Biking the backroads, backstories of Essex
Boquet Valley tour pedals unique area of historic preservation By Tom French The first settlers in the Boquet Valley near Essex included Revolutionary War soldiers/farmers, shipbuilders, and frontier entrepreneurs who owned or worked the many … [Read more...] about Biking the backroads, backstories of Essex
Keene celebrates new bike trails
Community celebrates newest addition on county-owned land By Tim Rowland As one of the people spearheading a new mountain biking trail project in Keene, DeAnna Brown prepared certificates for everyone who helped. It amounted to quite a stack of … [Read more...] about Keene celebrates new bike trails
Riding like a stage coach
A scenic bike ride on the Carriage Road in town of Piercefield By Tom French Have you ever wanted to take a stagecoach ride along a primitive road in the Adirondacks with a team of horses barreling through the thick woods? Perhaps you’ve … [Read more...] about Riding like a stage coach
A bummer of a bike ride
Despite bike designation, Moose River Plains truck trail is a bust By Phil Brown I had hoped it would be one of the finest mountain-bike rides in the Adirondack Park, a 27-mile loop combining deep-woods trails and dirt roads in the Moose River … [Read more...] about A bummer of a bike ride
In Jay, unmatched road biking potential
By Tim Rowland The town of Wilmington makes the claim of being the Mountain Bike Capital of the Adirondacks. Five miles down Rt. 86, the town of Jay has to at least be in the discussion for Adirondack Road Bike Capital. Starting at the Jay Town … [Read more...] about In Jay, unmatched road biking potential