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Region Details
- 200
- 53
- 382
- 384
- 98
- 18
Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 2,321
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,147
- Trails E-Bike
- 298
- Trails Horse
- 83
- Trails Hike
- 1,857
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,829
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails Observed Trials
- 9
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 408
- Trails Snowshoe
- 217
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 146
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 35
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 237
- Total Distance
- 2,418 miles
- Total Descent
- 309,900 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,034 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,034 ft
- Reports
- 11,622
- Photos
- 3,479
- Ridden Counter
- 119,403
Articles
Video & Race Report: A Steep, Raw and Rowdy Finale to the ESC Downhill Series - Plattekill, NY
Oct 23, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Maxxis ESC Intense Downhill Series Finals took place on a track that was quintessentially Platty
Race Report & Video: Eastern States Cup Showdown - Plattekill Mountain, NY
Jul 17, 2019 from pinkbike.com
The Maxxis ESC series returned to where it was born ten years ago at Roxbury, New York's Plattekill Mountain.
See the Country's Finest Fall Colors on this Catskills Overnight
Sep 20, 2021 from backpacker.com
This 12.1-mile overnight bags a Catskills Peak on the way to your lean-to camp spot.
Sub Regions
- Albany County (255)
- Albany (99)
- 9 / 20 (10)
- Albany Pine Bush Preserve (14)
- North Bethlehem Park (2)
- Tivoli Lake Preserve (11)
- Colonie (66)
- Colonie Town Park (57)
- Voorheesville (106)
- Cole Hill State Forest (8)
- Normans Kill Ravines Park (13)
- Stephen P. Wallace Park (4)
- Wolf Creek Falls Preserve (0)
- Albany (99)
- Columbia County (100)
- Greene County (161)
- catskill (5)
- Elka Park (4)
- Hunter (2)
- Palenville (25)
- Prattsville (0)
- Round Top (56)
- Roundtopia (49)
- Tannersville (19)
- Windham (46)
- Woodstock (2)
- catskill (5)
- Rensselaer County (105)
- Cherry Plain (16)
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- Grafton (65)
- Pittstown (13)
- Poestenkill (11)
- Saratoga County (294)
- Ballston Spa (18)
- Malta (22)
- Luther Forest (22)
- Saratoga Springs (96)
- South Glens Falls (52)
- Wilton (2)
- Hudson Crossing Park (0)
- Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve (72)
- Walsh Road Woodlot (0)
- Schenectady County (73)
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- Niskayuna (1)
- Schenectady (38)
- Scotia (28)
- Sanders Preserve (13)
- Warren County (147)
- Brant Lake (7)
- Chestertown (3)
- Dynamite Hill (3)
- Glens Falls (2)
- Feeder Canal (2)
- Johnsburg (0)
- Lake George (0)
- North Creek (45)
- Garnet Hill Lodge (19)
- Gore Mountain (11)
- Ski Bowl Park (12)
- Queensbury (73)
- Warrensburg (0)
- Hudson Pointe (1)
- West Mountain Bike Park (10)
- Washington County (8)
Popular Capital Region Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coaster Gurney Lane | |||
| Surf Gurney Lane | |||
| Excalibur Gurney Lane | |||
| Escalator Gurney Lane | |||
| Outerloops North Elm Ridge Wild Forest | |||
| Rock Buster Gurney Lane | |||
| Race Course Gurney Lane | |||
| Ridge Runner Gurney Lane | |||
| Salsa Gurney Lane | |||
| E-20 Gurney Lane | |||
| North Bethlehem Park Trail North Bethlehem Park | |||
| Tumblr Gurney Lane | |||
| Rogue Gurney Lane | |||
| Tango Gurney Lane | |||
| Rally Gurney Lane |
Capital Region Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The quickest way to the most downhills. Beebe Hill / Harvey Mountain State Forest | 12 miles | |
| The most down, with the least up Elm Ridge Wild Forest | 9 miles | |
| Lotso down with extra loopage Elm Ridge Wild Forest | 11 miles | |
| The Green Dream Elm Ridge Wild Forest | 7 miles | |
| Schenectady Central Park Full Loop 2020 Schenectady Central Park | 5 miles | |
| Best of Riedlbauer's Roundtopia | 5 miles | |
| Paint Mine Loop Thacher State Park | 4 miles | |
| Double Down Elm Ridge Wild Forest | 13 miles | |
| The Green Dream (w/ Warmup Loop) Elm Ridge Wild Forest | 9 miles | |
| Grits Gone Wild Elm Ridge Wild Forest | 3,110 ft |
Photos of Capital Region Mountain Bike
trail: Ridge Run Trail
0 |
Nov 29, 2024 @ 8:43am
Nov 29, 2024
trail: Main Trail Section 3
6 |
Nov 3, 2024 @ 12:29pm
Nov 3, 2024
trail: Putnam Dam
5 |
Nov 3, 2024 @ 12:26pm
Nov 3, 2024
trail: Putnam Dam
6 |
Nov 3, 2024 @ 12:26pm
Nov 3, 2024
trail: Berm-Out
196 |
Jan 28, 2021 @ 7:40am
Jan 28, 2021
trail: Thriller
285 |
Nov 3, 2020 @ 9:10am
Nov 3, 2020
trail: North Bethlehem Park Trail
273 |
Dec 23, 2019 @ 8:59pm
Dec 23, 2019
trail: Berm-Out
307 |
Jun 30, 2018 @ 1:34pm
Jun 30, 2018Videos of Capital Region Mountain Bike
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![Slab Wyn Tunnel Spier]()
trail: Wyn Tunnel
0:04 |
584 |
Dec 20, 2020 , South Glens Falls
trail: The Rookery
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Sep 7, 2024
trail: Batavia Skill
146 |
Jun 9, 2021
trail: Citizen's Downhill
0:23 |
112 |
Sep 23, 2020
trail: Citizen's Downhill
0:16 |
41 |
Sep 23, 2020
trail: Citizen's Downhill
0:23 |
54 |
Sep 23, 2020
trail: Batavia Skill
0:17 |
99 |
Sep 23, 2020
trail: Anthill
0:25 |
58 |
Sep 23, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim Daniels Road State Forest | Jan 18, 2025 @ 10:59am 11 hours | Snow Packed | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Here To There Daniels Road State Forest | Jan 18, 2025 @ 10:59am 11 hours | Snow Packed | scotmtbbeta | ||
| High Noon Daniels Road State Forest | Jan 18, 2025 @ 10:59am 11 hours | Snow Packed | scotmtbbeta | ||
| High Roller Daniels Road State Forest | Jan 18, 2025 @ 10:59am 11 hours | Snow Packed | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Ridge Line Daniels Road State Forest | Jan 18, 2025 @ 10:59am 11 hours | Snow Packed | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Pulaski Daniels Road State Forest | Jan 11, 2025 @ 12:39pm Jan 11, 2025 | Snow Packed | scotmtbbeta | ||
| 107 Saratoga County | Jan 11, 2025 @ 12:39pm Jan 11, 2025 | Snow Packed | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Monkey Daniels Road State Forest | Jan 11, 2025 @ 12:39pm Jan 11, 2025 | Snow Packed | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Stonewall Daniels Road State Forest | Jan 11, 2025 @ 12:39pm Jan 11, 2025 | Snow Packed | scotmtbbeta | ||
| The B Side Luther Forest | Jan 11, 2025 @ 1:00pm Jan 11, 2025 | Snow Packed | Tcraiglinz FCTPT |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scotmtbbeta | add | report | activity #64801345 and 4 more | Jan 18, 2025 @ 11:05am 11 hours |
| dave-dw | vote | route | activity #64655463 | Jan 15, 2025 @ 3:18pm Jan 15, 2025 |
| jayoung519 | wishlist | trail | activity #64525190 | Jan 12, 2025 @ 9:02pm Jan 12, 2025 |
| Aquemini1122 | wishlist | region | activity #64523983 | Jan 12, 2025 @ 7:41pm Jan 12, 2025 |
| scotmtbbeta | add | report | activity #64488798 | Jan 12, 2025 @ 10:02am Jan 12, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | this is a FUN trail of slabs and rollers! | Sep 17, 2024 @ 7:18am Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| trail | No biking allowed | Sep 9, 2024 @ 12:01pm Sep 9, 2024 | ||
| trail | Awesome trail. The most technical at Daniels Road. | Aug 31, 2024 @ 5:10pm Aug 31, 2024 | ||
| trail | Ok | Aug 25, 2024 @ 9:11pm Aug 25, 2024 | ||
| trail | 1 tree blocking trail from last weeks storm. | Aug 12, 2024 @ 6:35am Aug 12, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
10 Blue Trails40 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge11 awarded -
10 Green Trails73 awarded -
Top 10 Trails1 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k8 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windham Mountain Bike Park | bike park | Windham | |
| West Mountain Bike Park | bike park | ||
| Pump Track | skill park | Voorheesville | |
| Louie's Leap Kids / Skills Area | skill park | Saratoga Springs | |
| Huckleberry Skills Park | skill park | Tannersville |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,141 | 683 miles | 85,715 ft | 275 miles | 3,976 ft | 3,348 | 11,667 | 60 | 116,024 | |||
| E-Bike | 298 | 206 miles | 23,842 ft | 79 miles | 3,199 ft | 10 | 9,565 | 8 | 2,214 | |||
| Horse | 83 | 120 miles | 12,598 ft | 47 miles | 3,297 ft | 2,508 | 64 | |||||
| Hike | 1,857 | 1,231 miles | 159,711 ft | 483 miles | 4,035 ft | 130 | 11,609 | 17 | 7,655 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,829 | 1,218 miles | 156,929 ft | 476 miles | 4,035 ft | 11,609 | 2 | 2,507 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 1 mile | 92 ft | 2,467 ft | 148 ft | 2,493 | 12 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 9 | 7 miles | 374 ft | 2 miles | 413 ft | 65 | 48 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 3 miles | 180 ft | 4,482 ft | 1,053 ft | 2,493 | 47 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 408 | 1,082 miles | 95,827 ft | 410 miles | 3,507 ft | 119 | 13 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 217 | 193 miles | 24,711 ft | 72 miles | 3,950 ft | 70 | 1 | 477 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 146 | 58 miles | 37,014 ft | 43 miles | 2,343 ft | 4 | 4 | 3,907 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 35 | 35 miles | 4,925 ft | 12 miles | 3,373 ft | 23 | 483 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 237 | 137 miles | 17,927 ft | 57 miles | 3,652 ft | 45 | 1 | 846 |
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