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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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LOCATION:
The trail head is located just off of Ward Hollow Road in Pittstown, NY. Click here for directions.
LENGTH:
Approximately 8 miles of trails.
ABOUT:
Pittstown State Forest is an 1155 acre state forest that is located approx 15 miles east of Troy on Rt 7. It is situated at the base of the Rensselaer Plateau, giving the land a lot of elevation changes and diverse terrain. There are many miles of challenging single-tracks on the property.
SMBA has an official Volunteer Stewardship Agreement with DEC. As steward of the state forest, SMBA stewards the Pittstown SF trails, and keeps them fun for mountain biking.
The trail head is located just off of Ward Hollow Road in Pittstown, NY. Click here for directions.
LENGTH:
Approximately 8 miles of trails.
ABOUT:
Pittstown State Forest is an 1155 acre state forest that is located approx 15 miles east of Troy on Rt 7. It is situated at the base of the Rensselaer Plateau, giving the land a lot of elevation changes and diverse terrain. There are many miles of challenging single-tracks on the property.
SMBA has an official Volunteer Stewardship Agreement with DEC. As steward of the state forest, SMBA stewards the Pittstown SF trails, and keeps them fun for mountain biking.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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Open on Oct 20, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #2,137
- State Ranking
- #39
- Trails (view details)
- 11
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 11
- Trails Hike
- 11
- Trails Trail Running
- 11
- Total Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 4 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,056 ft
- Total Vertical
- 445 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,125 ft
- Reports
- 170
- Photos
- 21
- Ridden Counter
- 336
Popular Pittstown State Forest Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pine | |||
| Zig Zag | |||
| Superman | |||
| Scut Farkus | |||
| Vine | |||
| Knuckle | |||
| Bonnie & Clyde | |||
| Scutter | |||
| State Fire Line | |||
| Ward Hollow | |||
| Buck Barrow |
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zig Zag | Oct 21, 2018 @ 9:47am Oct 21, 2018 | BryanBobo | ||
| Vine | Oct 20, 2018 @ 7:31am Oct 20, 2018 | jojo314519 | ||
| Red Pine | Oct 20, 2018 @ 7:31am Oct 20, 2018 | jojo314519 | ||
| Scut Farkus | Oct 20, 2018 @ 7:31am Oct 20, 2018 | jojo314519 | ||
| Superman | Oct 20, 2018 @ 7:31am Oct 20, 2018 | jojo314519 |
Photos of Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Zig Zag
9 | Zig Zag, My City
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag
9 | Zig Zag, My City
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag
6 | Zig Zag, My City
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag
9 | Zig Zag, My City
May 31, 2018 @ 6:41pm
May 31, 2018
Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pittstown State Forest - SMBA | 9 miles | |
| Short Ride | 4 miles | |
| Bonnie & Clyde Out and Back | 8 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Thanks for the report Bryan! I'll have to get... | Aug 27, 2018 @ 9:35am Aug 27, 2018 | ||
| report | Thanks for the report! | Aug 7, 2018 @ 9:43am Aug 7, 2018 | ||
| report | Thanks for the report! Is this Andy? | Jul 30, 2018 @ 12:59pm Jul 30, 2018 | ||
| report | Thanks Ian! It isn't a terrible trail,... | Sep 25, 2017 @ 2:12pm Sep 25, 2017 | ||
| report | Hey Eric, I cut these trees out on Saturday. ... | Sep 25, 2017 @ 12:34pm Sep 25, 2017 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammage | add | ridelog | Nov 22, 2015 ride log and 2 more | Dec 29, 2018 @ 10:40am Dec 29, 2018 |
 | gnihsifnamk | add | ridelog | Oct 24, 2018 ride log | Dec 26, 2018 @ 12:21pm Dec 26, 2018 |
| nybike1971 | add | ridelog | Jun 10, 2018 ride log | Dec 1, 2018 @ 2:08pm Dec 1, 2018 |
| jojo314519 | add | report | Vine and 5 more | Oct 22, 2018 @ 6:50am Oct 22, 2018 |
| jojo314519 | comment | ridelog | Oct 20, 2018 ride log | Oct 22, 2018 @ 6:48am Oct 22, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPA Poestenkill Community Forest | 2 | 7 | 9.5 km | ||
| Mount Anthony | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.8 km | |
| Colonie Town Park | 6 | 29 | 2 | 14.6 km | |
| Luther Forest | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18.8 km | |
| Greylock Glen Multi-Use Trail System | 6 | 8 | 19.8 km |
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