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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Native/Tribal
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- 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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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #1,645
- State Ranking
- #22
- Trails
- 11
- Total Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,167 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,125 ft
- Total Vertical
- 468 ft
- Reports
- 139
- Photos
- 2
- Ridden Counter
- 198
Popular Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pine | |||
| Zig Zag | |||
| Knuckle | |||
| Superman | |||
| Scut Farkus | |||
| Vine | |||
| Bonnie & Clyde | |||
| State Fire Line | |||
| Scutter | |||
| Ward Hollow | |||
| Buck Barrow |
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie & Clyde | May 24, 2018 @ 11:23am May 24, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA | ||
| Buck Barrow | May 24, 2018 @ 11:23am May 24, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA | ||
| Knuckle | May 24, 2018 @ 11:23am May 24, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA | ||
| Red Pine | May 24, 2018 @ 11:23am May 24, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA | ||
| Superman | May 24, 2018 @ 11:23am May 24, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA |
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 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 | ||
| report | Thanks for the update Eric! We have a trail... | Sep 18, 2017 @ 9:06am Sep 18, 2017 | ||
| report | Thanks for posting Glenn! | Aug 26, 2017 @ 2:11pm Aug 26, 2017 | ||
| report | Thanks for the report Eric! | Jul 24, 2017 @ 10:06am Jul 24, 2017 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yupstate | wishlist | trail | Vine and 8 more | May 26, 2018 @ 6:39pm 1 days |
| yupstate | wishlist | region | Pittstown State Forest | May 26, 2018 @ 2:09pm 1 days |
| yupstate | wishlist | trail | Red Pine | May 26, 2018 @ 2:08pm 1 days |
| bonesmtb2 | add | report | Bonnie & Clyde and 5 more | May 24, 2018 @ 11:23am May 24, 2018 |
| bonesmtb2 | add | ridelog | May 23, 2018 ride log | May 24, 2018 @ 7:00am May 24, 2018 |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Anthony | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.8 km | |
| Colonie Town Park | 4 | 29 | 2 | 14.6 km | |
| Luther Forest | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18.8 km | |
| Mohawk River State Park | 16 | 19.9 km | |||
| 9 / 20 | 6 | 1 | 20.8 km |
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