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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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Open on Jun 14, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #1,706
- State Ranking
- #29
- 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
- 157
- Photos
- 18
- Ridden Counter
- 238
Popular Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pine | |||
| Zig Zag | |||
| Superman | |||
| Scut Farkus | |||
| Knuckle | |||
| Vine | |||
| Bonnie & Clyde | |||
| Scutter | |||
| State Fire Line | |||
| Buck Barrow | |||
| Ward Hollow |
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pine | Jun 14, 2018 @ 3:06pm Jun 14, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA | ||
| Scut Farkus | Jun 14, 2018 @ 3:06pm Jun 14, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA | ||
| Superman | Jun 14, 2018 @ 3:06pm Jun 14, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA | ||
| Buck Barrow | Jun 14, 2018 @ 3:06pm Jun 14, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA | ||
| Zig Zag | Jun 14, 2018 @ 3:06pm Jun 14, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA |
Photos of Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Zig Zag
2 | Zig Zag, My City
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag
2 | Zig Zag, My City
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag
1 | Zig Zag, My City
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag
2 | 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dcalabrese22 | add | ridelog | Jul 18, 2018 ride log | Jul 18, 2018 @ 3:20pm 3 days |
| rdeast3 | add | ridelog | Jul 16, 2018 ride log | Jul 16, 2018 @ 4:13pm Jul 16, 2018 |
| Bugbee729 | add | ridelog | Jul 14, 2018 ride log | Jul 14, 2018 @ 11:55am Jul 14, 2018 |
| dcalabrese22 | add | ridelog | Jul 11, 2018 ride log | Jul 11, 2018 @ 3:30pm Jul 11, 2018 |
| dcalabrese22 | add | ridelog | Jul 4, 2018 ride log | Jul 4, 2018 @ 9:30am Jul 4, 2018 |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Anthony | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.8 km | |
| Colonie Town Park | 4 | 30 | 2 | 14.6 km | |
| Luther Forest | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18.8 km | |
| Greylock Glen Multi-Use Trail System | 4 | 6 | 19.8 km | ||
| Mohawk River State Park | 16 | 19.9 km |
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