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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 Aug 26, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #1,815
- State Ranking
- #30
- 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
- 162
- Photos
- 20
- Ridden Counter
- 276
Popular Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pine | |||
| Zig Zag | |||
| Superman | |||
| Scut Farkus | |||
| Vine | |||
| Knuckle | |||
| Bonnie & Clyde | |||
| Scutter | |||
| State Fire Line | |||
| Buck Barrow | |||
| Ward Hollow |
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pine | Aug 26, 2018 @ 8:29am Aug 26, 2018 | BryanBobo | ||
| Zig Zag | Aug 5, 2018 @ 2:24pm Aug 5, 2018 | rdeast3 | ||
| Vine | Aug 5, 2018 @ 2:23pm Aug 5, 2018 | rdeast3 | ||
| Scut Farkus | Jun 14, 2018 @ 3:06pm Jun 14, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA | ||
| Superman | Jun 14, 2018 @ 3:06pm Jun 14, 2018 | bonesmtb2 SMBA |
Photos of Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Zig Zag
4 | Zig Zag, My City
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag
4 | 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
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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dcalabrese22 | add | ridelog | Sep 19, 2018 ride log | Sep 19, 2018 @ 3:10pm 1 days |
 | vitale232 | wishlist | route | Pittstown State Forest - SMBA | Sep 15, 2018 @ 5:32am Sep 15, 2018 |
| dcalabrese22 | add | ridelog | Sep 9, 2018 ride log | Sep 9, 2018 @ 1:40pm Sep 9, 2018 |
| dcalabrese22 | add | ridelog | Sep 8, 2018 ride log | Sep 8, 2018 @ 1:00pm Sep 8, 2018 |
| Bugbee729 | add | ridelog | Sep 6, 2018 ride log | Sep 6, 2018 @ 4:21pm Sep 6, 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 | |
| Windsor Lake | 4 | 19.8 km | |||
| Greylock Glen Multi-Use Trail System | 5 | 7 | 19.8 km |
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