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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- 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
Land Status: State Forest
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
12 trails
- Hike
12 trails
- Trail Running
12 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Oct 14, 2020
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 12
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 12
- Trails Hike
- 12
- Trails Trail Running
- 12
- Total Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,088 ft
- Total Vertical
- 450 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,125 ft
- Reports
- 227
- Photos
- 29
- Ridden Counter
- 813
Popular Pittstown State Forest Mountain Biking Trails
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 | |
| 5 mile Pittstown State Forest Cross-country Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Photos of Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Knuckle (Blue Blaze)
51 |
Jun 11, 2020 @ 7:09pm
Jun 11, 2020
trail: Knuckle (Blue Blaze)
62 |
Oct 9, 2019 @ 7:55pm
Oct 9, 2019
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
95 |
Oct 9, 2019 @ 7:55pm
Oct 9, 2019
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
86 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie & Clyde (Red Blaze) | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike | ||
| Buck Barrow | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike | ||
| Deuce and a half | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike | ||
| Knuckle (Blue Blaze) | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike | ||
| Red Pine (Yellow) | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike | ||
| Scut Farkus | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike | ||
| Scutter | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike | ||
| State Fire Line | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike | ||
| Superman | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike | ||
| Vine | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 | Unknown | cbcbike |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | srck | wishlist | trail | Red Pine (Yellow) | Nov 22, 2020 @ 5:27pm Nov 22, 2020 |
| GHebert11 | ridden | trail | Red Pine (Yellow) and 9 more | Oct 23, 2020 @ 1:49pm Oct 23, 2020 |
| cbcbike | add | report | Bonnie & Clyde (Red Blaze) and 11 more | Oct 14, 2020 @ 9:45am Oct 14, 2020 |
| cyclocosm | comment | trail | Deuce and a half | Sep 11, 2020 @ 1:33pm Sep 11, 2020 |
 | markholloway | update | trail | Red Pine (Yellow) and 3 more | Sep 11, 2020 @ 8:16am Sep 11, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Awesome—thanks for the update! | Sep 11, 2020 @ 1:33pm Sep 11, 2020 | ||
| trail | You are correct. This was the original... | Sep 7, 2020 @ 12:12pm Sep 7, 2020 | ||
| trail | I could not find access from the lower lot as... | Sep 6, 2020 @ 12:11pm Sep 6, 2020 | ||
| 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 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton Lakes State Park | 2.5 km | ||||
| RPA Poestenkill Community Forest | 2 | 7 | 9.5 km | ||
| Mount Anthony | 9 | 12 | 6 | 12.8 km | |
| Colonie Town Park | 5 | 32 | 2 | 14.6 km | |
| Tivoli Lake Preserve | 4 | 2 | 18.3 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 12 | 10 miles | 2,090 ft | 4 miles | 449 ft | #2,336 | #1,095 | 29 | 227 | 3 | 588 | |
| Hike | 12 | 10 miles | 2,090 ft | 4 miles | 449 ft | #1,913 | #1,002 | 227 | 3 | |||
| Trail Running | 12 | 10 miles | 2,090 ft | 4 miles | 449 ft | #1,914 | #998 | 227 |
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