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SaveLOCATION:
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
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- 4
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Region Status
Open as of Jun 25, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 12
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 12
- Trails Hike
- 12
- Trails Trail Running
- 12
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 11 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,016 ft
- Total Vertical
- 449 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,124 ft
- Reports
- 285
- Photos
- 64
- Ridden Counter
- 1,073
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 |
Photos of Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Knuckle (Blue Blaze)
158 |
Jun 11, 2020 @ 7:09pm
Jun 11, 2020
trail: Knuckle (Blue Blaze)
137 |
Oct 9, 2019 @ 7:55pm
Oct 9, 2019
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
202 |
Oct 9, 2019 @ 7:55pm
Oct 9, 2019
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
160 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
139 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
84 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
83 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:41pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
54 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:41pm
May 31, 2018Videos of Pittstown State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Superman
1:32 |
911 |
May 20, 2014
trail: Superman
0:05 |
363 |
May 15, 2014
trail: Superman
0:19 |
439 |
Nov 16, 2013
trail: Superman
0:15 |
234 |
Aug 13, 2011
trail: Superman
0:28 |
219 |
Aug 13, 2011
trail: Superman
0:11 |
90 |
Mar 11, 2010
27:35 |
395 |
Jun 21, 2020
trail: Superman
0:10 |
129 |
Nov 8, 2008
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Hollow | Nov 26, 2022 @ 7:56am Nov 26, 2022 | Dry | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Buck Barrow | Nov 25, 2022 @ 11:56pm Nov 25, 2022 | Dry | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Superman | Nov 25, 2022 @ 11:56pm Nov 25, 2022 | Dry | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Scut Farkus | Nov 25, 2022 @ 11:56pm Nov 25, 2022 | Dry | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze) | Nov 25, 2022 @ 11:56pm Nov 25, 2022 | Dry | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Vine | Nov 25, 2022 @ 11:56pm Nov 25, 2022 | Variable | scotmtbbeta | ||
| Bonnie & Clyde (Red Blaze) | Oct 24, 2022 @ 6:05am Oct 24, 2022 | Variable | Lukefron | ||
| Red Pine (Yellow) | Oct 23, 2022 @ 2:00am Oct 23, 2022 | Ideal | Lukefron | ||
| Deuce and a half | Jun 25, 2022 @ 7:03am Jun 25, 2022 | Ideal | Tcraiglinz | ||
| Knuckle (Blue Blaze) | Jul 1, 2021 @ 11:44am Jul 1, 2021 | Variable | spinaltap |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sabence03 | wishlist | region | Pittstown State Forest | Feb 19, 2023 @ 11:35am Feb 19, 2023 |
 | scotmtbbeta | add | report | Ward Hollow and 5 more | Nov 26, 2022 @ 2:07pm Nov 26, 2022 |
 | Lukefron | add | report | Superman and 3 more | Oct 24, 2022 @ 5:57am Oct 24, 2022 |
| briangstar | vote | trail | Red Pine (Yellow) | Oct 18, 2022 @ 5:56pm Oct 18, 2022 |
 | spinaltap | add | report | Vine | Oct 5, 2022 @ 2:24pm Oct 5, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | It is way too early in the season to ride... | Apr 9, 2022 @ 1:05pm Apr 9, 2022 | ||
| report | Trail's riding good. | Jul 2, 2021 @ 8:45am Jul 2, 2021 | ||
 | report | Correction: medium size tree | Apr 13, 2021 @ 3:21pm Apr 13, 2021 | ||
| 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 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton Lakes State Park | 15 | 18 | 3 | 2.5 km | |
| RPA Poestenkill Community Forest | 2 | 7 | 9.5 km | ||
| Mount Anthony | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12.8 km | |
| Colonie Town Park | 8 | 28 | 2 | 14.6 km | |
| Clarksburg Forest | 16.1 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 12 | 11 miles | 2,018 ft | 5 miles | 449 ft | #2,867 | #1,449 | 64 | 285 | 3 | 784 | |
| Hike | 12 | 11 miles | 2,018 ft | 5 miles | 449 ft | #2,251 | #1,302 | 285 | 3 | |||
| Trail Running | 12 | 11 miles | 2,018 ft | 5 miles | 449 ft | #2,254 | #1,303 | 285 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 2 miles | 89 ft | 2,014 ft | 308 ft | 173 |
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