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SaveRock City and McCarty Hill State Forests cover approximately 6,229 acres. McCarthy Hill State Forest's boundary with Holiday Valley and HoliMont ski areas and has become a year-round destination resort area.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
44 trails
- Hike
48 trails
- Trail Running
48 trails
Region Details
- 12
- 1
- 7
- 14
- 9
- 1
Region Status
Open as of May 8, 2025
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 48
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 44
- Trails Hike
- 48
- Trails Trail Running
- 48
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 42 miles
- Total Descent
- 5,229 ft
- Total Vertical
- 755 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,369 ft
- Reports
- 501
- Photos
- 28
- Ridden Counter
- 5,325
Popular Rock City and McCarty Hill State Forest Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ellicottville Tour 1, Holimont Start/Finish | 19 miles | |
| Hills are EVL - Spruce Lake to Eagle | 9 miles | |
| Ellicottville Loop (IMBA Epic) | 26 miles | |
| Everything E-Ville | 30 miles | |
| Senear Valley Trail (MB2) | 2 miles | |
| 2019 WNYMBA Funduro race | 25 miles |
Photos of Rock City and McCarty Hill State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Mutton Hollow Trail
78 |
Oct 7, 2022 @ 9:18am
Oct 7, 2022
trail: Big Merlin
111 |
Sep 4, 2022 @ 1:33pm
Sep 4, 2022
trail: Black Trail
238 |
Sep 4, 2022 @ 1:23pm
Sep 4, 2022
trail: South Pale Ale Trail
259 |
Feb 8, 2020 @ 11:16am
Feb 8, 2020
trail: Eagle Trail
249 |
Feb 8, 2020 @ 11:14am
Feb 8, 2020
trail: Sidewinder
221 |
Feb 8, 2020 @ 9:38am
Feb 8, 2020
trail: Sidewinder
199 |
Feb 8, 2020 @ 9:38am
Feb 8, 2020
trail: Sidewinder
180 |
Feb 8, 2020 @ 9:38am
Feb 8, 2020Videos of Rock City and McCarty Hill State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Rim Trail
0:14 |
184 |
Dec 17, 2015
trail: Eagle Trail
13:51 |
638 |
May 18, 2015
trail: Porcupine
2:50 |
351 |
Apr 19, 2012
trail: Porcupine
3:53 |
760 |
Apr 18, 2012
trail: Porcupine
2:11 |
551 |
Jun 1, 2018 , Ellicottville
trail: Yukon's Lunch
2:11 |
828 |
Jun 1, 2018 , Ellicottville
trail: Growler
2:11 |
278 |
Jun 1, 2018 , Ellicottville
trail: KC Trail
2:11 |
758 |
Jun 1, 2018 , Ellicottville
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards' Breath | Apr 17, 2025 @ 10:13am Apr 17, 2025 | Ideal | Bigmaori | ||
| St. Patrick's Day Trail | Apr 17, 2025 @ 10:13am Apr 17, 2025 | Ideal | Bigmaori | ||
| Mutton Hollow Trail | Apr 17, 2025 @ 10:13am Apr 17, 2025 | Ideal | Bigmaori | ||
| KC Trail | Jan 19, 2025 @ 7:12pm Jan 19, 2025 | Snow Groomed | s-bixby71 WNYMBA | ||
| Eagle Trail | Sep 7, 2024 @ 11:17am Sep 7, 2024 | Ideal | Brienhall | ||
| Service Road 3 | Aug 10, 2024 @ 6:23am Aug 10, 2024 | Wet | storktorq | ||
| Big Merlin | Aug 10, 2024 @ 6:23am Aug 10, 2024 | Variable | storktorq | ||
| Rain Trail | Aug 10, 2024 @ 6:23am Aug 10, 2024 | Variable | storktorq | ||
| Mesa Trail | Aug 10, 2024 @ 6:23am Aug 10, 2024 | Variable | storktorq | ||
| Sidewinder | Aug 10, 2024 @ 6:23am Aug 10, 2024 | Variable | storktorq |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigmaori | add | report | activity #69825762 and 2 more | Apr 17, 2025 @ 3:54pm Apr 17, 2025 |
| alexiseLiTi1 | wishlist | trail | activity #69703575 | Apr 15, 2025 @ 2:53pm Apr 15, 2025 |
| RichardjzRVsO | vote | trail | activity #69545704 and 1 more | Apr 13, 2025 @ 5:44am Apr 13, 2025 |
| sapling14075 | ridden | trail | activity #68082044 | Mar 20, 2025 @ 7:26am Mar 20, 2025 |
| aborchert | wishlist | region | activity #67474040 | Mar 9, 2025 @ 10:15am Mar 9, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This is was transformed in a logging access... | Jun 3, 2024 @ 8:27am Jun 3, 2024 | ||
| trail | Has the look of being a great downhill…but... | Oct 14, 2023 @ 8:09am Oct 14, 2023 | ||
| trail | One of my favorites, I love the technicality... | Aug 25, 2023 @ 11:22am Aug 25, 2023 | ||
| trail | First section is great single track near the... | Apr 11, 2023 @ 5:48am Apr 11, 2023 | ||
| trail | This is NOT a red trail. It’s black. Not... | Oct 13, 2021 @ 1:02pm Oct 13, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Valley | 3 | 3 | 1.5 km | ||
| HoliMont Bike Park | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Golden Hill State Forest | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 km | |
| Allegany State Park | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9.1 km | |
| Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area | 3 | 6 | 17.7 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 44 | 35 miles | 4,459 ft | 15 miles | 755 ft | #2,249 | #1,212 | 28 | 481 | 6 | 3,062 | |
| Hike | 48 | 42 miles | 5,230 ft | 17 miles | 755 ft | #1,750 | #1,069 | 1 | 481 | 2 | 158 | |
| Trail Running | 48 | 42 miles | 5,230 ft | 17 miles | 755 ft | #1,749 | #1,064 | 480 | 30 | |||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 2,776 ft | 36 ft | 817 ft | 33 ft | 31 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 3,058 ft | 203 ft | 32 |
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