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SaveShindagin Hollow State Forest covers 5,266 acres of land in the town of Caroline in southern Tompkins County. Its large size and good access from public roads make this a great forest to enjoy activities such as mountain biking, hunting, hiking, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, nature viewing, and camping.
The trails are designated as “primary use mountain biking”, so you will find bike-specific features on these rolling, rooty trails. The Shindagin Hollow volunteer stewards are affiliated with Cycle-CNY, building and maintaining this twenty mile trail network. This volunteer stewardship agreement with the NYS DEC has been strong since 2005.
The Yellow and Red trails on the west side dry out much faster than the more challenging Blue and Green trails on the east side. The Red and Yellow trails are typically groomed for fat bikes in the winter.
The trails are designated as “primary use mountain biking”, so you will find bike-specific features on these rolling, rooty trails. The Shindagin Hollow volunteer stewards are affiliated with Cycle-CNY, building and maintaining this twenty mile trail network. This volunteer stewardship agreement with the NYS DEC has been strong since 2005.
The Yellow and Red trails on the west side dry out much faster than the more challenging Blue and Green trails on the east side. The Red and Yellow trails are typically groomed for fat bikes in the winter.
source: Shindagin Hollow SF
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: State Forest
Land Manager: New York DEC
google parking directions Access Info:
Main parking lot on Braley Hill Road.
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- Mountain Bike
33 trails
- Hike
34 trails
- Trail Running
33 trails
- Snowshoe
1 trails
- Nordic Ski
1 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 4
- 19
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Feb 1, 2025
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 29
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 33
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 34
- Trails Trail Running
- 33
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 30 miles
- Total Descent
- 12,964 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,043 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,012 ft
- Reports
- 383
- Photos
- 14
- Ridden Counter
- 6,431
Popular Shindagin Hollow State Forest Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y1 | |||
| Chair | |||
| Skullwinder | |||
| B2 Dizzy D | |||
| Rim | |||
| Glove trail R6 | |||
| Green | |||
| B3 | |||
| Paperboy | |||
| B6 Creek Trail | |||
| B1 | |||
| Bitch Ditch B7 | |||
| Y6 | |||
| Y8 Short Bus | |||
| R5 |
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shindagin Hollow Ridge Ride | 8 miles | |
| Shindagin Hollow Outer Loop | 12 miles | |
| Shindagin Hollow Outer(ish) | 12 miles | |
| Gnarly North | 5 miles | |
| loop | 6 miles | |
| Shindagin Hollow Outer Loop | 12 miles | |
| Shindagin South | 9 miles | |
| Tour of Reds and Yellows | 9 miles | |
| 3 mile Shindagin Hollow State Forest Ride | popular ridelog | 3 miles |
| 10 mile Shindagin Hollow State Forest Ride | popular ridelog | 10 miles |
Photos of Shindagin Hollow State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Skullwinder
243 |
Nov 14, 2020 @ 1:17am
Nov 14, 2020
trail: Skullwinder
220 |
Nov 14, 2020 @ 1:16am
Nov 14, 2020
trail: Paperboy
261 |
Nov 14, 2020 @ 1:12am
Nov 14, 2020
trail: B2 Dizzy D
187 |
Nov 14, 2020 @ 1:08am
Nov 14, 2020
trail: B1
300 |
Nov 14, 2020 @ 1:06am
Nov 14, 2020
trail: Rim
218 |
Nov 14, 2020 @ 1:01am
Nov 14, 2020
trail: Rim
263 |
Nov 14, 2020 @ 1:00am
Nov 14, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paperboy | Sep 21, 2024 @ 3:32pm Sep 21, 2024 | Dry | JonReiner | ||
| Glove trail R6 | Sep 21, 2024 @ 3:32pm Sep 21, 2024 | Dry | JonReiner | ||
| R3 | Sep 21, 2024 @ 3:32pm Sep 21, 2024 | Dry | JonReiner | ||
| Y9 | Sep 21, 2024 @ 3:32pm Sep 21, 2024 | Dry | JonReiner | ||
| Y1 | Sep 21, 2024 @ 3:32pm Sep 21, 2024 | Very Dry | JonReiner | ||
| G3 Stiletto | Sep 19, 2024 @ 1:32pm Sep 19, 2024 | Unknown | grantrules | ||
| Y7 | Aug 22, 2024 @ 12:43pm Aug 22, 2024 | Ideal | ubutanda | ||
| R5 | Aug 22, 2024 @ 12:43pm Aug 22, 2024 | Ideal | ubutanda | ||
| Chair | Aug 22, 2024 @ 12:43pm Aug 22, 2024 | Ideal | ubutanda | ||
| B6 Creek Trail | Aug 22, 2024 @ 12:43pm Aug 22, 2024 | Variable | ubutanda |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crazydiamond1 | wishlist | region | activity #72851541 | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:35am Jun 1, 2025 |
| BenjaminPFBHs6 | ridden | trail | activity #72696604 | May 30, 2025 @ 6:09am May 30, 2025 |
| Jarjarchef | add | karma | activity #72152461 | May 22, 2025 @ 3:51am May 22, 2025 |
| Wojo14 | wishlist | region | activity #71630000 | May 14, 2025 @ 3:21am May 14, 2025 |
| Jarjarchef | add | karma | activity #70135853 | Apr 22, 2025 @ 4:24am Apr 22, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This trail is really fun. It has several small... | Sep 30, 2024 @ 10:40am Sep 30, 2024 | ||
| trail | Avoid. | Sep 30, 2023 @ 11:47am Sep 30, 2023 | ||
| report | Resolved jul 9 | Jul 10, 2023 @ 4:01am Jul 10, 2023 | ||
| trail | Worst trail ever! Starts out fine, half mile... | May 9, 2022 @ 1:11pm May 9, 2022 | ||
| report | Mi | Mar 14, 2022 @ 10:42am Mar 14, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Hill/Anderson Hill State Forests | 4.4 km | ||||
| Jenksville State Forest | 16 | 7.7 km | |||
| Hammond Hill State Forest | 11 | 16 | 8 km | ||
| South Hill Natural Area South | 2 | 4 | 9.2 km | ||
| Allan H. Treman State Marine Park | 12.4 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 | 33 | 23 miles | 11,535 ft | 12 miles | 840 ft | #1,093 | #585 | 14 | 383 | 8 | 5,877 | |
| Horse | 1 | 2 miles | 259 ft | 2 miles | 253 ft | 68 | 1 | |||||
| Hike | 34 | 30 miles | 12,963 ft | 16 miles | 1,043 ft | #796 | #505 | 383 | 3 | 82 | ||
| Trail Running | 33 | 29 miles | 12,625 ft | 15 miles | 1,043 ft | #819 | #514 | 383 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 2 miles | 259 ft | 2 miles | 253 ft | #72 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 2 miles | 259 ft | 2 miles | 253 ft | #567 | 26 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 2 miles | 259 ft | 2 miles | 253 ft | |||||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 2 miles | 259 ft | 2 miles | 253 ft | #454 | 26 | 1 |
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