3.1 miles
Distance
323 ft
Climb
-337 ft
Descent
1,824 ft
High Point
-13 ft
Altitude change
1,640 ft
Altitude min
1,686 ft
Altitude start
1,673 ft
Altitude end
-0.1%
Grade
-19.3%
Grade max
22.8%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
3,465 ft
Distance flat

This route sticks to the lower third of Dewey mountain. It's beginner/intermediate with some optional features off to the side.

You begin on Backgammon and Boulder Dash. You'll climb Operation to loop BattleShip, which is the high point of this route. Then descend the other side of Operation to connect to Boulder Dash, Trivial Pursuit, and Monopoly. Climb back out to finish on Backgammon and Twister.

Detailed Description
Intermediate Romp is a 3 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Saranac Lake New York. This mountain bike only route can be used both directions. This route includes 12 trails. This route climbs 323 ft with a max elevation of 1,824 ft then descends -337 ft.

Trail Issues on Route

  • Minor Issue / Yellow: 1 trail (newest: Jul 7, 2026)
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Stats

  • Distance
    3 miles
  • Avg time
    37 min 41 sec
  • Altitude min
    1,640 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,686 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,673 ft
  • Climb
    323 ft
  • Descent
    -337 ft
  • Grade
    -0.1%
  • Grade max
    -19.3%
  • Grade min
    22.8%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    3,465 ft

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Trails in Route

Backgammon794 ft
Battleship1,424 ft
Trivial Pursuit2,848 ft
Connect Four3,291 ft
Monopoly1,598 ft
Boulder Dash2,677 ft
Backgammon1,900 ft
Connect Four210 ft
Backgammon223 ft
Backgammon269 ft
Twister1,453 ft

Details

  • Riding area
    Dewey Mountain
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Activity Logs
    1

Directions

  1. Walk east on Natski/Peanuts ski trail corridor.
  2. Continue for 30 meters.
  3. Bear left onto Backgammon.
  4. Continue for 100 meters.
  5. Bear right onto Natski/Peanuts ski trail corridor.
  6. Continue for 10 meters.
  7. Bear left onto Backgammon.
  8. Continue for 200 meters.
  9. Bear left onto Boulder Dash.
  10. Continue for 300 meters.
  11. Turn right onto Operation.
  12. Continue for 10 meters.
  13. Keep left to stay on Operation.
  14. Continue for 30 meters.
  15. Keep straight to stay on Operation.
  16. Continue for 20 meters.
  17. Keep straight to stay on Operation.
  18. Continue for 60 meters.
  19. Turn right to stay on Operation.
  20. Continue for 50 meters.
  21. Keep left to stay on Operation.
  22. Continue for 10 meters.
  23. Keep straight to stay on Operation.
  24. Continue for 10 meters.
  25. Keep left to stay on Operation.
  26. Continue for 20 meters.
  27. Turn left to stay on Operation.
  28. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  29. Turn left to stay on Operation.
  30. Continue for 10 meters.
  31. Keep right to stay on Operation.
  32. Continue for 20 meters.
  33. Turn right to stay on Operation.
  34. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  35. Keep right to stay on Operation.
  36. Continue for 20 meters.
  37. Keep right to stay on Operation.
  38. Continue for 20 meters.
  39. Keep straight to stay on Operation.
  40. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  41. Turn left onto Battleship.
  42. Continue for 400 meters.
  43. Turn right to stay on Battleship.
  44. Continue for 100 meters.
  45. Turn left onto Operation.
  46. Continue for 20 meters.
  47. Keep left to stay on Operation.
  48. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  49. Keep right to stay on Operation.
  50. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  51. Turn right to stay on Operation.
  52. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  53. Turn left to stay on Operation.
  54. Continue for 10 meters.
  55. Keep straight to stay on Operation.
  56. Continue for 20 meters.
  57. Turn right to stay on Operation.
  58. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  59. Turn left to stay on Operation.
  60. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  61. Keep left to stay on Operation.
  62. Continue for 10 meters.
  63. Keep straight to stay on Operation.
  64. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  65. Keep straight to stay on Operation.
  66. Continue for 30 meters.
  67. Keep left to stay on Operation.
  68. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  69. Turn left to stay on Operation.
  70. Continue for 20 meters.
  71. Turn right to stay on Operation.
  72. Continue for 10 meters.
  73. Keep right to stay on Operation.
  74. Continue for 30 meters.
  75. Turn right to stay on Operation.
  76. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  77. Keep right to stay on Operation.
  78. Continue for 20 meters.
  79. Keep straight to stay on Operation.
  80. Continue for 20 meters.
  81. Keep right to stay on Operation.
  82. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  83. Bear left to stay on Operation.
  84. Continue for 200 meters.
  85. Turn right onto Boulder Dash.
  86. Continue for 40 meters.
  87. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  88. Continue for 20 meters.
  89. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  90. Continue for 10 meters.
  91. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  92. Continue for 10 meters.
  93. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
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  96. Continue for 10 meters.
  97. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  98. Continue for less than 10 meters.
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  100. Continue for 10 meters.
  101. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  102. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  103. Turn left to stay on Boulder Dash.
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  110. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  111. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  112. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  113. Bear left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  114. Continue for 20 meters.
  115. Bear right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  116. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  117. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  118. Continue for 10 meters.
  119. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  120. Continue for 10 meters.
  121. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  122. Continue for 10 meters.
  123. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  124. Continue for 10 meters.
  125. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  126. Continue for 20 meters.
  127. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
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  130. Continue for 10 meters.
  131. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  132. Continue for 20 meters.
  133. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  134. Continue for 30 meters.
  135. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  136. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  137. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  138. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  139. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  140. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  141. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  142. Continue for 10 meters.
  143. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  144. Continue for 20 meters.
  145. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  146. Continue for 10 meters.
  147. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  148. Continue for 10 meters.
  149. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  150. Continue for 10 meters.
  151. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  152. Continue for 10 meters.
  153. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  154. Continue for 10 meters.
  155. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  156. Continue for 10 meters.
  157. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  158. Continue for 20 meters.
  159. Turn right onto Trivial Pursuit.
  160. Continue for 500 meters.
  161. Turn left onto Boulder Dash.
  162. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  163. Make a right U-turn to stay on Boulder Dash.
  164. Continue for 10 meters.
  165. Turn left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  166. Continue for 10 meters.
  167. Turn right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  168. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  169. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  170. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  171. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  172. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  173. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  174. Continue for 20 meters.
  175. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  176. Continue for 10 meters.
  177. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  178. Continue for 20 meters.
  179. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  180. Continue for 20 meters.
  181. Turn left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  182. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  183. Turn left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  184. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  185. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  186. Continue for 10 meters.
  187. Turn right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  188. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  189. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  190. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  191. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  192. Continue for 10 meters.
  193. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  194. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  195. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  196. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  197. Make a sharp right onto Monopoly.
  198. Continue for 500 meters.
  199. Turn right onto Boulder Dash.
  200. Continue for 80 meters.
  201. Make a right U-turn to stay on Boulder Dash.
  202. Continue for 80 meters.
  203. Turn right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  204. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  205. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  206. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  207. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
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  210. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  211. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
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  213. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  214. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  215. Turn right to stay on Boulder Dash.
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  220. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  221. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  222. Continue for 10 meters.
  223. Turn right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  224. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  225. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  226. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  227. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  228. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  229. Turn left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  230. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  231. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  232. Continue for 20 meters.
  233. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  234. Continue for 10 meters.
  235. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  236. Continue for 10 meters.
  237. Make a sharp left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  238. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  239. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  240. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  241. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  242. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  243. Bear right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  244. Continue for 20 meters.
  245. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  246. Continue for 10 meters.
  247. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  248. Continue for 10 meters.
  249. Keep left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  250. Continue for 10 meters.
  251. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  252. Continue for 20 meters.
  253. Keep right to stay on Boulder Dash.
  254. Continue for 10 meters.
  255. Keep straight to stay on Boulder Dash.
  256. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  257. Turn left to stay on Boulder Dash.
  258. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  259. Make a sharp right onto Connect Four.
  260. Continue for 50 meters.
  261. Bear left onto Natski/Peanuts ski trail corridor.
  262. Continue for 400 meters.
  263. Walk southwest on Backgammon.
  264. Continue for 100 meters.
  265. Turn left onto Thanks Coach/Timinator ski trail corridor.
  266. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  267. Turn right onto Twister.
  268. Continue for 500 meters.
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    Backgammon
    Jul 7, 2026 @ 7:38am (America/New_York)
    Jul 7, 2026
    		The trails are finally drying out. Please walk wet areas to avoid creating ruts. Thanks! reporter
    Twister
    Jul 7, 2026 @ 7:36am (America/New_York)
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    		The trails are finally drying out. Please walk wet areas to avoid creating ruts. Thanks! reporter
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    		The trails are finally drying out. Please walk wet areas to avoid creating ruts. Thanks! reporter
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    Jul 7, 2026 @ 7:36am (America/New_York)
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    		The trails are finally drying out. Please walk wet areas to avoid creating ruts. Thanks! reporter
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