4 miles
Distance
1,247 ft
Climb
-1,248 ft
Descent
00:29:07
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    North Bethlehem Park
    Albany, New York
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Log Ride, Skinny, Teeter Totter
  • Global Ranking
    #1738 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2016
  • Land Manager
    Town of Bethlehem Parks and Recreation

A tight, twisting singletrack with interspersed features and obstacles, conveniently located near Albany

Access Info

This trail system rides as a single loop currently marked with four different colored flags. When riding in the primary direction of travel, the flags will always appear on the right side of the trail.

To access the trail, take the large, obvious foot path into the woods directly behind the playground. After 0.25 miles, you'll begin to see red flag markers on the right side of the trail. Follow these which will take your to the right at the first fork encountered.

After approximately 200 ft, the trail cuts sharply into the woods and from there is easy to follow. The flow of the trail will take you from red to orange to yellow to blue markers. The end of the blue flags finishes right at the beginning of the red flags where you started.

More Stats for North Bethlehem Park Trail bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -1 ft
  • Altitude min
    235 ft
  • Altitude max
    320 ft
  • Altitude start
    292 ft
  • Altitude end
    291 ft
  • Grade
    -0.003%
  • Grade max
    -45.272%
  • Grade min
    51.503%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,427 ft
  • Avg time
    00:29:07
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Status:
on Nov 25, 2019
Variable
Avg: 4.5 (6 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
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  • Both Directions
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  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
      Directions to north-bethlehem-park-trail trailhead (42.666508, -73.841313)
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      North Bethlehem... Trail Reports

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      Nov 25, 2019 @ 12:38pm
      Nov 25, 2019
      		 Mind the slick leaves
      Oct 23, 2019 @ 12:43pm
      Oct 23, 2019
      Oct 5, 2019 @ 9:13am
      Oct 5, 2019
      		 Just a couple tiny mud spots in the Lowlands, otherwise all good
      Sep 8, 2019 @ 7:49am
      Sep 8, 2019
      		 Tree “fixed”
      Aug 9, 2019 @ 3:48am
      Aug 9, 2019
      		 Big tree down at entrance to trail blocking double track and red trails. Also another tree down at mid red trail past the houses
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 9 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 408 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,105 rides
      •  

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      15 |
      Sep 1, 2019 @ 8:27am
      Sep 1, 2019
      96 |
      Jan 2, 2017 @ 6:54am
      Jan 2, 2017

      3 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      flag Hweezy1104 (Oct 28, 2017 at 10:11)
       Nice to ride, don’t go in the low lands of rain has been recent, very exciting if testing bike, would recommend for beginners
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag lonelydwarfproductions (Mar 9, 2018 at 16:30)
       It's 10min from my house so I'm biased, but it's a great XC trail with some cool features and good flow. Perfect for an after work rip, or a multiple lap weekend ride. Blue rating is about right. It's harder than a path in the woods, but not super techy.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag jdpierce (Jul 28, 2019 at 13:19)
       Just moved to Albany from Oregon. I was blown away by this sweet little trail system just five minutes from our new home. It’s fun, flows, and is totally in the woods so it’s cooler and you hardly notice the suburban tract houses it runs up against. It really is a treasure. Pack your bug spray but if you’re here you’ve already figured that out. Keep the markers on your right and enjoy!
      [Reply]

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