Mountain Bike

4 miles

Distance

1,247 ft

Climb

-1,248 ft

Descent

00:31:30

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

One Direction
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
- 70 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 mountain bike trail 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

00:31:30
Avg reverse time

00:33:02
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Status:

on Jan 1, 2021

Variable

Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.

Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.

The intended direction a trail should be ridden.

Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.

Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.

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

Past Week

4 rides
9 miles avg distance

6 Months

444 rides
8 miles avg distance

Photos

21 |

Sep 27, 2020 @ 1:42pm

Sep 27, 2020

37 |

Apr 17, 2020 @ 1:58pm

Apr 17, 2020

48 |

Dec 23, 2019 @ 8:59pm

Dec 23, 2019

62 |

Sep 1, 2019 @ 8:27am

Sep 1, 2019

4 Reviews & Comments

Score Time

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

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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.

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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!

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Linderama65 (Jul 13, 2020 at 3:48)

Great little loop to rip, but should ONLY be ridden in the primary (one direction) as mentioned in access info for safety and flow. This trail info should be updated to say uni direction instead of both directions.

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