Bicycling in the Adirondacks

If you can ski it, drive it or hike it - chances are you can bike it. The Adirondack Region is a premier destination for mountain and road biking. Now, not all Adirondack hiking trails within the Adirondacks allow bicycles - but the ones that do are fast gaining notoriety as a great place to learn, train and explore.

Adirondack Mountain Biking

Experiencing the Adirondacks by bike offers an incredible way to see the region. Easy, moderate and advanced biking trails wind through boreal forests, cross streams and navigate switch-backs. Biking clubs and organizations have constructed trails that incorporate the landscape naturally - offering a one-of-a-kind playground for two-wheels.

Get off the beaten path in the Adirondack Lakes region. Test your shocks in the Moose River Plains. Expand your limits, and have a great time doing it.

Inlet Area Mt Bike Trails Guide (PDF) - Download - Provides multiple routes and options for mountain biking in the Inlet area. Includes information on Morgan's Miles & Sargent Ponds trails.

Essex County Mountain Bike Routes (PDF) - Download - A 13-page comprehensive guide to biking routes in Essex County.

Adirondack Road Biking

Road biking routes often stretch through some of the most picturesque vistas the Adirondack Region has to offer. Pedal past deep Adirondack lakes, soaring mountain peaks and through pristine wilderness without leaving the road. Along the way, you'll travel through our charming villages, past farmer's markets - which make an excellent stop for lunch - and meet fellow road bikers.

Suit up for a multi-day scenic tour along the Lake Champlain Bikeway or take your road bike for a spin through Lake George. Fourteen New York Scenic Byways wind through the region's six-million-acres - through the Adirondack Wild, along the St. Lawrence Seaway and down the Adirondack Coast.

Local bike shops provide maps, information, gear and more. Whether you're a first time visitor or a life-long cyclist - touring on two wheels is an incredible way to see this wild Adirondack wilderness.

Warren County Bikeway (PDF) - Download - A 12-mile bikeway stretching from downtown Glens Falls to Lake George Village. Includes information on the Feeder Canal Park Heritage Trail.

Feeder Canal Park Heritage Trail (PDF) Download - A 9-mile trail following a section of the original 1820s canal system. Connects to the Warren County Bikeway.

Featured Adirondack Bike Trips

"Cyclists cruise Lake George" by Alan Wechsler - Ride your road bike from Lake George to Ticonderoga and take the boat back.

"The Blackfly Challenge from Inlet to Indian Lake" by Alan Wechsler - Pedal fast during this 40 mile mountain bike race.

"Biking on the Tooley Pond Tract" by Betsy Kepes - Road bike or mountain bike 17 miles through this Adirondack wilderness.

"Whiteface lures bikers" by Alan Wechsler of the Adirondack Explorer - So many trails, so little time at Whiteface Mountain's Bike Park in Wilmington, NY.

"Biking in the Champlain Valley" by Ethan Rouen - An epic road bike ride through the Champlain Valley.

Biking in the Adirondack Regions

Lake Champlain Bikeways on the Adirondack Coast
The network includes a total of 35 loops and tours ranging from 10 to 60 miles in length, in addition to the Champlain Bikeway, a 363-mile principal route around the entire Lake and along the Richelieu River to Chambly, Québec.

St. Lawrence County
Whether you are a leisure rider looking for a nice country road to explore, you are a hard-core biker looking for a challenging day-long trip; St. Lawrence County has the best of both to discover.

Adirondack Lakes
Explore old truck trails, logging roads and wooded single-track over 18 trails.

Moose River Plains
You'll find mountain and road biking routes in Hamilton County. Admittedly, there are more mountain biking routes because so much of the Adirondack Wild is comprised of public land. Challenge yourself on the hills or power through the Moose River Plains.

Whiteface Mountain Bike Park
Whiteface Mountain Bike Park offers riding for all abilities and styles of riding, from hard core dh, to gentle cruisers, great cross country trails and everything in between. A total of 27 very different trails, and the most vertical in the east with a whopping 2,476 feet.

Gore Mountain Ski Resort in North Creek
Enjoy challenging terrain, serviced by the Northwoods Gondola, descends 1700' vertical.

Additional trail information:
BiketheByways.org and BikeAdirondacks.org.

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