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This is the year we’ve been waiting for--the year when the third and final phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail opens, enabling cyclists to ride from Lake Placid all the way to Tupper Lake (or vice versa) on a spectacular stone-dust path through the wilderness.
These quick and easy gift ideas are sure to brighten the holiday for anyone who loves riding a bike. After all, the only thing more fun than going for a ride, is giving someone you love the joy of bicycling.
Adirondack author and bicycling enthusiast, Phil Brown, has been writing a column for Bike Adirondacks since 2023. To wrap up his second year of sharing his two-wheeled adventures in and around the Blue Line, he recaps some of his favorite rides from this year.
DYK, New York has a statewide organization dedicated to bicycling advocacy and education? Since 1990 the New York Bicycle Coalition (NYBC) has united, inspired, and supported the New York cycling community with a cohesive voice for people who ride bikes across the state.
Saranac Lake is blessed with four mountain-bike networks, and the new Adirondack Rail Trail makes it easy to ride from one to another without getting on busy roads.
Mark your calendar! It's time to announce the 2025 Bike Adirondacks event schedule featuring 1, 2, 3 & 4-day fully supported road and gravel rides.
There’s something special about a trail. The way it shortcuts a corner, connects backyards, leads to forts and hide-e-holes. Some have official names, associated maps, icons on kiosks. That sort of thing. Others are simply known as the “sneak route.”
If you missed out experiencing the inaugural Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Series hosted September 27-29 at Mt Van Hoevenberg, you're going to get a mulligan in 2025 when Lake Placid adds downhill to the already awesome program.
The very fabric of Bike Adirondacks is showcasing and supporting the incredible nonprofit organizations and community groups who work tirelessly to care for the landscape and communities that call this special place home.
Go north, says Phil Brown, and check out Lenny Road, Downerville and High Flats State Forest, three sweet networks just outside the Blue Line.
The Adirondack Rail Trail already has proven its popularity with tourists and local residents, so you’re likely to encounter others. Following are some of the more important rules for biking the trail.
IT'S OFFICIAL! A total of 25.2 miles of the Adirondack Rail trail connecting Lake Placid to Floodwood Road in Lake Clear are now open. Of course, you can just pedal those, but why not link it with some other options. Here's one.