Rail Trail Clean Up Planned for April 27
Celebrate Trails Day by volunteering to do a little spring cleaning of the newly opened Adirondack Rail Trail on Saturday, April 27.
Spearheaded by the Adirondack Rail Trail Association and managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the trail follows the old New York Central rail line for 34 miles between the communities of Lake Placid and Tupper Lake. While currently under construction, the first of three sections of the trail is open as of December 1, 2023 with the subsequent sections opening in 2024 and 2025. Although not in "finished" form, the section between Lake Clear and Tupper Lake can be used today.
PHASE 1: Lake Placid to Saranac Lake - This section was officially opened on December 1, 2023 and contains 10-miles of firmly packed stone dust surface. The section through the Village of Saranac Lake is paved.
PHASE 2: Saranac Lake to Lake Clear - Currently closed. Construction of the finish surface of this section began in June 2023 and will continue through the fall of 2023 spring/summer of 2024 with a current planned opening of fall 2024.
PHASE 3: Lake Clear to Tupper Lake - This section isn't scheduled for construction until 2025, but when finished will complete the entire corridor and will be one of the most stunning sections to ride. Riders can traverse it now, but a fat bike or full suspension mountain bike is recommended.
For the latest construction info, visit dec.ny.gov/lands/124911.html
The final finish surface of the Adirondack Rail Trail will be heavily compacted stone dust. The material will support running, walking and cycling, including road bikes, hybrids, mountain bikes, recumbents, fat bikes and class 1 ebikes.
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When completed, this will be the Adirondack Rail Trail experience.
Celebrate Trails Day by volunteering to do a little spring cleaning of the newly opened Adirondack Rail Trail on Saturday, April 27.
It’s February, so I’m focused on skiing, but that doesn’t mean I can’t dream of mountain biking. Specifically a totally off-road route from Keene to Saranac Lake.
After nearly a decade in the making, the first phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail is officially OPEN! Plus, there's already big plans for the Lake Placid Depot which marks the northern end of the trail.
So close! This first segment of the Adirondack Rail Trail will open this fall, enabling cyclists to ride 10 miles from Lake Placid to Saranac Lake (or vice versa).
As construction clicks along on Phases 1 & 2 of the Adirondack Rail Trail, naturally we're thinking about all the new route options that will be possible when it's done.
Abandoned rail corridors continue to be community connectors, by bike! Read on as BikeADK blogger Phil Brown takes you on a cruise using three different corridors in the Saranac Lake area.
While not slated to begin until this fall, construction on Phase 2 of the Adirondack Rail Trail will begin months ahead of schedule.
The ever expanding Barkeater Trail Alliance mountain bike network is growing again with new trail planned for Keene and Elizabethtown.
It's been a long wait, but Phase 1 construction of the Adirondack Rail Trail finish surface between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake is underway!
The Barkeater Trails Alliance has received a $25,000 grant from the town of North Elba that will be used to add mountain-bike trails at Fowler’s Crossing outside Saranac Lake and at the Craig Wood Golf Course outside Lake Placid
Sure, riding the 34-mile Adirondack Rail Trail end-to-end will be fun, but imagine all the route possibilities that will pop up in between. We already are.
What exactly will the riding surface of the Adirondack Rail Trail be, and will it work for all bikes? BikeADK's Phil Brown breaks it down.