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Yuck, mud season. Too little snow to ski. Too much muck on the trails. You’re itching to ride, but your local network is still soaked. What’s a conscientious biker to do in the Adirondacks? One suggestion: check out the 25 miles of mountain-bike trails at the Ausable Chasm Campground.
It’s official: the state Department of Environmental Conservation has taken over management of the 34-mile rail corridor between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake--an important step in the conversion of the corridor into a multi-use recreational trail.
Barkeater Trails Alliance and the Town of Keene are planning to add six to seven miles of new mountain bike trails, adding to the 125+ miles of trails in nearby Wilmington, Elizabethtown, Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.
Patrick Robinson rides a frozen beard and a series of wheelies to the Empire State Winter Games & New York State Fat Bike Champs Cross Country Gold.
It's true, the brand new Saranac Waterfront Lodge is the official hotel for the June 24-26 Adirondack Women's Weekend and our home for three nights during both the July 17-23 and August 14-20 weeklong Multi-Sport tours.
A bankruptcy trustee plans to auction off the 30-mile rail line between North Creek and Tahawus in early March, an action seemingly at odds with the state’s efforts to reclaim the corridor and convert it to a recreational trail. However, cyclists who would like to see a rail trail created still have some reason for hope.
With the tracks gone, the Adirondack Rail Trail has seen a fair amount of use this winter from snowmobilers, skiers, hikers, and fat-bikers.
Registration is NOW OPEN for most of our 2022 events including the Adirondack Women's Weekend, Ride for the River, Handlebarley, Weekender at Paul Smith's College, Great Camp Sagamore Experiences and some incredible small-group weeklong tours - one of which is our new mutli-sport tour that combines cycling, hiking and paddling.
Get ready for the addition of seven new miles to the already awesome trail network at McCauley Mountain in Old Forge thanks to a $250,000 NY State grant.
Could the Saratoga Springs north to Tahawus rail corridor have potential to become another Adirondack Rail Trail? Guest blogger Phil Brown certainly sees the possibility.
Have you been itching to ride the Adirondack Rail Trail? Well, grab your fat bike and jump on it! The 34-mile Adirondack Rail Trail is open this winter for snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and, yes, fat-tire biking.
In 2020, I set a goal of generating $10,000 for charities. It was BikeADK's very first year of operation and there was this whole pandemic thing kicking into high gear. It was lofty, but we raised $15,000. This summer, I was hoping to boost that total to $20,000. But here's what happened. We, and yes I mean WE, did over $25,000.