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Some News: Dewey Closed, Gold Jacket Open

5/29/2026

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​Another quick one! Two changes from last week:
❌ Dewey went from yellow to red -- the recent rain has done a number on our most stubborn network, so please avoid riding there until it's dried out and firmed up a bit. Stay tuned for next week's conditions report.
🟢 Gold Jacket at Craig Wood is now OPEN -- thank you to all the folks who helped tuned up this popular jumpline.

All the networks:
🟢 Cobble Hill, Blueberry Hill, & Otis Mtn -- Etown
🟢 Three Sisters, Hardy Road, & Flume -- Wilmington
🟢 East Branch Community Trails -- Keene
🟢 Lussi/Loggers -- Lake Placid
🟢 Mt. Pisgah & Fowler's Crossing -- Saranac Lake
⚠️Craig Wood -- Lake Placid (including Gold Jacket which is now open)
️ ❌Dewey Mtn -- Saranac Lake

Have a great weekend everyone!
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*May 29th
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No News, But So Many Events

5/22/2026

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Changes in trail conditions from last week: NADA, ZILCH!
Trails are just about the same as last week. Craig Wood still has some stubborn wet spots (pictured) and Gold Jacket at Craig Wood is still CLOSED for maintenance; Dewey is still wet (which is just classic Dewey).

What's new? LOTS of BETA events just dropped. Check out our list of events to see when you can join us this season!

Our very next event is a great way to get yourself some trail karma: National Trails Day Volunteer Work Party at Dewey Mtn, Saranac Lake on June 6th. Register at bit.ly/BETAvolunteer or by visiting our website.

Kids' Summer MTB Series, Slow Your Roll Rides, 1000 Animals Group Ride + BBQ, and Hardy Kids MTB Race are all back this season and we'd love to see you there. Stay tuned for more details about each of these events/series in the near future.
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Back to our regularly scheduled program...

All the Trail Networks:

🟢 Cobble Hill, Blueberry Hill, & Otis Mtn -- Etown
🟢 Three Sisters, Hardy Road, & Flume -- Wilmington
🟢 East Branch Community Trails -- Keene
🟢 Lussi/Loggers -- Lake Placid
🟢 Mt. Pisgah & Fowler's Crossing -- Saranac Lake
⚠️Craig Wood -- Lake Placid (except for Gold Jacket which is closed)
⚠️ Dewey Mtn -- Saranac Lake

Pictures from the trail from Kaley Basile, snagged at Craig Wood earlier this week.
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Lake Placid Updates

5/15/2026

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Here's a quick one for you, folks! Changes from last week:
⭐ Lussi/Loggers from yellow to green
⭐ Craig Wood went from green to yellow, but Green Jacket opened up (Gold Jacket is still closed)

All the Trail Networks:
🟢 Cobble Hill, Blueberry Hill, & Otis Mtn -- Etown
🟢 Three Sisters, Hardy Road, & Flume -- Wilmington
🟢 East Branch Community Trails -- Keene
🟢  Lussi/Loggers -- Lake Placid (except for Gold Jacket which is closed)
🟢 Mt. Pisgah & Fowler's Crossing -- Saranac Lake
⚠️Craig Wood -- Lake Placid (except for Gold Jacket which is closed)
⚠️ Dewey Mtn -- Saranac Lake

Thank you again to all the volunteers who are still leaf blowing and clearing blowdown, y'all are rockstars and we're all very thankful for your work.  
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Pictures by Kaley Basile taken at Blueberry Hill, Elizabethtown
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Craig Wood & Dewey Open

5/12/2026

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Changes from last week:
⭐ Dewey went from red to yellow (ride with caution)
⭐ Craig Wood went from red to green (except for Green Jacket and Gold Jacket which are still CLOSED)
That's a wrap on closed networks! If trail work or wet weather sends any conditions back to red, we'll let you know.

We're forecast to get a decent amount of rain this week, but nothing toooo crazy. Somewhere between a qtr inch and a half an inch of rain is expected across BETA land on both Wednesday and Thursday, showers on Friday and Saturday. Help protect the trails by avoiding riding while it's actively raining, turning back if you're leaving tracks, and, if all else fails, ride straight through puddles to avoid widening the trail.
All the Trail Networks:

🟢 Cobble Hill & Blueberry Hill, Etown
🟢 Three Sisters & Hardy Road, Wilmington
🟢 East Branch Community Trails, Keene
🟢 Craig Wood, Lake Placid (except for Green & Gold Jacket)
🟢 Mt. Pisgah & Fowler's Crossing, Saranac Lake
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⚠️ Otis Mtn, Etown
⚠️ Flume, Wilmington
⚠️ Lussi/Loggers, Lake Placid
⚠️ Dewey Mtn, Saranac Lake
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Volunteers are still out on the trail doing awesome work. Thank you to everyone who has helped get the trails ready this season! Don't forget to log your hours: bit.ly/LogHours4BETA
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Minor Updates -- Some More Openings

5/1/2026

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OVERVIEW: Not many changes from last week, but a few additional openings at Flume, Wilmington and Mt. Pisgah & Fowler's Crossing, Saranac Lake. 

Biggest takeaway lately is that volunteers across our region have been doing AMAZING work to get the trails ready for the season.  They've been logging many hours and tackling many miles to leaf blow and clear blowdown, not to mention the trails committees which have been strategizing on trail projects for the season. 

​To every volunteer: THANK YOU SO MUCH for your hard work, it makes a huge difference.  Please remember to log your hours -- we'd like to hook you up with some kind of thank you for your service and logging your hours is the best way to keep a record of that time.
LOG YOUR HRS
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FORECAST: ​Last week’s rain hasn’t put a damper on the conditions report.

Across BETA land the lows in the next couple days will drop to abt freezing, but we probably won’t dip into a freeze-thaw cycle.  Even so, please keep an eye out for esp. fragile soils this weekend.

Some rain on & off all week, the worst of it falling in western BETA land Tues-Thurs, 
~0.14in per day.  Friendly reminder: please avoid riding while it's actively raining and pay close attention to whether you're leaving tracks after we've gotten a bit of recent rain.

THE TRAILS
Changes from last week: 
  • 🟢 Mt. Pisgah and Fowler's Crossing, Saranac Lake -- Last week they were yellow, now they're green (EXCEPT for The Cure at Mt. Pisgah which is still too soft to ride -- please avoid it entirely).
  • ⚠️ Lussi/Loggers, Lake Placid -- Last week we initially reported LL as green, but it's truly hovering more around yellow since there's still a bit of work to do and a few stubborn wet spots.  Shoutout to the LP trail committee, esp. Nick Z, Stefano, Bob, and Dusty for getting the LP trails clear.
  • ⚠️ Flume, Wilmington -- After a week of volunteer work and a bit of drying out, all trails are considered yellow.  All trails have been leaf blown except for Upper Connector to Bear Den & res hiking trail to CCC.  Awesome work done by the Wilmington trails committee + friends in getting the spring maintenance done and dusted.

All the Trail Networks:
🟢 Cobble Hill & Blueberry Hill, Etown
🟢 Three Sisters & Hardy Road, Wilmington
🟢 East Branch Community Trails, Keene (including Trail 7)
🟢 Mt. Pisgah & Dewey Mtn, Saranac Lake (except The Cure, Mt. Pisgah)
🟢 Henry's Woods, Lake Placid (these are not BETA trails, but they're riding well)

⚠️ Otis Mtn, Etown
⚠️ Flume, Wilmington 
⚠️ Lussi/Loggers, Lake Placid
❌️ Dewey Mtn, Saranac Lake
❌️ Craig Wood, Lake Placid
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    UPCOMING EVENTS
    06/13 Great Adirondack Trail Day, Keene Valley

    06/14 Kids' Summer MTB Ride at East Branch Community Trails 4:00-5:30pm

    06/15 Volunteer Trail Work Day in Lake Placid

    06/16 Volunteer Trail Work Day at Blueberry Hill, Elizabethtown

    06/20 Adirondack Rail Trail Community Day, Saranac Lake

    06/22 Slow Your Roll Ride 5:30-8:00pm at Cobble Hill, Elizabethtown

    06/28 Kids' MTB Ride 4:00-5:30pm at Cobble Hill, Elizabethtown
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    • Wilmington >
      • Flume Trails
      • Hardy Road (Beaver Brook)
      • Three Sisters (Quaker Mountain)
    • Lake Placid >
      • Lussi Trails
      • Loggers Loops
      • Craig Wood Trails
    • Saranac Lake >
      • Dewey Mountain
      • Mount Pisgah
      • Fowler's Crossing
    • Elizabethtown >
      • Otis Mountain
      • Blueberry Hill
    • Keene
  • SKI TRAILS
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    • Jackrabbit Ski Trail >
      • Lake Clear JCT to Pauls Smith's VIC
      • Saranac Lake to McKenzie Pond Road
      • McKenzie Pond Road to Whiteface Inn
      • Whiteface Inn to Mirror Lake
      • Mirror Lake to ADK Cascade Trails
      • ADK Cascade Trails to Keene
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