Check out upcoming events hosted by BETA + Our community
June 10th, 2026 || Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- East Branch Community Trails, Keene
Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the Slow Your Roll Rides webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our SYRRs this season.
June 14th, 2026 || Kids' Summer MTB Ride -- East Branch Community Trails, Keene
June 20th, 2026 || Adirondack Rail Trail Community Day, Saranac Lake
This family friendly celebration of the Adirondack Rail Trail will showcase the natural landscape, communities and businesses along the corridor with a fun-filled day of activities, food and live music.
9a - 1p: Visit with ARTA at the Saranac Lake Farmers Market
10a - 12p: Rail Trail Service Projects
6 - 8:30p: Free Celebration with Live Music, Food Trucks, Beer Garden, Raffle and Vendors at Riverside Park
June 22nd, 2026 || Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Cobble Hill, Elizabethtown
Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the Slow Your Roll Rides webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our SYRRs this season.
July 3rd, 2026 || Keene Community Day, Keene
Food vendors, live music, kids games, tug of war, beaver toss, entertainment, and fireworks at Marcy Field! Stop by our table starting at 5PM before the light show kicks off. Fireworks will wrap up by 10PM.
July 8th, 2026 || 1000 Animals Social Athletic Club Group Ride, Lake Placid
Wild group ride on Wednesday July 8th, 2026 presented by BETA and sponsored by Placid Planet Bicycles and West Shore BBQ. Start at Placid Planet, tour the local trails taking either the harder or the chiller guided route, and end the night with dinner at West Shore BBQ. Costumes encouraged but not technically required. Registration is now open: www.bikereg.com/1000-animals-social-athletic-club-ride
July 20th, 2026 || Prolonged Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Craig Wood, Lake Placid
This is the most challenging of the SYRRs but it will still be a no-drop, chill ride. Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the Slow Your Roll Rides webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our SYRRs this season.
July 27th, 2026 || Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Hardy Road, Wilmington
Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the SYRR webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our Slow Your Roll Rides this season.
August 1st, 2026 || Bloomingdale Block Party, Bloomingdale
BETA will be tabling -- stop by, say hi!
August 1st, 2026 || Dewey Dubs, Saranac Lake
A free celebration of music and nature among friends and strangers alike. Expect an afternoon of complex soundscapes, vibrant art, and the freedom of movement in nature. Join the BETA Bike Ride. More info at deweydubs.com
August 18th, 2026 || Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Fowler's Crossing, Saranac Lake
Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the Slow Your Roll Rides webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our SYRRs this season.
August 29th, 2026 || Hardy Kids Race, Wilmington
Date confirmed! Registration will open soon.
September 20th, 2026 || Eastern States Championship Race, Otis Mtn, Elizabethtown
October 2nd-4th, 2026 || UCI World Series, Lake Placid and Wilmington
Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the Slow Your Roll Rides webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our SYRRs this season.
June 14th, 2026 || Kids' Summer MTB Ride -- East Branch Community Trails, Keene
June 20th, 2026 || Adirondack Rail Trail Community Day, Saranac Lake
This family friendly celebration of the Adirondack Rail Trail will showcase the natural landscape, communities and businesses along the corridor with a fun-filled day of activities, food and live music.
9a - 1p: Visit with ARTA at the Saranac Lake Farmers Market
10a - 12p: Rail Trail Service Projects
6 - 8:30p: Free Celebration with Live Music, Food Trucks, Beer Garden, Raffle and Vendors at Riverside Park
June 22nd, 2026 || Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Cobble Hill, Elizabethtown
Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the Slow Your Roll Rides webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our SYRRs this season.
July 3rd, 2026 || Keene Community Day, Keene
Food vendors, live music, kids games, tug of war, beaver toss, entertainment, and fireworks at Marcy Field! Stop by our table starting at 5PM before the light show kicks off. Fireworks will wrap up by 10PM.
July 8th, 2026 || 1000 Animals Social Athletic Club Group Ride, Lake Placid
Wild group ride on Wednesday July 8th, 2026 presented by BETA and sponsored by Placid Planet Bicycles and West Shore BBQ. Start at Placid Planet, tour the local trails taking either the harder or the chiller guided route, and end the night with dinner at West Shore BBQ. Costumes encouraged but not technically required. Registration is now open: www.bikereg.com/1000-animals-social-athletic-club-ride
July 20th, 2026 || Prolonged Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Craig Wood, Lake Placid
This is the most challenging of the SYRRs but it will still be a no-drop, chill ride. Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the Slow Your Roll Rides webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our SYRRs this season.
July 27th, 2026 || Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Hardy Road, Wilmington
Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the SYRR webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our Slow Your Roll Rides this season.
August 1st, 2026 || Bloomingdale Block Party, Bloomingdale
BETA will be tabling -- stop by, say hi!
August 1st, 2026 || Dewey Dubs, Saranac Lake
A free celebration of music and nature among friends and strangers alike. Expect an afternoon of complex soundscapes, vibrant art, and the freedom of movement in nature. Join the BETA Bike Ride. More info at deweydubs.com
August 18th, 2026 || Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Fowler's Crossing, Saranac Lake
Join us 5:30-8:00pm for casual, no-drop, smiles-over-miles group ride followed by a hang sesh at the trailhead. Check out the Slow Your Roll Rides webpage for a full list of dates/places for all of our SYRRs this season.
August 29th, 2026 || Hardy Kids Race, Wilmington
Date confirmed! Registration will open soon.
September 20th, 2026 || Eastern States Championship Race, Otis Mtn, Elizabethtown
October 2nd-4th, 2026 || UCI World Series, Lake Placid and Wilmington
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Past Events
Make sure you're signed up for our emails so you never miss another event. June 6th, 2026 || National Trails Day Volunteer Work Parties - Join us for a day of satisfying work and good company in a beautiful place! We're hosting a morning work party at Hardy Road, Wilmington and an afternoon work party at Dewey Mountain, Saranac Lake. May 8th, 2026 || Annual Meeting & 40th Anniversary Celebration, Lake Placid -- Celebrate 40 years of trail work, advocacy, and community! April 18th, 2026 || BETA Trivia Night at Rivertrail Beerworks, Saranac Lake -- Craft your team, study up, and compete for supreme bragging rights March 28th, 2026 || Social at Capisce Coffee and Espresso Bar, Lake Placid. March 14th, 2026 || Social at Solace Cycles, Elizabethtown. March 6th, 2026 || Ski Meetup & Apres Hang at NewVida Preserve, Jay We're meeting up at the NewVida Preserve trail network (now open to the public Friday - Sunday) to pal around before coming inside to enjoy some of their Apres Ski deals (including $2 PBR). February 22nd, 2026 || Social & Ski at Scott's Cobble Nordic Ctr, Lake Placid February 1st, 2026 || Social at Monday-Tuesday Grill, Upper Jay. January 10th, 2026 || Backcountry Film Festival at North Country School Performing Arts Center, Lake Placid -- Back for another year, Winter Wildland Alliance's Backcountry Film Festival, a collection of fresh films that highlight the beauty, thrill, and value of human-powered winter recreation. December 6th, 2025 || The Mountaineer's Backcountry Ski Kickoff -- The Mountaineer's classic annual Backcountry Ski Kickoff Party. Join for a night of stoke for the season. October 25th, 2025 || East Branch Community Trails -- New Trails Opening. October 3rd-5th, 2025 || UCI World Series, Mt. Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid & Whiteface Mtn, Wilmington -- Catch world class downhill races at Wilmington's Whiteface Mountain on Saturday and cross-country faces at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid on Sunday. October 3rd, 6:00pm-7:30pm || BETA Community Bike Jam, Lake Placid Oval -- Fun, free, and kid-friendly -- this Friday evening event in downtown Lake Placid has something for everyone. Don't miss the return of KRUSHER BMX stunt team, FOGO Azul roving live music, a kid-friendly feature park, and local bike shops in attendance. September 20th, 9-11am || Volunteer Work Party, Mountain Lane, Lake Placid -- This workday is sponsored by The Reynolds Group of Lake Placid. That's right, skiing season is right around the corner so it's high time we get to cracking on our next big touring trail project: a reroute of the Jackrabbit to move it off of Mountain Lane. Make way for the new trail! September 13th, 9am-3pm(ish) || Volunteer Work Party, Blueberry Hill, Elizabethtown -- Have you seen the new climbing trail, Deerleg? Now's your chance to see it and we know that you'll dig it! Get it? Because...we'll be digging trail? August 29th - 31st, 2025 || BETA's Wilmington Mountain Bike Festival This is always our biggest event of the year and we're so stoked to offer multiple days of group rides, music, good eats, and great company all in support of the trails. August 25th, 2025 || Volunteer Trail Work Party, Dewey Mtn, Saranac Lake sponsored by Bike Adirondacks -- Take pride in where we ride! This workday is sponsored by Bike Adirondacks. August 12th, 2025 || Slow Your Roll Ride + Grill and Chill, Cobble Hill, Elizabethtown. August 17th, 20205 || LPOC Kids' Volunteer Trail Work Party Craig Wood, Lake Placid -- The Lake Placid Outing Club (LPOC) and Barkeater Trails Alliance (BETA) are teaming up to bring kids in LPOC and their families out for a volunteer trail work party at Craig Wood, Lake Placid. August 17th, 20205 || SLICK Youth Volunteer Trail Work Party Mt. Pisgah, Saranac Lake -- Saranac Lake Innovative Cycling Kids (SLICK) and Barkeater Trails Alliance (BETA) are teaming up to bring kids and their families out for a volunteer trail work party at Mt. Pisgah, Saranac Lake on August 17th from 10am to 12pm. August 9th , 2025 || Kona Demo Day at Fowler's Crossing hosted by Silver Birch Cycles at 12pm August 2nd, 2025 || Dewey Dubs hosted by Just Ben and friends -- Dewey Dubs is a celebration of music and nature among friends and strangers alike. There will be beginner and advanced group rides starting at the main lodge at 3:00pm and running until 4:30pm. July 29th, 2025 || Slow Your Roll Ride + Grill and Chill at Fowler's Crossing, Saranac Lake. July 24th, 2025 || Volunteer Trail Work Party at Dewey Mtn, Saranac Lake, Sponsored by Silver Birch Cycles -- We'll be giving Dewey some TLC, mostly clearing drainage ditches, lopping branches, trimming roots, and other maintenance needed throughout the network. This work party is sponsored by Silver Birch Cycles. July 19th, 2025 || Elizabethtown Trail Center Open House -- Stop by the new community-based building and pavillion to support adventures and events within Elizabethtown's extensive trail network. July 12th, 2025 || Volunteer Trail Work Day -- Blueberry Hill, Etown -- Take pride in where we ride! We'll be working on the new climbing trail at Blueberry Hill, Elizabethtown. That includes finishing the tread that the machine cleared, naturalizing, and trimming and removing roots. July 9th, 2025 || 1000 Animals Ride -- Take a tour through winding trails and twisted history in and around Lake Placid, starting at Placid Planet and ending the evening with a sizzling dinner at Westshore BBQ. Registration required; registration closes Monday June 23rd at noon. July 1st, 2025 || Slow Your Roll Ride + Grill and Chill in Wilmington. June 21st, 2025 || Adirondack Rail Trail Community Day, Saranac Lake. Hosted by the Adirondack Rail Trail Association and Bike Adirondacks. June 8th, 2025 || Whiteface 50/100K mountain bike race. This is hosted by the Adirondack Sports Council. June 7th, 2025 || Celebration at East Branch Community Trails. May 31st, 2025 || First Annual ADK Outdoor Expo hosted by The Station and Silver Birch Cycles in Onchiota. Find more info on their website. May 24th, 2025 || First ever Summergrass Music Festival which is a fundraiser for BETA. Bike in, bike out to Traverse Lodge on the outskirts of Saranac Lake and enjoy a night of free live music and good company. May 10th, 2025 || BETA's ANNUAL MEETING, 5pm-8pm. Yes, it's back! After a hiatus that started around the beginning of the pandemic, we are so excited to bring back a night of celebrating the wins and progress of 2024, hearing from our membership on what matters to you moving forward, and gearing up for trail season. April 5th, 2025 || Trivia Night in Saranac Lake, 6pm-8pm. Don't know much about BETA? Can't wait to hear your best guesses. March 22nd, 2025 || Social at Solace Cycles' new shop in Elizabethtown. Catch up with friends and check out the new space. March 8th, 2025 || Social at Monday-Tuesday Grill, 6pm-9pm. March 1st, 2025 || Saranac Lake 3P -- pedal, paddle, and pole. An annual race hosted by SL 3P. February 23rd, 2025 || Lake Placid Loppet, a race hosted by ORDA at Mt. Van Hoevenberg. February 15th, 2025 || Key Swap Ski through Avalanche Pass -- an intermediate trip for the backcountry skiers among us. Brace for stunning views over frozen Avalanche Lake. February 7th - 9th, 2025 || The Mountaineer's annual Mountainfest January 25th, 2025 || Backcountry Film Festival + Social Hour January 25th - March 20th, 2025 || Jackrabbit Rally! |
Winning team at Trivia, 2026 -- the Deerwood Dawgz
Jubin's Jaunt and Jackrabbit Ski Trail loop group ski during the Scott's Cobble social, 02/22/2026
Group photo from the volunteer youth work party at Mt. Pisgah, summer of 2025
PC: Pete Brooks.
Aerial of BETA's annual Mountain Bike Festival in Wilmington, NY
Group photo from 1000 Animals Ride -- it was an zoo in the best way possible. Or... was it a fur farm?
People gathered at East Branch Community Trails during the celebration on 6/7/25
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