upcoming events hosted by BETA + Our community

Please note: people under 18 years old must be accompanied by a guardian or have prior approval from BETA and a signed waiver in order to attend group rides and work parties. Contact [email protected] for approval.

​September 6th, 2026  ||  Volunteer Trail Work Party -- Three Sisters, Wilmington
Help out with hand-finishing machine work on the Town Connector Trail reroute. This trail connects the Wilmington Rec. Park and the Adirondack Land Trust's Three Sisters Preserve (home of Flobus). Meet up where Outlook Lane becomes a dirt road, which is on the left after you've turned off of NY-86 Scenic. This is the last day of the trail season for Chris, BETA's Trail Stewardship Leader. Thank you for all your hard work this season, Chris -- we'll see you around, but we'll still miss you!  Register at www.bit.ly/BETAvolunteer

​September 15th, 2026  ||  Volunteer Trail Work Party -- Otis Mtn, Elizabethtown -- Sponsored by Solace Cycles
Help prep Otis for the Eastern States Cup (ESC) Enduro Race. The race is on 09/20 and the trails need some work to be race-ready. Meet you at the main entrance (drive down Lobdell Ln until you see the big OTIS sign over the gateway). This work party is sponsored by Solace Cycles; Tyler, Solace Cycle's Shop Manager, will lead the charge on the trail work. Register at www.bit.ly/BETAvolunteer

September 18th, 2026  ||  Best Day Ever Film Screening, Lake Placid
The Barkeater Trails Alliance and Silver Birch Cycles are proud to host a screening of "Best Day Ever". Witness this award-winning film featuring Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi, two adaptive mountain bikers based in the Green Mountains.  Get your tickets ASAP: here

September 20th, 2026  ||  Eastern States Cup Race, Otis Mtn, Elizabethtown
This event is hosted by the Cannondale Enduro Series.

October 2nd, 2026  ||  BETA Community Bike Jam, Lake Placid
Kick off the Whoop UCI Mountain Bike World Series weekend on the evening of Friday, October 2nd with a FREE Community Bike Jam hosted by Barkeater Trails Alliance at the Lake Placid Oval. This family friendly event will feature a BMX and Trial Stunt Show by Dialed Action and so much more.​

October 2nd-4th, 2026  ||  UCI World Series, Lake Placid and Wilmington
Tickets on sale now
Don't miss your chance to witness world class downhill, cross-country, and short track mountain bike racing. This year's schedule is even more jam-packed than last with qualifiers or races Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at both Mount Van Hoevenberg and Whiteface Mountain. Find us in the vendor village (and don't forget to bring your BETA cowbell from last year!). 

Please note: people under 18 years old must be accompanied by a guardian or have prior approval from BETA and a signed waiver in order to attend group rides and work parties. Contact [email protected] for approval.

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Past Events 
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August 30th, 2026  ||  Volunteer Trail Work Party -- East Branch Community Trails, Keene​
August 29th, 2026  ||  Hardy Kids MTB Race, Wilmington
August 29th, 2026  ||  Pedal & Potluck, Wilmington -- We have a scavenger hunt, some group rides, and a potluck in store for you. This is a free pop-up event -- feel free to invite your pals.
August 25th, 2026  ||  Volunteer Trail Work Party -- Dewey Mtn, Saranac Lake -- Sponsored by Bitters and Bones
August 20th, 2026  ||  Women's Group Ride -- Hardy Road, Wilmington -- All-level, no-drop women's group ride at Hardy Road led by Tatyana, BETA Board Member and the leader of the ADK Women's Mountain Bike Ride.
August 18th, 2026  ||  Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Fowler's Crossing, Saranac Lake
​August 16th, 2026  ||  Kids' MTB Ride -- Mt. Pisgah, Saranac Lake
August 10th, 2026  ||  Volunteer Trail Work Party -- Craig Wood, Lake Placid
August 9th, 2026  ||  Kids' MTB Ride -- Fowler's Crossing, Saranac Lake
August 2nd, 2026  ||  Kids' MTB Ride -- Hardy Road, Wilmington
August 1st, 2026  ||  Bloomingdale Block Party, Bloomingdale
August 1st, 2026  ||  Dewey Dubs, Saranac Lake
July 23rd, 2026  ||  Trail Work Party at East Branch Community Trails, Keene sponsored by Valley Grocery
July 25th, 2026  ||  Trail Work Party at East Branch Community Trails, Keene
July 26th, 2026  ||  Kids' MTB Ride -- Lussi & Loggers, Lake Placid
July 27th, 2026  ||  Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Hardy Road, Wilmington
July 14th, 2026  ||  Trail Work Party at Blueberry Hill, Elizabethtown sponsored by Deer's Head Inn
July 13th, 2026  ||  Trail Work Party at Lussi/Loggers, Lake Placid sponsored by Origin Coffee Co.
July 9th, 2026  ||  Trail Work Party at Hardy Road, Wilmington
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.
July 3rd, 2026  ||  Keene Community Day, Keene
June 30th, 2026 ||  Slow Your Roll Group Ride -- Cobble Hill, E'town 
June 29th, 2026 ||  Kids' Summer MTB Ride -- Cobble Hill, E'town 
​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.
June 14th, 2026  ||  Kids' Summer MTB Ride -- East Branch Community Trails, Keene
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.
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. 
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
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!

Women's Group Ride, Hardy Road, Wilmington led by Tatyana on August 20th, 2026

Group photo from the 1000 Animals Social Athletic Club Group Ride on July 8th

Volunteer group picture at Dewey, Saranac Lake, 06/06/2026

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