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Hardy Road (Beaver Brook) Trails

The Beaver Brook Tract Trail network (aka "Hardy Road") is the first mountain bike specific trail system built in the Adirondack Park. Eleven miles of some of the sweetest single track east of the Mississippi traverse both sides of the picturesque Beaver Brook Valley. The valley lies in a rain shadow of Whiteface mountain, and is typically much warmer and drier than surrounding areas. This makes it one of the most popular spots in the region when other trails are too wet to ride.

Hardy Road on Trailforks.com

Trail Beta

Riders can start off with gentle warm ups on Coniferous - smooth unbroken single track through a tangled black spruce forest -  or the tighter hand-built, flowing trails of Make Believe, Upper Twisted and Twisted Pine.  Double Time quickly bisects a wetland and links to old school rocks and roots on Safe Bet.  For those not afraid to get radical, Good Luck, ascends over 200 vertical feet of technical climbs up slick slab and craggy rock.  The big climb of All In, a lollipop loop that switchbacks nearly 800 vertical feet, tops out at a blueberry rock outcrop with an outstanding view of Whiteface Mountain.  Descending All In in either direction will leave you grinnin'.

Directions

​From the intersection of Route 86 and Route 431 (Whiteface Memorial Highway), follow Route 86 toward Jay. Continue for just under 2.1 miles to Hardy Road on the right. Follow here for around 2.2 miles to the Wilmington Wild Forest, Beaver Brook Tract Trail System (aka. Hardy Road Trails) on your left.

Be careful crossing the road here, especially with children or dogs.  Cars drive fast past the parking lot.  


The Hardy Road trail network can also be accessed from the Wilmington Youth Park in downtown Wilmington via Noreens Trail and the Three Sisters Trail. Visiting riders who are prepared for a slightly longer ride are advised to use this parking area due to the limited space at the Hardy Road trailhead and the need to limit vehicle traffic on a quiet residential road. 

BARKEATER TRAILS ALLIANCE (BETA)
volunteer driven - member supported - human powered


Address
P.O. Box 843 - ​Lake Placid, NY 12946

Telephone

518.523.1365

Email

josh@betatrails.org
  • Home
  • About
    • WHO WE ARE
    • History
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Community Partners
    • Contact Us
    • Gallery
  • Donate
  • Bike Trails
    • Ride With Gratitude
    • 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
    • electric MTBs
  • Ski Trails
    • Jackrabbit Ski Trail >
      • State of the Jackrabbit
      • 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
    • Conditions
  • events
    • Wilmington MTB Festival
    • Ski Movie Fundraiser
    • 2023 Ski Outings
    • Ski to Swim Party
    • JACKRABBIT RALLY >
      • Jackrabbit Rally 2023
    • Annual Meeting
  • Volunteer
  • Blog
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