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Wilmington

The "mountain bike capital of the Adirondacks" features a wide variety of riding at two large trail networks - the Flume and Hardy Road - as well as the 3-mile Poor Man's Downhill trail (usually done with a vehicle shuttle), a long, gnarly backcountry tour on the Cooper Kiln trail, and lift-accessed downhill riding at Whiteface Mountain.  The vast majority of trails in Wilmington are on NYS Forest Preserve lands.
the Flume Trails
Hardy RoaD Trails
PMD/Marble mountain

BETA Trail Beta

There are currently 23 miles of multiple-use trails open to mountain bikes on State Forest Preserve lands in the Wilmington Wild Forest management unit.  

​The most popular single track networks are the Flume Trails and Hardy Road Trails (also known as the Beaver Brook Tract).  

The "Poor Man’s Downhill" ("PMD") is the local name for a 3+ mile single track snowmobile trail that drops over 1,200 vertical feet between the Whiteface Toll Road entrance and the hamlet below.  The trail is commonly shuttled with a vehicle drop at the bottom, and the Town runs shuttles every other Sunday in the summer and fall, starting in July.  Downhill bikes are not necessary.

The Cooper Kiln Trail is open to bikes, but not recommended at this time to anyone but the most committed of hike-a-bikers (emphasis on "hike").  Some sections offer fun single track, but a large portion of the route is unrideable due to recent erosion caused by Hurricane Irene.  Planning is underway to significantly re-route this trail to improve conditions for mountain biking and other uses.

Whiteface Mountain Bike Park offers lift access and vehicle shuttles for downhill riding as well as cross country trails on the lower mountain.  These trails are fee access only and not part of the public Wilmington Wild Forest trail system.  Trail passes are required for all users.  ​

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


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

Telephone

518.523.1365

Email

betatrails@gmail.com
  • Home
  • About
    • BOARD & STAFF
    • History
    • Contact Us
    • Gallery
  • Bike Trails
    • Wilmington MTB >
      • Flume Trails
      • Hardy Road (Beaver Brook)
      • Poor Man's Downhill (PMD)
    • Lake Placid MTB >
      • Lussi & Loggers Trails
      • Craig Wood Trails
    • Saranac Lake MTB >
      • Dewey Mountain
      • Mount Pisgah
    • Elizabethtown MTB >
      • Otis Mountain
      • Blueberry Hill
    • electric MTBs
  • Ski Trails
    • Conditions
    • Jackrabbit Ski Trail
  • Join BETA
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
    • 2020 Survey
    • WIN A BIKE
    • events >
      • JACKRABBIT RALLY
      • Annual Meeting
      • Ski Movie Fundraiser
      • Ski & Swim Party
      • Avalanche Pass Key Swap
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