Fern
Park
Location:
Inlet South Shore Rd.
Distance: 25mi. (Multiple
length loops)
Difficulty: Easy /
Intermediate / Expert
Description: These
trails are for adventurous bikers. Double and single-track trails loop up, down and around Fern Mountain with lots of elevation change.
bOld Forge Mountain
Bike Trail system
Location: Between Old
Forge & Eagle Bay
Distance: Up to100 miles
(Multiple length loops)
Difficulty: Beginner / Intermediate
Description: These trails
are mostly easy, flat and some small rolling hills with a few Steep Climbs. There is easy access directly from Old Forge or
Eagle Bay. You can also get on the train in Thendara and they will take you to Carter Station in the middle of the trail
system. There are a few single-track trails that shoot off the main trail system. These trails are a great family fun trail
system.
bRazorback Pond
Location: On the West
side at the end of Twitchell Lake Road next to Twitchell Lake.
Distance: 1.9 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
/ Intermediate
Description:
Short one-way trip past Silver Lake and ending at Razorback Pond. Note: Trail crosses some private land.
bSafford
Pond
Location: Northern
access is the Safford Pond Trailhead on Big Moose Road; Southern trailhead is on Rondaxe North Shore Road.
Distance: 4.5 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
/ Intermediate
Description:
This trail starts off by Rondaxe rd. as a Beginner trail and then past Stafford pond turns to more of an intermediate trail.
Trip connects Big Moose Lake and Lake Rondaxe. (A 16.5-mile loop is possible using Rondaxe Rd., Rt. 28, and the Big Moose
Road.)
bBlack
Bear trail to Bug Lake & Morgan's Miles
Location: Inlet and
Raquette Lake (Sagamore Road, 8th Lake Campground, Uncas Rd. Loop)
Distance: 7mi. / 14mi.
/ 22mi.
Difficulty: Beginner
/ intermediate
Description: Explore
this turn of the century transportation route by mountain bike. This loop includes flat dirt roads that are appropriate for
beginners as well as more challenging off road trails for the advanced rider. Ride a section of the trails or do a 14 or 22-mile
loop
bSagamore Cascades
Trail
Location: Sagamore
Rd. in Raquette Lake.
Distance: 1.4 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
Description: This trail is fairly flat to gentle rolling hills ending at South Inlet Falls
bBlack
Bear Mountain
Location: Inlet off of Rt. 28 or
off of Uncas Road
Distance: 4.5 Miles.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: Near Black
Bear Mt., trail narrows and is more difficult. At base of Mt., steep to ride but a short hike to summit. This is an excellent
view of area lakes.
bSeventh
Lake Trail
Location: Seventh Lake
Rd. in Inlet
Distance: 4.4
miles
Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: This trail
is nice tight single track on fairly level terrain that goes past a couple of lean-to. The trail runs right along Seventh
Lake so there are multiple places to swim.
bSucker Brook Bay
Trail
Location: Raquette
Lake via the Browns Tract/Uncas Road
Distance: 8.5 miles.
The loop around Lower Brown Tract Pond adds 2 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
/ Intermediate
Description: This is
an easy ride passing by Upper and Lower Pond and then a final destination to Sucker Brook Bay on Raquette Lake There is a
Intermediate / expert spur trail off the main trail that takes you back to Brown Tract Rd. There is also an unimproved
road and trail around lower pond Access to the trail from Raquette Lake is via the Antlers Road to the Browns Tract Road.
Access to the trail from Eagle Bay is the Uncas Road.
bDunning
Hermitage Trail / Old Dump Rd.
Location: Inlet off
of Uncas Rd. and the Black Bear Bug Lake trail and in Raquette Lake off of Dillon Rd. and the Old Dump Rd. Trail
Distance: 3.5-mile
trail that can be linked to other routes making an 8mi. loop to a 30mi. loop
Difficulty: Intermediate
Description: This trail
is rolling terrain that leads you to the northern backside of Eighth Lake were you will find a lean-to overlooking the lake.
You can link this trail to other trails to create multiple length loops
bMoss,
Bubb, & Sis Lake Loop
Location: Between Big
Moose & Eagle Bay
Distance: 2.6 mi. or
11mi.
Difficulty: Beginner
Around Moss lake, Intermediate / Expert Bubb & Sis Lake
Description: The trail
around Moss Lake is gentle rolling double track hills. Take the spur trail to Bubb & Sis Lake, nice single track, mostly
intermediate and a nice expert section at the end. You can create a larger loop-using trail 5 along Rt. 28 and Big Moose
Rd. back to Moss Lake. This is fast and fun.
bBeaver Lake
Location: Moose River
Recreation Area / Otter Brook Rd.
Distance: 4.3 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
Description: This
is a great place for the whole family with easy rolling terrain. This trail is an old roadbed that ends at Beaver Lake.
bMitchell
Pond
Location: Moose River
Recreation Area / Otter Brook Rd.
Distance: 4 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
Description: This is
a great place for the whole family with easy rolling terrain. This trail is an old roadbed that ends at Mitchell Pond. At
1.8 miles down the trail there is an Intermediate / expert section that will turn this trail into a loop using the dirt road,
but to be warned there is a difficult beaver dam crossing.
bSly Pond Crossover
Trail
Location: Moose River
Rd. Otter Brook Rd. Moose River Plains
Distance: 9.5-mile
loop
Difficulty: Beginner
/ Intermediate
Description: The Sly
Pond Crossover Trail is a 3 mile long trail that can be connected to Moose River Rd. and Otter Brook Rd. to make a 9.5-mile
loop. On the Moose River Side you have to wade across the Moose River. There is also a 5.4-mile side trail to Sly Pond, one
of the highest bodies of water in the region.
bLimekiln Lake
Location: Limekiln
Lake Campsite Limekiln Lake Rd.
Distance: 3 to over
20 mile loop
Difficulty: Beginner
/ Intermediate / Expert
Description: These
are double and single-track trails that connect to Fern Park. There may be a few wet sections that you may have to walk through.
These trails are also connected to Third Lake trail off of South Shore Rd.
bLimekiln Lake East
Shore Path
Location: 3 miles down
on the right side of Moose River Rd.
Distance: 5.4
Difficulty: Beginner
/ Intermediate
Description: This trail
gives access to the shores of Limekiln Lake, but dead ends on private property on the east shore were you must turn around.
bCedar River Flow
Location: Moose River Recreation Area Between Inlet / Indian Lake
Distance: 10 mi. loop
Difficulty: Intermediate
/ Expert
Description: These
trails are composed of some sand and old over grown dirt roads with remote camping and a lean-to.
bNicks
Lake / Nelson Lake / Remsen Falls
Location: Nicks Lake
State Campsite, Old Forge or from a Trailhead on Bisby Road.
Distance: One-way distance
to Remsen Falls is 3.5 miles; total loop distance is 11.5 miles.
Difficulty: Intermediate
/ Expert
Description: This trip
utilizes two snowmobile trails to Nelson Lake and Remsen Falls. There are multiple trails located around Nicks Lake to create
Multiple loops.
bWoodhull lake Loop
Location: McKeever
/ Woodgate
Distance: 24mi.
Difficulty: Intermediate
/ Expert
Description: This loop
is a combination of paved roads, old dirt roads and single track. This loop is mostly Intermediate trail system with
a great view of Woodhull Lake with a lean-to. There are a few spur trails off the main train system that link to other
lakes or back to the main trail system.
bLake
Eaton/Endion Road Trail
Location: The trailhead
is reached by going north on Rte. 30 from Long Lake and turning left on to the Endion Rd. The trailhead is on the right side
of the Endion Road, 1.6 miles from Rte. 30 on a sharp curve. There are signs directing the visitor to the proper trail.
Distance:
Difficulty:
Description: This trail
skirts the western shore of the Lake
bLake
Eaton-Big Brook Loop
Location: Start at
the entrance to the Lake Eaton Campsite on Rte.30, 2.25 miles from the Long Lake Town Hall. Go down to the end of the road
where the trail enters the woods.
Distance: 4.0 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
/ Intermediate
Description: This trail
winds around to Rte. 30 cross the highway and continue on the trail as it loops back to the Campsite entrance. This is an
especially pretty trail in the fall.
bSargent Ponds/Tioga
Point
Location: The trailheads
are reached by taking Rte. 28N/30 south from Long Lake to the intersection with the North Point Road (Buttermilk Falls Rd.)
continue on the North Point Road past Buttermilk Falls (stop and view this area attraction) and the Forked Lake Campsite.
The trailhead to Upper Sargent Pond is 6.3 miles from the intersection of Rte. 28N/30 and Lower Sargent Pond trailhead is
7.9 miles from the same intersection.
Distance: 14.75 miles
Difficulty: Beginner
/ Intermediate
Description: The Sargent
Ponds trails offer an excellent opportunity to bike through the woods on well marked, fairly level, pathways. Separate trails
lead to Upper and Lower Sargent Ponds with a connecting trail between them. There is a minimal elevation change on the
trails. There are a few steep grades, and the loop if taken is best started from Lower Sargent Pond.
bWilliam
C. Whitney Wilderness Area
Location: The headquarters
area makes an excellent starting point for a ride to Lake Lila. Take the Sabattis Road approximately 5 miles from Rte
30. You will come to the headquarters area on your left or south side of the road. There is a parking area at the headquarters
area.
Distance: 16 mile
Difficulty:
Description: Ride back out the Lake Lila Road and turn left (west) onto the Sabattis Road. You will ride
approximately 1.5 miles on paved road, which then turns to a graveled surface. Continue for about 3.1 miles. The left hand
turn to the Lake Lila Road is at the bottom of the hill on your left. Take this road for about 5 miles to the Gate. You cannot
continue past the gate. If you wish, you continue to the end of Sabattis Road from the Lake Lila intersection. It is gravel
all the way and the view of Bear Ponds is one of the nicest in the area. The railroad tracks are about 3 miles from the Lake
Lila intersection
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