Featuring scenic country roads, impressive backdrops and a variety of terrain for all fitness levels, the Adirondack Coast of Lake Champlain offers some of the best biking in the Adirondacks. Whether you're looking for an afternoon ride, an all-day trek, or an easy-to-extreme mountain biking adventure, the Lake Champlain Region has plenty of trails, roads and routes to explore.
Biking in Lake Champlain
Stony Lonesome Loop
Get off the asphalt! This spectacular half day of mountain biking is on mostly remote, unpaved roads, with a variety of hills and valleys, open and wooded terrain, marshes, ponds, and streams....
Location:
703 Creek Road, Crown Point, 12928
Surrounded by Water
Begin the ride in the town of Willsboro, and go back in time with a visit to Adsit Cabin, built in 1778 for a family of sixteen! Numerous houses made of Lake Champlain Blue Stone.
Mostly...
Location:
Route 22, Willsboro, 12996
Iron to Iron
This wonderfully scenic route will go by some of the most pivotal elements of the Industrial Revolution, explained by the two museums along the route. Mostly paved, cross bike recommended. Very...
Location:
34 Park Place, Port Henry, 12974
Coon Mountain Circuit
Along with the gorgeous views of the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain, there are also wonderful hiking possibilities along this route. Services are available in Essex and Whallonsburg....
Location:
Main St, Essex, 12936
Joe's Random Scoot
This lovely loop offers wonderful woods and water views. The entire hamlet of Essex is designated as a National Historic District, with 160 structures built between 1810 and 1860.
Open and...
Location:
814 Bridge Road, Crown Point, 12928
Ensign Pond Road
This lovely route is also a symbol of friendship: look for the stone with an image of the two shaking hands etched in it. The North Hudson Pine Ridge Cemetery is the resting place of a number of...
Location:
Ensign Pond Road, Moriah, 12960
Rolling Reber Ramble
The Reber area is a rolling patchwork of woods, houses, and farm fields with vistas of the western Adirondacks. Don't miss the stone octagonal schoolhouse!
Paved, services in Willsboro,...
Location:
Route 22, Willsboro, 12996
Water's Edge Trail
Travel a winding loop along the AuSable River, with views of the Adirondack Mountains and river valleys. Clintonville almost became the capital of New York state!
River and mountain views,...
Location:
Route 22, Keeseville, 12944
Woman's Suffrage Way
Upstate New York was the cradle of women's rights. Celebrate this slice of history with gorgeous views and abundant wildlife near Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest.
Lake and mountain views,...
Location:
Main St, Essex, 12936
Fort to Fort
Take a tour of the countryside around two of America's most historic forts. This route includes abundant vantage points to behold Lake Champlain and distant mountains.
All paved & flat...
Location:
814 Bridge Road, Crown Point, 12928
Blueberry Hill Trails
The Blueberry Hill Trails are located in the Town of Elizabethtown and were built for hiking, snowshoeing, mountain biking, horseback riding, skiing and snowmobiling. Along this trail network you...
Location:
Lords Road, Elizabethtown, 12932
Wet & Wild
Take a day long ride through some of the most remote paved roads in the whole park. View dozens of ponds and wetlands, cross several headwaters, and see some historic mining and farming areas....
Location:
16 Park Place, Port Henry, 12974
Acres of Apples
Travel through five different apple orchards. A special delight in the spring blooming season! Spectacular views of the "Grand Canyon of the East," Ausable Chasm.
Farms, woodlands, and...
Location:
Port Kent Ferry Dock, Keeseville, 12944
Mountain Spring Road Trail
The Mountain Spring Road Trail is an easy, 8-mile-loop that follows a seasonal road through the Adirondack foothills, known as the West Champlain Hills, to Mineville. This route is great for...
Location:
Stevenson Road
POB 193, Westport, 12993
POB 193, Westport, 12993
Lake Champlain Bikeways
Lake Champlain Bikeways is a public/private initiative to create a network of interconnected, international bicycle routes. To date, a 350-mile route around Lake Champlain has been identified and...
Location:
, Crown Point, 12928
Osprey Way Loop
Get a "bird's eye view" of many different vistas in this bike loop marked by a osprey's nest visible from the road. Ride between lake and meadow views, with mountains as a backdrop on both sides...
Location:
Lake Road, Crown Point, 12928
Mountain-Coast Connector
This rolling route has some isolated steep hills in the mountains and easy cruises around Lake Champlain. Find out why Elizabethtown, the county seat, was first named "Pleasant Valley."
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Location:
1234 Stevenson Rd, Westport, 12993
Ausable Chasm Campground and Recreation Center-Mountain Bike Center
Location:
2144 Route 9
POB 390, Au Sable Chasm, 12911
POB 390, Au Sable Chasm, 12911
Otis Mountain Ski & Bike Trail
Location:
Lobdell Lane, Elizabethtown, 12932
Paradox Lake Paths
Many quiet paved roads give access to Paradox Lake Campground on Dark Bay. Excellent for...
Location:
897 NYS Route 74, Paradox, 12858
