EXPLORE HARRIMAN NY
Adventure on and off Trail!
FIND INFORMATION BELOW ON BICYCLING ON THE ROADS THROUGH HARRIMAN AND MOUNTAIN BIKING POPULAR TRAILS / LOOPS, WHERE TO FIND TRAIL MAPS, TIPS ON TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING.
CYCLNG & MTB
FIND INFO HERE ON RIDING THE ROADS THROUGH HARRIMAN & MOUNTAIN BIKING POPULAR TRAILS / LOOPS IN STERLING FOREST
ALWAYS CARRY OUT WHAT YOU CARRY IN!
CYCLNG
Harriman State Park offers miles of great training roads with lush green viewpoints during the spring and summer and spectacular vibrant foliage during autumn.
Sources below.
By Melissa Grieco, Pearl Izumi Crew
by My Harriman
FOR EATERIES, INCLUDING QUICK GRAB-N-GO, CLICK THE EAT TAB.
CYCLING GROUP
A not-for-profit, volunteer-based organization which hosts rides and social events throughout the year. Explore Suffern and Harriman routes with them! Riders love the Suffern segment of their "Ride Around Rockland" series.
If you prefer the road less traveled, try their "EZ20" in Harriman State Park which starts and ends at Lake Kanuwaukee and in between does it's best to show you the most park with the least hills.
For the really adventurous and experienced cyclist, they re-brand EZ20 as "Moonlight Miles" and run it on cloudless full moon nights when the park is devoid of people and cars. Nothing but bikes slipping silently through the woods past curious watchful eyes in the bushes.
IN TUXEDO
MUNSEE-EAGLE / STERLING FOREST
THE NEW MULTI-USE TRAILS IN SOUTH-EASTERN STERLING FOREST WAS BUILT AND SHARED WITH US BY OUR FRIENDS AT THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY TRAIL CONFERENCE: THE NEW 3.5 MILE LONG MUNSEE-EAGLE ALONG WITH THE HUTCHINSON/RED BLACK TRAILS FORM A 7-MILE LOOP CONNECTING THE CARETAKER AND SOUTH GATE PARKING LOTS AT THE FOREST. THE TRAILS WIND PLAYFULLY ACROSS STONE AND WOODEN BRIDGES THROUGH VALLEYS AND RAVINES AND A MULTITUDE OF HABITATS, PAST GLACIAL ERRATICS AND DRAMATIC CLIFFS, CREATING A FUN, ENGAGING EXPERIENCE.
THE MUNSEE-EAGLE IS DESIGNATED FOR HIKERS AND MOUNTAIN BIKERS, WHILE THE HUTCHINSON / RED BACK TRAIL ADDITIONALLY INCORORATES EQUESTRIAN USE. THESE TRAILS ARE PART OF THE STERLING FOREST TRAILS PLAN TO DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A HIGH-QUALITY DIVERSE TRAIL SYSTEM, WHICH LINK TO REGIONAL TRAIL SYSTEMS AND ARE MAINTAINED THROUGH PUBLIC / PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED, YEAR-ROUND TRAIL SYSTEM FOR A DIVERSITY OF TRAIL USERS.
SHARING THE TRAIL
BECAUSE THE NEW TRAILS IN STERLING FOREST ARE MOSTLY SINGLE-TRACK, SHARED-USE TRAIL WITH SOME SHORT SECTIONS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY NARROW, PLEASE PRACTICE PROPER TRAIL ETIQUETTE. PAUSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE EACH OTHER'S PRESENCE. ALL USERS YIELD TO HORSES, AND BIKES YIELD TO HORSES AND HIKERS. IF POSSIBLE, MOVE DOWN LOW OFF THE TRAIL BELOW HORSES RATHER THAN CLIMBING ABOVE THEM.
FOR EATERIES, INCLUDING QUICK GRAB-N-GO, CLICK THE EAT TAB.
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT RIDE DURING MUD & FREEZE-THAW PERIODS TO PRESERVE THE NEW TRAIL.
