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Moreau Lake State Park
3 reviews
4.33 of 5
I have riden/raced all across NYS and this is my favorite place to ride. It is the perfect combination of brutal climbs and awesome technical singletrack. You need to be in decent shape to ride here, considering all the loops are at the top of the ridge. Some of the trails are designed for hiking so you have to pick your route carefully. You can get a trail map at the park office on Old Saratoga Rd. If you get a map here is a great 2.0 hour loop that I ride all the time.
Trailhead: Park at the powerline gate just past mud pond on Spier falls rd.
Best Route: Take the orange trail across the powerline on the east side of mud pond, follow about 1 mile to mark 12 (yellow trail), stay on yellow past white, here is the tricky part on the yellow trail about a mile past the white intersection there is a singletrack trail (marked with a pile of rocks) on your left which zig zags up to the fire road (red) trail turn uphill (left)on red trail you are between mark 10& 2 at this point, follow red to 16 take red/orange to 17, take yellow to 7, take orange to 16, take red/orange again to 17, take yellow/ orange to 6, take yellow to 10, take red (downhill) back to zig-zag single track on right to yellow (between 15 & 11) to 12 take orange back to car. Sound complicated just draw it out on map, I have ridden this place every which way and this is the best route. Hopefully see you there.
Summary: You definately want to ride to the top of the hill of Spir falls road. Strongly recommend to pick up a map at the Moreau lake office. There is a pretty long climp but the downhill is rewarding. If you are looking for a good DAY of riding, follow the trails all the way out towards McGregor
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Summary: First, here is a link to a great map and review http://www.bikerag.com/images/MAPS/ny_moreau_lakes_state_park_spier_falls_review.htm
This is simply an awesome place to ride, but not without punishment! Getting to the top seems to be an issue if you don't want any hike a bike. We parked at the highest point on spier falls road, passed gate, under power lines and took a left on yellow, then right on white, left on blue (MAJOR HIKE A BIKE), top of blue we went straight on red, then left on blue, right at SECOND white, right on yellow, followed yellow all the way back to car. Once the blue hike a bike was over the trails were great, super well maintained moderately technical, fun singletrack.. Some really cool rock work on the streams and off camber sections was much appreciated. Big thanks to those who are putting time into trail work.. After riding down yellow Im wondering if riding up that would have more or less hike a bike or if there is another way up.. Soon as I find out, I will update this review.. I did see one trail not on the posted map that might possibly do just that..
Other recommended trails in the same area: Devils Den
Summary: See attached trail map. I wrote the trail description above. The start of the described route starts on the west side of mud pond not east like I wrote.
Recommended Route: see trail description
Other recommended trails in the same area: Daniels ave trails. If anyone in the Saratoga area is bored with riding Daniels and Moreau. I live in Wilton and have cut ~10miles of singletrack in my backyard unfortunately it is private so I can't give a description. Email me if you want to check it out
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