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Roundlake rail trail

3 reviews

2.67 of 5

This was once the D&H Railway that led from Mechanicville to Ballston Spa. most of it belongs to the County since they have a sewage line running through it. south of Rt 9 some of the old rail bed is in private ownership and the owners will get pissed if you ride through thier yard. many have put up barriers or signs. They will call the cops on you. North of the village you can ride all the way to Ballston Spa with a rocky stream crossing halfway. along the trail there is numerous single track and atv trails especially around the I-87 overpass. on the opposite side of the valley is another old rail bed you can ride this from RT 9 (look for the white concrete pump house) till it dead ends at I-87. take the single track to the main trail go under the expressway and take the trail down the other side (behind state farm insurance) the old railway deadends a mile or so when you come to a fence. don't trespass. there will be a trail to your left that takes you to the power lines.then on to a paved road go left on the paved road a few hundred yards to the washed out bridge. bush whack you way down the side of the bridge abutment and back up the other side to the main trail. The trail will become paved as it enters a town park past the town park you will cross eastline rd( behind Stewarts) the trail goes through an industrial area. Once you past the culvert factory you might encounter a barrier put up by Curtis Lumber. It seems to come and go. if the barrier is up turn right and a 100 feet later you will be on Rt 67 go left a few hundred feet and there will be a paved road veering to the right go past the old railroad grade and you will see a short trail to the creek, cross the creek ( ride it your are good) up the embankment back to the old railbed. The railbed continues a mile or so ( look for trails to the right that are not posted)till it joins an active railroad. there is an adjacent trail to the railroad tracks the trail ends at the town park in Ballston Spa

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Latitude	42.93663194492123
Longitude	-73.79739761352539
Trail Directions	I-87northway to exit 11 go east on Roundlake road to the village at the sharp left hand curve turn right. there will be legal parking on your right ( about 5 parking spaces). The trail will be at your front bumper
Trail Length	8-12miles
Trail Level	Beginner
Trail Type	Singletrack & Fire Roads
City/County	Malta

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Review Date April 17, 2004 Overall Rating 2 of 5 Aerobic Difficulty 2 of 5 Technical Difficulty 2 of 5 Ridden Trail: Ridden Once Rate this review?		Reviewed by: Adirondack Blues , Cross Country Rider Summary: Check out the ATV trails around the I-87 overpass and the short but kinda fun singletracks in the ravine behind the Malta town park. Recommended Route: Head towards Malta- the route going east isn't very exciting. Would you like to Comment? Join MTBR.com for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.

Review Date November 6, 2003 Overall Rating 3 of 5 Aerobic Difficulty 2 of 5 Technical Difficulty 2 of 5 Ridden Trail: Once a week Rate this review?		Reviewed by: mudfly , Weekend Warrior Summary: Like stuck said not much here to scare the hardcore, but it is a nice local ride. The main trail is paved now and there have been some new sidetrails made by the ATV's that are pretty good. The bike trail is going to extend south/east to coons crossing. The county has taken down the barriers people were putting up on the old railtrail. apparently they can't harrass you any longer about riding there Recommended Route: best place to play is the atv trails just east of the expressway, jumps, bowls and mud Other recommended trails in the same area: Skidmore,Lake Desolation Would you like to Comment? Join MTBR.com for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.

Review Date October 29, 2003 Overall Rating 3 of 5 Aerobic Difficulty 2 of 5 Technical Difficulty 2 of 5 Ridden Trail: Once a week Rate this review?		Reviewed by: stuck , Weekend Warrior Summary: I ride the trails there pretty much every morning in the summer.nothing hard just mostly mud and atv trails but is alot of fun. Other recommended trails in the same area: skidmore college Would you like to Comment? Join MTBR.com for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.

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