Review Date
July 24, 2009

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: jayflo0800 ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Wow...I just drove to Highbridge this morning from Queens. Parking is tricky, the trails are covered in glass in certain places. From what I can tell you, body armor and a full face helmut are not presumptuous here. This trail takes no prisoners as I found an endless amount of rock gardens and steep descents followed by some killer drops. Although the track is short in length it truly could use a chairlift. The climbs required from parts of this trail are unreal. I found myself pushing my bike in a few spots.... ok a lot of spots. However it's kind of cool riding in what feels like actual mountain conditions no farther than the top of Manhattan. Freeriders will enjoy these trails the most.

Recommended Route:
Don't drive. Parking anywhere near any NYC Park is never great. Take the number 1 train to Dyckman Street and look for the trailhead across the street, but bring friends cause the neighborhood is still "up and coming".

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Nothing in the area like Highbridge... maybe take a trip to VT. (same thing only bigger version)

Review Date
June 1, 2008

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 1 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: clouseau ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
I rode this on the too-small aging rigid GT I keep in the city, and found the green loops too easy, the black loops too hard (often big rocks and drops) and the blue loops just right, but the whole trail 'system' is very small and the trash and broken glass everywhere is a bit disconcerting. There's burnt-out cars on Ft. George Hill and I even found a 300ZX engine on the trail.

There can't be more than two miles of trails you'd actually want to ride, and you'll definitely want to keep a patch kit on hand to deal with the inevitable punctures.

Recommended Route:
Honestly, I wouldn't go out of your way to ride here. Total beginners should probably find someplace else, as the green trails are boring, overgrown and covered with glass. Locals who can get to the trails quickly will find some fun on the blues and blacks. Freeriders will probably have the most fun here, as some of the expert trails have very reasonable drops and terrain features, but wear protection unless you like picking pieces of beer bottles out of your skin.

Start at the Ft. George Hill trailhead and keep left. Climb the blue to the top (it'll take no more than two minutes). Hit the dirt jump park at the top if that's your thing, then bomb down the blue or black. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Next time, I'll probably take the time to get out to Cunningham Park in Queens.

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Review Date
January 13, 2008

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: AS.. the original ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
A good spot for urban freeriders. There is a small pump track which is well built and some excellent table-top jumps in the 5-7 foot range. There is also a set of 2-3 footers for newbies. Highbridge also has a short (30 seconds) DH run designed for freeride bikes with a few drops and nicely bermed turns. Once the expasion takes place and more singletrack is built, it will be a good spot for XC riders. Right now, the trails are mostly rolling single track with short but steep and rocky sections. The main loop is fun but pretty short. The connecting loops are very rocky and technical and in some sections, un-rideable.

Recommended Route:
It's small. Go explore.

Review Date
August 19, 2007

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: NachoBroadway ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Went a day after it rained so I knew it wasn't going to be easy and boy I was right. Slippy and sliding everywhere, given I was riding a Trek 4300 with stock tires. However, extremely fast in some areas and mostly grainy peddles will be hard to maintain control. Alot of broken bottles and rode past a bum, but welcome to NYC. Some great dominican food in the area.

On the way home after a huge letdown I was surprised to see some dirt jumps. Deciding to get them a shot and wow I will be back for round 2. Had a blast, and this dude came thru w/ a true Brooklyn dirtbike and tore it up, had all the local kids amazed. I was clearing the jumps after 6 tries and loved the hangtime.

Only reason I am giving a high review is because there is nothing remotely close to this in North Jersey unless you go out to the boondocks. Hats off to the builders, very well maintained.

Recommended Route:
Crossed the GWB, uptown via St. Nicholas, stop to grab a dominican beer, right on 185th, left on Amsterdam and a few blocks up have a blast on the jumps.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Heard of other riders talking about how beautiful Blue Mountain is, I recommend the park in Boonton. Trying to find out about the Boy Scout in Alpine trail.

Review Date
July 9, 2007

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: shonan_surfer ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Technical single track that is fast and twisty in places and some hike a bike sections in the advanced / black diamond sections. Wall drop is fun however, it commits you to exiting the woods and riding around back up to the top on the road or walking your bike back up about 200 feet to the trail above the wall. Black diamond section is fun with some very tight twists and banked turns. some nice jumps and drops one in particular i liked was a 3 foot tabletop type set up that you had to hit land and then get hard on the brakes to set up for a fast banked switchback turn. The jump park is alright but is more for people who are riding bmx or jump bikes. The smaller of the table tops are good for Mt. bikes but the larger ones are best suited for riders on jump specific bikes as you will have difficulty clearing the lip on the transition and thus maintaining speed to hit the 4 jumps in a row. Don't forget to bring and wear your helmet as i was aked to leave last sunday by the ranger for not wearing a helmet. ( yeah I know I know but it was about 95 that day)

Recommended Route:
The intermediate and beginner trails leading down to the lower trail head by the 191st st station is nice with options available but as a loop it is not really feasable. Wall and some jumps are fun if you and your bike are equiped.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
I usually ride up the west side along the river all the way up to Inwood Hill Park thrrough the back trails on the hill and then out onto Payson down to Dyckman and then up to High Bridge