Best Mountain Biking Trails in New York | Trailmonger

About mountain biking in New York

New York has 2,548 named trails tagged for mountain biking on the map, covering 6,224 miles, an average of 2.4 miles each. The longest is bicycle in Suffolk County, at 144 miles. 241 run 5 miles or longer. 60 of the state's counties have at least one; Kings County has the most, with 276 trails.

Top 100 mountain biking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

bicycleMTBSuffolk County144 mi bicycleMTBUlster County84.2 mi Champlain Bikeway / Route ChamplainMTBEssex County63.5 mi bicycleMTBColumbia County62.5 mi Champlain Valley TrailMTBEssex County62.0 mi NY Bike Route 11MTBJefferson County55.8 mi Genesee Valley GreenwayMTBLivingston County52.1 mi State Bicycle Route 517MTBErie County51.3 mi Long Island Greenway—Phase IIMTBSuffolk County50.0 mi Sissy Danforth Rivergate TrailMTBJefferson County48.6 mi Blue TrailHikeMTBWestchester County45.9 mi Ontario Pathways Rail TrailHikeMTBOntario County44.8 mi White TrailHikeMTBWestchester County44.2 mi Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to FairgroundsMTBMonroe County41.0 mi Long Island Greenway—Phase IIIMTBSuffolk County39.2 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTBWestchester County38.7 mi Red TrailHikeMTBWestchester County36.1 mi Long Island Greenway—Phase IVMTBSuffolk County33.9 mi Adirondack BranchHikeMTBFranklin County33.7 mi Genesee Riverway TrailHikeMTBMonroe County33.2 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBMontgomery County32.2 mi Manhattan Waterfront GreenwayMTBNew York County32.1 mi NY Bike Route 17MTBChemung County30.8 mi NY Bike Route 19MTBWyoming County30.3 mi Brooklyn-Queens GreenwayMTBQueens County29.0 mi

Trails 26–50

Lehigh Valley TrailMTBMonroe County27.8 mi Orange Heritage TrailMTBOrange County27.6 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBWayne County27.3 mi ECT - Erie Canalway Trail - 3 DeWitt to Green IslandMTBHerkimer County27.3 mi Queens Waterfront GreenwayMTBQueens County27.2 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBMonroe County27.0 mi Wellsville, Addison, and Galeton Rail TrailMTBAllegany County26.9 mi River-to-Ridge TrailHikeMTBUlster County26.9 mi NY Bike Route 9MTBSaratoga County26.6 mi Bethpage BikewayMTBNassau County26.3 mi Wallkill Valley Rail TrailMTBUlster County26.2 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBOrleans County25.9 mi Tour de Syracuse Road RaceMTBOnondaga County25.9 mi Oswego Recreational TrailMTBOswego County24.5 mi Brooklyn Waterfront GreenwayHikeMTBKings County24.5 mi Adirondack Rail TrailHikeMTBFranklin County24.1 mi Green TrailHikeMTBWestchester County24.0 mi The O&W Rail Trail (Ulster)MTBUlster County23.7 mi Ashokan Rail TrailMTBUlster County22.8 mi Catskill Scenic TrailMTBDelaware County22.3 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBOnondaga County22.2 mi 11 (New York)MTBYates County22.0 mi NY Bike Route 14MTBYates County22.0 mi Empire State Trail (Rhinebeck - Hudson) [cycling]MTBColumbia County21.5 mi Old Croton Aqueduct TrailHikeMTBWestchester County21.5 mi

Trails 51–75

Ontario Pathways Rail Trail CyclingMTBOntario County21.1 mi North Shore Rail TrailMTBSuffolk County20.9 mi Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail (bike)MTBSchenectady County20.8 mi NY Bike Route 32MTBUlster County20.7 mi North County TrailwayHikeMTBWestchester County20.5 mi Chautauqua Rails to TrailsMTBChautauqua County20.1 mi Orange TrailHikeMTBWestchester County20.0 mi Rutland TrailMTBSt. Lawrence County19.5 mi Keuka Lake Outlet TrailMTBYates County19.2 mi Long Island Greenway—Shelter Island ConnectorMTBSuffolk County19.0 mi BBC Wyoming Road Race CourseMTBWyoming County18.9 mi Albany-Hudson Electric Trail - cycling - EST - Clinton to HudsonMTBColumbia County18.8 mi Harlem Valley Rail TrailMTBDutchess County18.3 mi Albany County Helderberg Hudson Rail TrailMTBAlbany County18.0 mi East Aurora Bicycle Race (FKA Toyfest)MTBErie County17.9 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBNiagara County17.9 mi Rocky Point Mountain Bike TrailMTBSuffolk County17.6 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBHerkimer County17.3 mi Bristol Road RaceMTBOntario County17.0 mi Lackawanna Rail TrailMTBChemung County17.0 mi Black Diamond TrailHikeMTBTompkins County16.6 mi Dryden Rail TrailMTBTompkins County16.4 mi South County TrailwayHikeMTBWestchester County15.9 mi Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike TrailHikeMTBSchenectady County15.7 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBOneida County15.7 mi

Trails 76–100

Jackrabbit TrailHikeMTBEssex County15.3 mi Maybrook Trailway - cycling - Putnam Trailway to Hopewell Junction - ESTMTBDutchess County15.1 mi Maybrook TrailwayHikeMTBDutchess County15.0 mi Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike TrailHikeMTBAlbany County14.9 mi Queens BoulevardMTBQueens County14.7 mi Hamburg Road Race CourseMTBErie County14.6 mi Ellicott Creek TrailwayMTBErie County14.6 mi BBC Hunter's Creek Road Race CourseMTBErie County14.4 mi Albany-Hudson Electric TrailHikeMTBColumbia County14.0 mi East Coast Greenway (NY complementary East River route)MTBNew York County13.9 mi Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Rail TrailHikeMTBFulton County13.9 mi Red trailHikeMTBAlbany County13.4 mi Dutchess Rail TrailHikeMTBDutchess County13.3 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTBAlbany County13.3 mi Dutchess County Rail Trail - cycling - ESTMTBDutchess County13.3 mi Corridor 7HikeMTBFranklin County13.1 mi The O&W Rail TrailHikeMTBUlster County13.0 mi Manhattan West Side Bike PathMTBNew York County12.9 mi State Bicycle Route 5MTBMadison County12.9 mi Zim Smith TrailMTBSaratoga County12.9 mi Peanut Line TrailMTBErie County12.9 mi Wallkill Valley Rail Trail (Mulberry St - Route 32) [EST] [cycling]MTBUlster County12.8 mi Old Champlain Canal TrailMTBSaratoga County12.7 mi Warren County BikewayMTBWarren County12.7 mi Bronx River PathwayHikeMTBWestchester County12.7 mi

Mountain Biking Trails by county

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.