Best Mountain Biking Trails in New York | Trailmonger

About mountain biking in New York

New York has 2,528 named trails tagged for mountain biking on the map, covering 6,131 miles, an average of 2.4 miles each. The longest is bicycle in Suffolk County, at 144 miles. 242 run 5 miles or longer. 60 of the state's counties have at least one; Kings County has the most, with 274 trails.

Top 100 mountain biking trails, longest first

bicycleMTBSuffolk County144 mi bicycleMTBUlster County84.2 mi Champlain Bikeway / Route ChamplainMTBEssex County63.5 mi Champlain Valley TrailMTBEssex County62.0 mi NY Bike Route 11MTBJefferson County55.8 mi Genesee Valley GreenwayMTBLivingston County52.1 mi New York Bike Route 517MTBErie County51.2 mi Long Island Greenway—Phase IIMTBSuffolk County50.0 mi Sissy Danforth Rivergate TrailMTBJefferson County48.6 mi Blue TrailHikeMTBWestchester County43.2 mi White TrailHikeMTBWestchester County41.3 mi Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to FairgroundsMTBMonroe County41.0 mi Long Island Greenway—Phase IIIMTBSuffolk County39.2 mi bicycleMTBMonroe County37.6 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTBWestchester County34.1 mi Long Island Greenway—Phase IVMTBSuffolk County33.9 mi Red TrailHikeMTBWestchester County33.8 mi Adirondack BranchHikeMTBFranklin County33.7 mi Genesee Riverway TrailHikeMTBMonroe County32.6 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 Lehigh Valley TrailMTBMonroe County28.0 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 County23.9 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 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 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 Orange TrailHikeMTBWestchester 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 County16.7 mi South County TrailwayHikeMTBWestchester County15.9 mi Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike TrailHikeMTBSchenectady County15.7 mi Erie Canalway TrailHikeMTBOneida County15.7 mi Jackrabbit TrailHikeMTBEssex County15.3 mi Dryden Rail TrailMTBTompkins County15.2 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 bicycleMTBMadison 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 Corridor 8HikeMTBClinton County12.6 mi

Mountain Biking Trails by county

New York County

Westchester County

Saratoga County

Richmond County

Jefferson County

Franklin County

Tompkins County

Chautauqua County

Schenectady County

Rensselaer County

Rockland County

Sullivan County

Onondaga County

Hamilton County

Washington County

Schuyler County

Columbia County

Dutchess County

Herkimer County

Cortland County

Livingston County

St. Lawrence County

Cattaraugus County

Allegany County

Delaware County

Montgomery County

Schoharie 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 August 28, 2026.