Best MTB trail in the NY metro area

[jasonwx]

The White Trail in RIngwood, NJ is my favorite trail. It starts with 30 to 45 min fire road grind. That ends with a view of NYC.. The last 1/2 mile to the lookout is a beast of a rock garden but it's worth it.

The ride down is flow and mixed with rock gardens that actually flow.. It's about 2 or 2.5 hr ride in total.

If you are solid intermediate rider this will not disappoint.. Here's a few pics..

 

[Harvey]

Nothing in those photos looks beastly to me, looks sweet.

Looks like some work went into those trails.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

I assume that your Top 5 include Mountain Creek and Sterling Forest?

 

[jasonwx]

Nothing in those photos looks beastly to me, looks sweet.

Looks like some work went into those trails.

The pics are a bit deceiving , it's a challenging ride but fun..

I assume that your Top 5 include Mountain Creek and Sterling Forest?

The Creek is a totally different beast. Sterling is good but doesn't have the sustained downhill of Ringwood.

 

[Harvey]

The pics are a bit deceiving , it's a challenging ride but fun..

OK. Still I like the looks of it.

 

[jasonwx]

OK. Still I like the looks of it.

come on up for a ride

 

[Harvey]

Jason it's tempting. My bike needs work, and the shop wants me to leave it for a WEEK. Some stupid covid thing. Needless to say I've been ignoring it.

Got wheels I can borrow?

 

[jasonwx]

Sorry Bro..only have one bike

a week isn't bad..some shops are saying a month

 

[marcski]

The White Trail in RIngwood, NJ is my favorite trail. It starts with 30 to 45 min fire road grind. That ends with a view of NYC.. The last 1/2 mile to the lookout is a beast of a rock garden but it's worth it.

The ride down is flow and mixed with rock gardens that actually flow.. It's about 2 or 2.5 hr ride in total.

If you are solid intermediate rider this will not disappoint.. Here's a few pics..

Jason, can you ride up the flowy single track instead of taking the fireroad? Is it two-way?

 

[jasonwx]

Jason, can you ride up the flowy single track instead of taking the fireroad? Is it two-way?

It's can be ridden up the single track.. I did it for years, it took for ever to figure out the fire roads...
But you have to deal with a fair amount of rock...better on the way down