Ellicottville bike parks and trails

Two lift-served hills and 35 miles of state forest.

Holiday Valley loads bikes on its Spruce Lake chair on summer weekends for laps on the upper-mountain trails, and its resort trails connect straight into about 35 miles of cross-country singletrack in McCarty Hill State Forest, mapped by the Western New York Mountain Bicycling Association. Next door, HoliMont runs its own lift-served bike park with 25 trails. Ellicottville’s brewpub and bars are five minutes away, which makes it an easy weekend for mixed groups.

At a glance

Holiday Valley lift

Spruce Lake chair, weekends

HoliMont Bike Park

25 trails, 14+ mi, Sunset Chair

Cross-country

35 mi in McCarty Hill State Forest

Lift bike rules

Under 60 lb, 24-inch wheels or bigger

Good for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

What’s here

• Lift-served
• Downhill
• Flow trails
• Cross-country
• Bike rentals

Rentals, guides and shops

• HoliMont Bike Park

  Lift-served downhill, flow and cross-country trails off the Sunset Chair, with rentals, bike tuning and camping.

• Western New York Mountain Bicycling Association (WNYMBA)

  The regional trail group; its official Ellicottville trail map is sold at the Holiday Valley Main Lodge.

Events

“Usually” means the date follows past years. Confirm before you go.

• FestivalOct 10–11Past

  Ellicottville Fall Festival

  The village’s biggest weekend: four blocks of arts and crafts, food and music, with events at Holiday Valley too.

Where to stay

• slopesideTamarack Club

  Hotel rooms to three-bedroom condos at Holiday Valley’s main base, with a restaurant and spa.

  At the base
• hotelThe Inn at Holiday Valley

  Hotel on the slopes and golf course with a pool and lobby bar.

  At the resort
• hotelWingate by Wyndham Ellicottville

  Chain hotel close to the village bars and restaurants.

  5 min drive

Nearby

• Sky Flyer Mountain Coaster · At the resort

  A six-minute, 4,800-foot coaster at Holiday Valley.

• Ellicottville Brewing Company · 5 min drive

  The village brewpub and a local institution.

• Ellicottville Distillery · 5 min drive

  Craft distillery with a tasting room.

Getting there

• Buffalo Niagara International (BUF) · about 1 hr 5 min drive
• Verona, NY · about 4 hr
• Buffalo · about 1 hr
• Rochester · about 1.9 hr

Directions in Google Maps