Saint Regis Canoe Area
Canoe route · Adirondacks · NY
Protected area: 18,400 acres · May – Oct
$56 kayak, 1 day
Wilmington and Lake Placid trails
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Trail network in Wilmington
12 bETA bike networks · Free access
In season now · May – Oct
Trails open as they dry in spring; Hardy Road is usually rideable first. Early October brings peak foliage and the World Cup.
Free trail access
BETA trails are free to ride; donations and map sales pay for the work
Adirondack singletrack and a World Cup weekend.
The Barkeater Trails Alliance builds and looks after a dozen networks around Wilmington, Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Keene and Elizabethtown. The Flume network has the most mileage, smooth low down and increasingly technical on Marble Mountain, while Hardy Road’s 11 miles sit in Whiteface’s rain shadow and dry out first. Mt Van Hoevenberg, the Olympic venue, hosts World Cup cross-country racing, with downhill at Whiteface.
At a glance
- BETA bike networks
- 12
- Hardy Road (Beaver Brook)
- 11 mi of singletrack
- Biggest network
- Flume, Wilmington
- Big climb
- All In, ~800 ft
- Access
- Free
- Good for
- Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
What’s here
- Cross-country
- Flow trails
- Bike rentals
- Races and festivals
Weather this week
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Rentals, guides and shops
- High Peaks Cyclery
Lake Placid shop and guide service with mountain, road and rail-trail bike rentals and Adirondack Rail Trail shuttles.
- Placid Planet Bicycles
Lake Placid bike shop on Saranac Avenue for service and gear.
- Barkeater Trails Alliance (BETA)
The nonprofit that builds and maintains the trails; check its conditions page and buy the paper map.
Events
“Usually” means the date follows past years. Confirm before you go.
- RaceOct 2–4PastWHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series finale
World Cup cross-country and short track at Mt Van Hoevenberg and downhill at Whiteface, plus a junior XC race for kids 8–18.
Where to stay
- lodgeHungry Trout Resort
Riverside lodge on the Ausable with a restaurant and pub, right across the bridge from the Flume trailhead.
- lodgeCadence Lodge
Casual, outdoorsy lodge near Whiteface, popular with cyclists.
- hotelMirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa
Lake Placid’s classic resort on Mirror Lake, with a spa and pool.
Nearby
- Whiteface Veterans’ Memorial Highway · 5 min drive
Scenic toll road nearly to the summit of Whiteface, with a short walk to the top.
- Cliffside Coaster at Mt Van Hoevenberg · 25 min drive
Long mountain coaster beside the Olympic bobsled track.
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum · 20 min drive
Exhibits on the 1932 and 1980 Winter Games, in the Olympic Center on Main Street.
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read Oct 3, 2026Getting there
- Plattsburgh International (PBG) · about 50 min drive
- Verona, NY · about 3.5 hr
- Montreal · about 2 hr
- Albany · about 2.25 hr
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Photo credits
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Make a trip of it
Within about 40 miles: other things to do, places to camp and the winter side.
Fish Creek Pond Campground
State park · Adirondacks: Saranac Lakes · NY
Sites: 355, most on the water · May – Oct
$22 site/night
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Lift from $134MC
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