Pedal the rails through Old Forge forest on purpose-built bikes

2568 NY-28
Thendara, NY 12986
Approximate by-car estimates from the four metros most visitors come from.
Round out the day. Coffee on the way, where to eat, what else to see.
Claim Adirondack Railbike to manage hours, photos, particulars, and respond to inquiries — all from your Desk.

The Olympic Byway, the Roosevelt-Marcy Highway, the Adirondack Trail — eight named state byways and twelve regional drives, with the overlooks, roadside attractions, and foliage windows that make them.

From Champlain in 1609 to today's Forest Preserve. Interactive timeline of 22 load-bearing events across exploration, the Great Camps, the cure cottages, Forever Wild, the Olympic Games, and the conservation arc that built the largest publicly-protected area in the contiguous United States.
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