upgrades for Daniels Rd Park in Saratoga NY

JPark

JPark

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There is a new trail open that accesses a new parking location.
Not only is the new parking lot closer to the Thruway but it also shares a parking lot with a BREWERY with food.
BRILLIANT!
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Sven Migot said:
I rode from there last Fall. It's great.
Starts with a bit of a climb to get to the trail network, that means an awesome downhill finish to Artisanal Brewery.
Brewery is also great. Good beer, food & vibe.
Thanks for reminding me I need to go back!

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Unfortunately I was there on a day the brewery was closed but that place has such cool terrain.
There are rock gardens for every skill level! Rock slab after rock slab...
 
From what I hear the state park has a great campground also. May need to put this on my to do list.
 
Rode that park last year, we painted the entire network, every trail in 2 days!!! Such much good stuff up there, tons of rollers and features !!! I highly recommend you put this place on your short list, we did an air B&B, 10 min from the trail head and it was cheap too !!! You can drive up to the Lake George area for good eats and entertainment.
 
  • Advanced Loop: A 20mil loop around the northern and southern parts of the network for a true challenge!
    • This is a very difficult route, requiring high technical riding skills and endurance. We anticipate this loop will take 4+ hours.
REALLY? Trails that hard?
 
Stef said:
  • Advanced Loop:A 20mil loop around the northern and southern parts of the network for a true challenge!
    • This is a very difficult route, requiring high technical riding skills and endurance. We anticipate this loop will take 4+ hours.
REALLY? Trails that hard?
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Probably on par with Mooch or Wildcat. I think. Maybe...
 
Stef said:
  • Advanced Loop:A 20mil loop around the northern and southern parts of the network for a true challenge!
    • This is a very difficult route, requiring high technical riding skills and endurance. We anticipate this loop will take 4+ hours.
REALLY? Trails that hard?
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It definitely takes a while to get around there. There's always some rock feature you want to loop around to hit and the trails tend to be curvy and you never really pick up a lot of speed on downhills. My GPS was getting poor reception there so it kept telling me I was making wrong turns when I wasn't.

The double black trails I had to walk in spots but even a lot of the blue trails have cool technical features.

Ask this guy how tough it is 🙂


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Sven Migot said:
Probably on par with Mooch or Wildcat. I think. Maybe...
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I agree on par with Wildcat. There is one more place near there that I (as well as the trek shop guys in Saratoga Springs) harder than Daniels is Moreau State Park, if you wanted more challenge.

Stef I believe we have a mutual friends Corrine and Joe (not on the forum) and they really like that place so I'm sure you can creep on to her Strava from 2-3 years ago when we were up there to get an idea.
 
TommyF said:
Rode that park last year, we painted the entire network, every trail in 2 days!!! Such much good stuff up there, tons of rollers and features !!! I highly recommend you put this place on your short list, we did an air B&B, 10 min from the trail head and it was cheap too !!! You can drive up to the Lake George area for good eats and entertainment.
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Agree that the park has two days worth at least. Saratoga has a ton of restaurants with easy availability off the race season.
 
Purl said:
I agree on par with Wildcat. There is one more place near there that I (as well as the trek shop guys in Saratoga Springs) harder than Daniels is Moreau State Park, if you wanted more challenge.
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Daniel's and Moreau both look pretty cool, and they are right on the way to VT. Will plan to check them out when I head up there in July.
 
I’ve ridden Moreau a few times many years ago. It’s not that it’s super technical, it’s the climbs that are pretty tough. But once you get up there the views are amazing. I prefer Saratoga. Much better flow.
 
icebiker said:
I’ve ridden Moreau a few times many years ago. It’s not that it’s super technical, it’s the climbs that are pretty tough. But once you get up there the views are amazing. I prefer Saratoga. Much better flow.
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I felt like Moreau is basically hiking trails that allow mountain biking. Daniels is made for biking.
I made the mistake of starting at the campground of Moreau. Big mistake. The campground is nice though.
 
Does anyone have a loop that I could follow instead of stopping at every intersection?
 
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