upgrades for Daniels Rd Park in Saratoga NY

Reggie said:
Does anyone have a loop that I could follow instead of stopping at every intersection?
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I would offer you recordings of my past rides but there is a lot of turning around and backtracking.
I originally was using a route from trail forks called the Russell Route, but my gps was constantly telling me I was off the trail and it made it very confusing. I'm not sure if the signal was poor or if there had been a lot of trail re-routes that caused the issues.

The trails that I really liked were:
Bee, Alt Bee, Newbee, Ridgeline.
The Rookery and Putnam Dam are harder. They had many sections I loved but I did have to walk the bike through some spots. If I wasn't 3 hours from home by myself I might have tried more of the tougher features.
Rogue 1 and Monkey were some easier trails that still had a lot of fun tech.

I've only done about half the trails there so this is probably an incomplete list.
If anyone has some favorites please post!
 
JPark said:
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.
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Exactly!
 
Anyone got a loop with "must haves" - looking for something between 1.5-2 hours ride time. I see the 10-Mile intermediate loop from SMBA but wondering if that's a good one/meets our ride time...
 
Robin said:
Anyone got a loop with "must haves" - looking for something between 1.5-2 hours ride time. I see the 10-Mile intermediate loop from SMBA but wondering if that's a good one/meets our ride time...
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I was actually there a few days ago.
There is a trail called Chutes that was previously not shown on trailforks but now it partially is. It's kind of like Rolly Polly at Mooch or Rhino at Jungle, but with multiple lines to take. (actually, most of the park is like that!) I rode it west to east but I think it would be better the other way. The trail actually extends all the way to the gravel access road now but that part is not shown on TF.

The other trails I like the most are Bee Alt Line, Noob(ee), Ridgeline.
The Rookery and Putnam Dam are very challenging in spots and there is some exposure.

I would say Chutes is the must hit trail though.
 
This place is sweet! Skip the nachos tho.
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Here's my loop from the Brewery which I thought was awesome and just enough riding for me. Based on this, I could probably do 3 days here. Very easy to navigate and easy to get to from 87. Overall, I'd say it's like Wildcat or Jungle with less climbing and more slabs/spines and more roots. Definitely techy and the climb up from the Brewery kinda sucks right out the gate but I'm also very out of shape.
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kidzach said:
Is the trailhead obvious from the brewery? Might check it out on my way home from Vermont.
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Yes, in a separate gravel lot kinda behind the brewery. Go around Brewery on the right and trailhead is on left of gravel Lot, directly behind brewery. No sign but it's the only trailhead. Trails close to brewery are newer and not signed, but once you get up the climb into the park, lots of signs.
 
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