The Craig Wood trails, also known as "Scott's Cobble" due to the abandoned ski area that some of the trails traverse, are a Lake Placid favorite. Craig Wood is home to the first flow trail built in the Adirondacks — Blue Ribbon — but in this forest, you'll still encounter plenty of classic Adirondack roots and rocks to test your suspension and bike handling skills.
Blue Ribbon has recently been revamped to for better flow and water drainage, with the town of North Elba investing $25,000 in trail improvements. The local mountain bike advocacy group, the Barkeater Trails Alliance (BETA), matched that donation with $16,000 of in-kind labor.
These investments were made "through the lens of the UCI visitors that are expected to come," said Patrick Carey, President of the BETA board. "We wanted to make sure that the trails could handle that influx, but also it was time for a refresh."
While Blue Ribbon was the first flow trail in the region, deeper into the trail system, you'll find two of the best and biggest jump trails in the Adirondacks. Green Jacket is a fantastic intermediate jump line with perfectly sculpted tables and berms. Gold Jacket provides an alternate entrance to Green Jacket, and this short line rightfully earns a "pro-trail" rating, or double black diamond plus, for a massive wooden step-down drop funneling into a gigantic table. 99% of riders won't be able to ride Gold Jacket, but those who do will have a blast.
The rest of the trails consist primarily of a mix of roots, rocks, and berms, sprinkled throughout the network is a wide array of massive rock drops that serve as superb optional double black diamond hits.
What a fun trail system. Fast and flowy with plenty of features to pop and launch off of. I’ll be back to try some of the bigger stuff.
| ThankA new set of trails we added to the south, via a connector trail at back of golf course. Access the new trail - gravity trail down Scotts Cobble - off Country club road across from Cascade in. The basic reason for this new trail is an A plus gravity trail. It is much steeper, more small berms and rollers than the downhill across the golf course. The Cure at Pisgah is the other local incredible downhill, but this is totally different - much more technical, but not as fast or steep. Absolutely worth the 3/4 climb for the .4 mile downhill. The cool thing is there is a trail that parallels the DH up, with the DH downhill only
| ThankNice climbs with bombing downhills and A jumpline. Got to give BETA the credit they deserve for making a top-notch trail system in one of the most beautiful places in the North East
| ThankYou have to climb up a long 3/4 mile truck trail to get here, but the big pull is the giant long downhill. Great big berms that are worth the effort to get there! Lots of technical riding with some big drops, and rough riding. Easy access to Loggers/Lussi just 1/2 mile up road
| ThankExtensive trail network, you can ride from Craigwood to Loggers/Lussi trails and into town of Lake Placid
| ThankVery well-maintained singletrack trails with good flow and something for every level of experience. Lots of ups and downs - nothing flat, really. You're either climbing or descending. Excellent riding - just wish it was about 3-4 times as long as it is!
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