Shindagin Hollow State Forest, Ithaca, NY

Single Track Sunday
Place: Shindagin Hollow, Ithaca, NY
Ridden: September 2015

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Shindagin Hollow State Forest cover 5,266 acres of land just east of Ithaca, New York.  Its large size and good access via public roads make this a great forest to enjoy activities such as mountain biking, hunting, hiking, snowmobiling, cross-county skiing, nature viewing, and camping. The trails are designated as "primary use mountain biking", so there will be bike specific features on these rolling, rooty trails. Cycle-CNY is the official trail stewards for Shindagin Hollow, maintaining the trails.

All total there is somewhere around 17 miles of trails. Now, that is a rough estimate.  There are some newer trails that we were not on and add in the dirt roads and double track trails and there is probably way more than 17 miles.  The older, established trails are marked via colors.  They can get tough to follow at times; at intersections it can get a little difficult to tell which way which way the trail goes. But even if you go on a different trail you will eventually circle around anyway, you can't get completely lost. There is a map available on the website but it does not have the newer trails on it.

The terrain is rolling. Not many rocks but there are tons of roots.  There are also many man-made features such as bridges, skinnies, and logovers in which to practice skills. All in all a place to ride where you can get in some good miles and practice skills.

- words by Jess
- video by Joël