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Special Features: Bikes And Fall Foliage Cycling Adventures
Best Northeast And New England Autumn Mountain Bike Trails
©September 2006 by Peter & Barbara Lynn
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Without fail, nature puts on a spectacular show in the northeast corridor of the United States every Autumn. New England is famous for the autumn colors painted on the trees of its mountains and countryside, but the Adirondacks and Appalachians are also clad in a blanket of fall colors.
We have selected several mountain bike trails for each of the Northeastern States. These tend to be easy to moderate cycling adventures, with a good number of rail trails included. Enjoy a fall foliage biking tour and enjoy nature’s show at a more leisurely pace and still have energy for other fall activities such as harvest festivals and pumpkin picking.
To find great Autumn mountain bike trails in the northeast and New England, select an area from the list below.
Tourist Bureaus and State Agencies have telephone hotlines and websites with foliage reports and foliage maps. Because conditions vary from year to year so will the exact timing and intensity of color. Although a degree of guesswork is involved some of the resources listed here should help in planning your fall rides. Remember that Fall Foliage season attracts hordes of “leaf peepers” so plan any overnight trips long in advance.
Color may begin to appear in isolated spots in far northern New England and the Adirondacks the first week in September. Typically, the color change begins at the higher elevations and in the northern part of the region mid-September and moves southward through mid-to-late October, ending in southern New England coastal areas at the end of October and in Mid-Atlantic coastal areas even later.
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