Is there anywhere for mountain bikers to ride near New York City?
There are three county parks designated for mountain biking in Westchester County: Blue Mountain Reservation in the Town of Cortlandt, Sprain Ridge Park in Yonkers/Greenburgh and Graham Hills Park in Mount Pleasant. There are other places to ride, but none so organized or fun – fun being the operative word. What has been your motivation to improve mountain biking opportunities in your area? The motivation to improve mountain biking came from a number of sources both within the County Parks Department and outside our agency. Initially we got calls from individual mountain bikers urging us to create places to ride. The most important factor was when I got a Specialized Hardrock as a birthday present and discovered the true joy of off-road travel. The Commissioner of Parks at the time, Sal DeSantis, also was very sympathetic. So we planned northern, central and southern parks to accommodate the mountain bike community in Westchester. Blue Mountain was the first. As we got started, a new I
