BIKING
Garnet-Hill Mountain Biking
The ski trails turn into mountain biking trails during the summer season. Ride down the trails and a bus will take you back to the top to do it over again. There are a number of trails to choose from.
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Gore Mountain
Cross country mountain biking is available. Offering four trails including wooded single track, some technical downhill sections, climbs, and rolling forest terrain. There is no lift-serviced biking available. Helmets are required to ride and full suspension bikes are recommended.
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Warren County Bikeway
For those of you that are interested in staying on a paved trail, the Warren County Bikeway is a 12 mile scenic trail with rolling hills and great views. The north end of the trail starts in Battlefield Park in Lake George Village at the shores of Lake George.
KAYAKING
Lake George Kayak Company
Lake George, labeled "The Queen of American Lakes", gives the outdoor enthusiast kayaking and hiking options to explore the pristine wilderness and the many beautiful lakes. Kayaking tours are given on different scenic spots on Lake George as well as other lakes located in the Adirondack Park.
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LAKE CRUISES
The Morgan
Set sail aboard The Sagamore's own replica of a 19th
century Hudson River touring boat for lunch, dinner
and sightseeing. With stops at Paradise Bay and the
Narrows, The Morgan is an ideal venue for your exploration
of the lake.
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Indian Pipes
John and Anita Orlando are in their 22nd year of business on Lake George. Join them on captained charter cruises aboard their 36ft Luxury Trawler Yacht for private cruises for up to 18 passengers.
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Lake
George Steamboat Company
The Lake George Steamboat Company offers lunch, dinner
and moonlight cruises on their three large ships:
the Minne-Ha-Ha, The Mohican and the Lake's largest
cruise ship, The Lac du Saint Sacrement.
Sailing
The Sagamore Sailing School. Set sail in a new Sailors Clinic, earn US Sailing Certification, or participate in half or full day Sail-Races. The Sailing School is located at the boathouse at The Sagamore. Bolton Landing 644-9366
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Shoreline Cruises
Enjoy a cruise on Lake George with a variety of destinations and theme nights to match your interest including excursions on The Horicon and the new Adirondac.
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WALKING AND HIKING
Ausable Chasm
One of the oldest attractions in the U.S., the amazing
sights of the Chasm will take your breath away. Enjoy
walking along towering cliff walks or through a primeval
forest, peering into the gorge or floating the legendary
waters of the Ausable River.
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Natural Stone
Bridge and Caves
For over 200 years, Natural Stone Bridge and Caves
has been a favorite of nature lovers and their families.
Jacob Van Benthuysen, ancestor of the current owners,
received the site in the 1700's for Revolutionary
War service. This unique natural phenomenon is not
only beautiful but also an extraordinarily rare feature
of Adirondack geology.
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Prospect Mountain
This climb presents a 3-mile steep ascent to the summit of this mountain. On top one can see the full beauty of Lake George. The trail follows, in part, the roadbed of an old cable car system that served a once thriving summer hotel on the mountain. Lake George
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Tongue Mountain
Tongue Mountain is made up of over eighteen miles of New York State marked foot trails. The trails offer many fine views as they wind themselves along the crest of the mountain. The most popular section of these trails follows the crest of Tongue Mountain, 10 miles from its point on the lake to Rt. 9N, north of Bolton Landing.
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Whiteface Mountain
Veterans Memorial Highway
An eight-mile climb from the crossroads in Wilmington,
the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway ascends
to the summit of the fifth highest mountain in the
Adirondacks. The last five miles are the most spectacular
as the road winds upward through a changing forest
and an alpine summit environment.
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Cloudsplitter
Scenic Gondola Ride at Whiteface Mountain
Ride the newest and most scenic gondola in North America!
The new
8-passenger Cloudsplitter Gondola takes you from the
base lodge to the top of Little Whiteface in less
than fifteen minutes. The ride takes you over ski
trails, wooded areas and scenic overlooks with breathtaking
views of the Ausable River, the Adirondack High Peaks
and the Olympic Jumping Complex.
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Lake George Forum
The Lake George Forum offers indoor ice-skating in the winter and various cultural and entertainment throughout the year. Lake George 668-2200
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MacKenzie-Intervale Ski Jumping Complex
See some of the top North American ski jumpers perfect their art on the K90 and K120 hills winter and summer. In summertime, the adjacent Kodak Sports Park enables aerial skiers to practice their technique by jumping into a 750,000 gallon pool. Visitors can ride the chairlift alongside the jumping hills and then hop aboard the 26-story elevator to the top of the K120 tower.
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Verizon Sports
Complex
The Verizon Sports Complex is home to the newest combined
track in the world for bobsled, luge and skeleton
racing. It also retains the 1932 / 1980 track for
public bobsled rides in summer and winter. Located
at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, the site also provides 50 kilometers
(31 miles) of groomed cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
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RACING
Saratoga Race
Track
For six weeks each summer, Saratoga Race Course hosts
some of the finest thoroughbreds in the world competing
for such prestigious prizes at the Travers. Thoroughbred racing debuted in Saratoga Springs in
1863. 125 acres of land were purchased across the
street from the original track and in 1864 a crowd
of 10,000 jammed the new Saratoga Race Course for
the first day of a four-day meet. In 1985 a new grandstand
park area was opened, featuring picnic grounds, television
monitors, betting windows and concession stands.
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Saratoga Equine
Sports Center
Live harness racing is featured, 124 racing dates
a year. During the winter meet, enjoy weekend afternoon
racing; in the spring and summer it's evening racing
under the lights. Watch the race from the clubhouse
or grandstand overlooking the track.
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Saratoga Gaming and Raceway
Saratoga Gaming and Raceway offers the best in video gaming entertainment, customer service and live harness racing in upstate New York. On site are over 1300 state-of-the-art video gaming machines from the top manufacturers in the gaming industry with more than 130 of the most popular titles. Saratoga Springs. 584-2110
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DOWNHILL SKIING
Gore Mountain
Gore's glades, terrain park and world-class half-pipe
offers challenging skiing and snowboarding for all
abilities with its ideal mix of 78 trails including
10% beginner, 60% intermediate and 30% advanced.
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West Mountain
Great skiing on twenty-one trails and a snow tubing
park . Excellent ski school with snowboarding and
downhill lessons for all ages and levels.
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Skiing-Cross Country
Sagamore Nordic Center
Glide over cross-country snow packed trails, take a snowshoe trek, go sledding or carve figure eights at the skating pond located at the resort's Nordic Center on the grounds of the golf course.
Crandall Park
Ski Trails
Enjoy miles of groomed trails for traditional and
skating technique cross-country skiing.
Garnet Hill Cross-Country
Ski Center
Garnet Hill has over 35 miles of groomed ski trails
and unlimited wilderness routes for backcountry skiing
and snowshoeing.
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THEME PARKS
The Great Escape
The Great Escape has thrills for the whole family with its roller coasters and numerous other rides. The park is home to the world famous wooden Comet Roller Coaster. While at The Great Escape, be sure to visit the Splashwater Kingdom to cool off in the Giant wave pool!
Magic Forest
The Magic Forest is the amusement park for small children
and their families. There are 25 rides, including
a train with a mile long safari ride. A variety of
shows provides entertainment for all ages, featuring
the nation's only high diving horse.
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