The trail begins directly to the left or right (depending on which way you go) <br />
from the sign-in area. We actually made the first mistake of taking a shorter <br />
trail past the sign-in, which wound up directly on the lake. The trail is <br />
approximately 2.5 to 3 miles of doubletrack which loops around Moss Lake. <br />
There is an instersection on the SE part of Moss Lake (left of sing-in) that takes <br />
you to Bubb and Sis Lakes, which is slightly more technical singletrack with <br />
many rocks and roots to challenge you. <br />
<br />
Unlike many hikers and previous bikers, we began to ride to the right side of the <br />
sign-in, which turned out to be "against the grain" of the flow of people on the <br />
trail. I felt this turned out to be a good thing, since they could see us coming <br />
and we could see them ahead of time. The train around Moss Lake is very, very <br />
well maintained, and remains mostly dirt with a few spots of mixed gravel for <br />
the duration. There are a few foot bridges for travel over creeks, but these are <br />
wide enough, and built solid enough, for you to ride around hikers, if they let <br />
you. We traveled this route around Moss Lake, and when we reached the <br />
intersection of Bubb/Sis Lake trail, turned southeast onto it. This connecting <br />
trail is singletrack, but still well maintained. The trail to the second set of lakes <br />
has slight elevation gain, but nothing too strenuous. A nice camp site on Bubb <br />
Lake (the first you come to) is a nice place to take a well-deserved break, and <br />
the trail then continues on to Sis Lake. Once we reached the foot bridge that <br />
goes over the small creek connected Bubb and Sis Lakes, we turned back. (If <br />
you were to continue, you could travel the train further, which comes out to <br />
the Sis&Bubb trailhead on Rte. 28). Note that with the amount of rocks and <br />
roots, the second trail to the other lakes is enough to be a small confidence <br />
builder for your biking skills (speed is key, I was told). <br />
<br />
Since Moss Lake is popular among hikers, kayakers, fishermen, etc., please keep <br />
a good eye out for them. We came among many around Moss Lake, from <br />
groups to the solo man, however, the second trail was all ours, for which we <br />
took advantage of such on the way back to Moss Lake, as the elevation was all <br />
down! That alone makes this a worth-while ride to consider.
From State Rte 28 (north), turn Left on Big Moose Rd. in hamlet of Eagle Bay, just <br /><br />north of Old Forge, NY. From there, drive approximately 2 miles down Big Moose <br /><br />Rd. The Trailhead/Parking Area to Moss Lake will be on the Left.
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