Forest Park Trail (Kew Gardens, NY) 6 miles

This trail was the natural choice for us, because it is so close to our house and we have known about it for a while. It is a paved 3 mile stretch with several major road crossings. If you do not want to ride in traffic or cross roads the trail will be about 1.5 miles long. You can park anywhere along the Park Lane South on the south side of the park.





Well, let's just say we were not at all impressed by this park. The trail is rather short and seems to be crowded at all times. Also, it gets rather seedy in the evening with questionable characters lurking in the woods. The unpaved trails that look like they would be fun to mountain bike on, are actually for horse riding only and you will get fined if you bike there.

Overall, the trail gets a C grade. There is not enough space for a good ride and riding back and forth is just not fun. The crowds do not help either.