The Mountains Are Calling — for Bikes

Highlands Current Audio Stories · Jul 31, 2026 · 3m

Fundraising underway for trails at Fahnestock Sam Lee is head of the Putnam Westchester Mountain Biking Association, but he thinks that one county is getting the short end of the spoke. Westchester has sprawling mountain bike trail networks at the Blue Mountain Reservation, Sprain Ridge Park and Graham Hills Park, to name a few, plus bike shops and a mountain bike culture that has thrived for decades. Putnam has scattered trails for those in the know. Most casual bikers must settle for the pedestrian and horse paths at Fahnestock State Park. Lee, who lives in Putnam Valley and works in…