Safe Bet
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 88 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
Safe Bet is a mountain biking route in the Wilmington Wild Forest in New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. It's a short out-and-back, about 0.4 miles long, with a low point of 973 feet and a high of 1070 feet, and the climb is front-loaded, peaking at 11% grade about 0.05 miles from the start. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from the Lake Placid weather station, about 9.5 miles away, show July highs around 74°F with lows near 54°F. That station sits roughly 800 feet higher than the route, so temperatures on the trail run a little warmer. Other biking routes start close by. Good Luck is about 0.1 mile away, and Double Time and Makebelieve are each about 0.4 mile off. Climbers can find Cloudspin Cliff about 2.8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Cloudsplitter Outfitters32 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go
Best time to visit Safe Bet
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 6°
18 wet
Feb
27° / 8°
14 wet
Mar
36° / 16°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 29°
14 wet
May
62° / 40°
15 wet
Jun
70° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
74° / 54°
14 wet
Aug
73° / 52°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 45°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 35°
15 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
16 wet
Dec
28° / 14°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Placid 2 S, NY, 9.5 mi away at 1,888 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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