The Bloomingdale Bog trail is one of those slow, relaxed strolls, flat and undemanding, that locals have typically used to work off Sunday brunch.
It was a rail trail before there was the Adirondack Rail Trail, although today it seems more commonly hiked than biked. Since it is Adirondack Rail Trail-adjacent, however, it may become a bit more of an opportunity for cyclists who have ridden the Tupper Lake-to-Lake Placid route and want something more.
Hikers can take comfort that, unlike the more popular rail trail to the south, it contains natural speed bumps (roots, ditches, ballast) that discourage nuisance-level speed. It also is great for skiing.
The Bloomingdale Bog trail, originally a line of the Delaware & Hudson Railway, runs from Route 86, 2.5 miles north of Saranac Lake…