Thornwood MX | Williamstown, NY

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Thornwood MX

Williamstown, NY
Location
Williamstown, NY
Terrain
Main track is roughly 1.1 miles of mostly sandy-loam soil that grooms well and stays forgiving. Features many jumps, flowing turns, built-up berm and bowl corners, a whoops section, a split section, and the state's only under-over tunnel jump. Average lap times around two minutes. Amenities include a bike wash, parts/apparel vendor, vault toilets, flat grassy parking, and spectator bleachers. Outdoor facility; practice on select Thursdays and Saturdays.
Best for
All skill levels. The forgiving sandy-loam surface and approachable two-minute lap suit beginners going around for the first time, while the berm/bowl corners, whoops, split section, and the signature under-over tunnel jump give intermediate and advanced riders plenty to link together and progress on. The family-friendly setup, weekend camping, and on-site amenities make it a strong central New York ride-day or weekend destination.

What riders say

Thornwood MX (1108 Stone Hill Rd, Williamstown, NY) is a well-regarded central New York motocross track that riders praise for its quality maintenance, organized race days, and welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere. The main track runs about 1.1 miles of mostly sandy-loam soil, a surface riders love for how well it grooms and how forgiving it stays through the day.

The layout is genuinely feature-rich. Riders enjoy a full mix of jumps, flowing turns, built-up berm and bowl corners, a whoops section, and a split section, all topped off by the state's only under-over tunnel jump, a signature feature that makes Thornwood stand out among New York tracks. With average lap times around two minutes, it offers a rhythm that rewards both first-timers finding their pace and stronger riders linking sections and stepping up to bigger jumps.

Thornwood is explicitly an all-skill-levels track, equally at home for a rider going around for the first time or someone whipping a triple. Practice runs select Thursdays and Saturdays, with weekend camping welcome from Friday evening, plus an on-site bike wash and a parts/apparel vendor, making it an easy, well-rounded ride-day or weekend destination in central New York.

What riders love

  • Quality maintenance and well-organized race days
  • Welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere
  • About 1.1 miles of forgiving sandy-loam soil that grooms well
  • Feature-rich layout: jumps, berm/bowl corners, whoops, and a split section
  • The state's only under-over tunnel jump
  • Genuinely all-skill-levels, from first laps to big triples
  • Weekend camping welcome from Friday evening
  • On-site bike wash with water
  • On-site parts and apparel vendor
  • Flat grassy parking and spectator bleachers with good track views

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Thornwood MX — Williamstown, NY. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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