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Local guides to the trails, the resorts, and the best days to be outside in Ellicottville.
Local guides to the trails, the resorts, and the best days to be outside in Ellicottville.
Photo: Nick Sagnibene, 716 Fly FishingSteelhead water forty minutes north, trout water south, and a village in the middle that keeps the non-anglers happy too. Runs, access, permits, and who to book.
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Season passes, night and college rates, HoliMont's weekday-only public access and punch passes, the Kissing Bridge tie-in, and the tubing park nobody remembers to book.
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Photo: Aldrich Aerial PhotographySlopeside at Holiday Valley, the village hotel, cabins by HoliMont, bed and breakfasts, chalets, and camping. How to pick the right base for your trip.
Read the guide →The HoliMont Bike Park, weekend lift service at Holiday Valley, and a state forest network with something for every level. Where to start.
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Thirteen aerial courses, 43 ziplines, and a mountain coaster in the treetops. Ages, hours, cost, and how to book your first climb.
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Photo: HoliMontTwenty-five trails off the Sunset Chair, beginner to expert, plus 2026 dates, prices, rentals, and the link to the Epic trails.
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Photo: Aldrich Aerial PhotographyWhen the color turns in October, these are the ridges and loops worth the drive around Ellicottville.
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Two mountains, one town. How to pick your resort, time your day, and fuel up before first chair.
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A national scenic trail runs right above town, past lean-tos and the house-sized boulders of Little Rock City. Where to pick it up.
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Groomed snow singletrack in McCarty Hill State Forest. The bike you need, where to rent one, and how not to wreck the grooming.
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America's first sculpture park is 15 minutes from the village: 450 acres of giant figures along real hiking trails. Hours, cost, and how to visit.
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Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0When your legs need a break or the weather turns, the country roads 30 minutes west wind through New York's oldest Amish settlement. Cheese, quilts, pie, and the four rules to know.
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Eight free acres of trees, herb gardens, a fish pond, and a replica Japanese stone garden, a few minutes off Main Street.
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