Ushers Road State Forest — Attraction in Town of Clifton Park

This is an enjoyable 1.4 mile, flat dirt-packed, shaded forest trail loop (not suitable for strollers - too many tree roots). It feels isolated, although it's tucked between neighborhoods and you can see the backyards of houses through the trees. The trees are lovely; there are no water features or elevation changes to break up the monotony, however. The trail is relatively easy to follow, although at points the forest opens up and the path becomes unclear..

There are no facilities, no bathrooms, no water, no picnic tables, no playground. There is a parking lot that can fit 5 or so cars. There is a trail spur that connects to the Zim Smith Trail. I like this forest trail for a quick, easy trail run, and it's a great place for walking dogs. There are signs posted...

Ushers Road State Forest was a hiking trail we found randomly while in the area searching for a successful hike. The forest was pretty wet. It had just rained 2 days before so there was lots of mud. There were a lot of large trees down all over the place. In particular, totally blocking progression of the trail. We weren’t interested in trying the vegetation so we turned around and left, did not complete the loop. The Forest Park is not well maintained, rotting trees everywhere, there’s signs of predators the boards are loose, maybe on a nicer day it would’ve been a better hike. The trees are very tall so there’s no doubt that this is an...

We loved this bush walk. The trail is well maintained and is close enough to homes | roads so u don’t feel like your stranded in a forest lol. Trail is easy to follow and there is cool bridges and some trees to go over|under. In late arvo, approaching early evening, gotta wear big spray cause mozzies will east ya alive! Near the end it feels like going thru a magic white...