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Vermont is home to some of the best mountain biking and lift-served mountain biking in the Northeast. Vermont ski areas welcome visitors all winter for excitement and all-abilities fun—and the same goes for the summer months. Mountain biking operations are getting underway with park updates, new trails, and exciting plans across the state. Check out the info below for all things MTB, or get a comprehensive list of activities on our Mountain Finder page.
Bolton Valley comes into this season with an ever-expanding network of trails. In addition to its long-established network of raw, rowdy and ripping downhill trails, Bolton’s continues to focus on progression and improve ride options for people of all skill levels.
With help from Gravity Logic, Bolton Valley's new flow and beginner/intermediate trails are ready to provide an exciting day for experts and casual riders alike. Check out the 3.5mi green Ebascootcha (perfect for beginners and families) or check out intermediate Bluebird if you’re looking for a little more.
Know a rider who finished 7th grade this year? Then grab them a free season pass through Bolton’s 7th grade passport program.
Bromley sports two beginner tracks and one strider loop located in their Learning Zone. Riders utilize the Star Carpet lift to reach the top and feel the rush as gravity guides the ride down mellow twists, turns, bumps, and berms! This is the perfect introduction for little ones into the world of mountain biking.
Burke Bike Park is home to some of the most exciting and varied single-track trails in the Northeast. With twelve downhill and ten cross-country trails, the park (consisting of expert jump, excavated and flow trails) has something for everyone.
Burke recently added new single-track trails from the CCC Road, providing new descent options from the summit into the bike park.
While the well-known and much-loved community ski area doesn’t have a designated pass, trails at the area are open and statuses are posted via Trailforks.
Kingdom Trails is a year round non-motorized trail network for all ability levels in the Northeast Kingdom. Over 90 landowners make it possible including Burke Mountain, the single largest landowner on the network. The 100+ mile trail network is directly accessible from Burke Mountain with some sections of trail intersecting with the Burke Bike Park in the summer months.
Burke Mountain Hotel & Conference Center is conveniently situated mid-mountain, has safe and secure bike storage which comes free with every guest room, and summer bike trails accessible directly from our doors bringing the phrase "bike-in bike-out" to it's truest form. During the winter months fatbiking is only a few miles away at Darling Hill.
The Community Area Bike Shuttle, C.A.B.S. is a free shuttle service provided by the Burke Area Chamber of Commerce, Kingdom Trails, and Burke Mountain transporting guests and their bikes from the Hotel to popular trail head locations on Darling Hill and East Burke Village.
Tickets can be purchased on the Kingdom Trails website or in any Burke Mountain ticket outlets, including Hotel or the welcome center which is located just down the road in the East Burke Village.
As the largest lift-served mountain bike park in the East with free overnight camping (first come, first served) and miles of trail networks around town, you’ll find there’s something for everyone at Killington Bike Park. Boosting 30+ miles of trails, three unique mountain areas make up the gravity-fueled bike park, offering a range of options from flowy beginner terrain to advanced technical terrain to skills parks. Overnight parking available in bays A,B,C, and D of the Vale parking lot.
Killington's Learn to Mountain Bike package, “Bring a Friend” Experience Downhill packages, private lessons and day camps are available and great for first timers to the experienced rider. Killington’s talented Bike Park instructors will help you get to that next level.
Open from Memorial Day weekend through October, Killington is the perfect stop for mountain bike enthusiasts.
* Due to a supply chain delay on a delivery of a few lift parts for Canyon Express, Mount Snow's Bike Park will not be open on June 21. The new target opening date is early to mid-July.
Since opening its lifts to mountain biking 35 years ago, Mount Snow has been putting smiles on dirt-covered faces every summer.
The Mount Snow Bike Park’s terrain and trail system is rooted deep in the heritage of downhill mountain biking, with the resort hosting dozens of major events over years. In the years since, the ops team has been progressively integrating features like berms, ladders, man-made surfaces and dirt jumps into Mount Snow's trail system; staying ahead of what has become expected of the new age bike park.
Mount Snow is home to Gateway, which is one of the longest introductory downhill trails in the East. Anyone who is already comfortable on a mountain bike now has the opportunity to let gravity do the work without having to be an expert.
Okemo will not be offering mountain biking this summer and will instead focus summer operations on other exciting experiences for their guests. For those seeking mountain bike adventures, consider Mount Snow—just 45 miles away--, offering trail access and uphill biking.
Smugglers' Notch Mountain Bike Center has it all. Spread over three acres, the park features a flat ground skills park, a pump track, a downhill flow park, and even a strider park for little riders 18mo - 5 years old.
With over 10 miles of single track and six miles of double track, Smuggs offers trails suitable for every level of rider.
The Bike Shop offers an array of over 40 bikes for rent and features great gift options, including Smuggs branded merchandise and apparel.
All program offerings run by our Mountain Bike School meet at the MTB Center & The Bike Shop. Stop in the bike shop to grab a trail map!
The Stratton Bike Park features 10+ fun and rippable miles of downhill mountain biking trails with the same look and feel that Vermont Mountain biking is famous for.
Designed and built by Sinuosity, the Vermont-based company is respected for its eco-friendly practices and unique layouts, Stratton offers a range of creative and exciting terrain for riders of all levels to explore.
Using the natural terrain of the mountain, Sinuosity wove together with machine-built and hand-shaped features to create fun and flowing lines designed for progression and excitement.
A day at the park offers lift-serviced downhill mountain bike trails for beginner to advanced riders, with the compliment of full suspension mountain bike rentals, helmet & pad rentals, professionally guided mountain bike lessons, and a full-service bike shop, all located in the main Base Area. Drop into the Bike Park this summer and experience the trails of Stratton in a whole new way.
Sugarbush will not opening lift-served mountain biking this summer, but there are plenty of great trails to explore throughout the Mad River Valley.
Get your downhill fix, while earning your berms! By way of pedal power, you’ll find flowy tracks, progressive terrain, and features for everyone on the trails at Saskadena Six.
S6's uphill routes range from easy ascents to challenging climbs before transitioning into exciting green (beginner) and blue (intermediate) and adaptive-accessible mountain bike trails. See the map on Trail Forks for more details!
Saskadena continues to offer mountain bike rentals and will tailor different riding and recreational experiences based out of their Activity Center, housed adjacent to the Woodstock Inn.
The trails are free to use, please respect all other users and adhere to all posted policies.
One of the best ways to explore the Vermont countryside is to get out and ride! The von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort's 2,600 acres feature an extensive mountain bike trail network with two skills parks. Ride our 8 miles of expert and intermediate single track, or more than 20 miles of double track through mountains, fields and forests. Ride Hop Over or Lager Lane to the von Trapp Brewery Bierhall... the best trailhead ever!
The von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort mountain bike trails connect with the even more extensive Stowe trail network, aligning with the Stowe Trails Partnership which manages three distinct trail pods: Cady Hill Forest, Adams Camp, and Sterling Forest (in addition to several connector trails, including Alex’s Trail in Dumont Meadow).
Each of these pods is distinct in character, with widely differing trails, views, and terrain.
