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Sherburne Trails Map

August 2, 2024
Sherburne Trails — Base Camp Sherburne Trails — Gifford Woods

Killington Trails Map

August 2, 2024
Killington Peak Snowshed Bear Mountain Snowden Mountain / Ramshead

Ride: Killington

August 1, 2024
About Killington Bike Park (resort) Killington Resort’s bike park is over 30 years old, but in the past decade significant investments in the park (particularly beginner and intermediate terrain) have improved and expanded it significantly! Ridership has grown exponentially from about 2,000 riders a year to over 50,000 since the build-out. There are three high-speed…

Tips to maintaining your bike

August 1, 2024
Staff report So, you bought a mountain bike. Well done! You’ve now got a few epic rides under your belt. Excellent. But now you wonder how to best protect your investment and keep it rolling like new. While there are many expert bike mechanics around locally that can help, here are a few basic things…

Killington hosts big mountainbike party Sept. 26-29

August 1, 2024
The Fox U.S. Open will return to Killington, Sept. 26-29, 2024.  Killington Resort has made significant investments in their bike park and the town of Killington boasts extensive après, dining and lodging options making it an ideal choice for the worldclass event. Spectating is free, and the bike park will be open to the public…

Tunnel Ridge: a classic ride and challenging adventure (even on an e-bike)

July 31, 2024
By Jason Mikula A true Mountain Bike adventure is waiting for you just outside the quaint little town of  Rochester. Most people choose to do it as a one-way, 13-mile ride with 3,000 feet of climbing and elevation gain. It has over 150 berms (up and down), lots of mud, stumps, running creeks, and on…

Weekly mountain bike group rides

July 24, 2024
KILLINGTON KMBC Bike Bum race series, Killington Wednesday nights from 2-5 p.m. on Lower Rabbit Hole at Killington Resort June 19-Aug. 21. Run by the Killington Mountain Bike Club. After party from 5-7 p.m. at various Killington restaurants. Individuals may enter a single race for $20. Day-of registration will take place at the start gate.…

Top local mountain bike events

July 24, 2024
Maxxis Eastern States Cup: Enduro & Downhill, Killington June 29-30 This showdown at the Killington Bike Park is a major event for downhill and enduro mountain bike racers on the East Coast. The largest prize purse is awarded to riders who conquer both disciplines. This multi-day event attracts racers of all skill levels, from beginners…

Woodstock Mountain bike clubgoes varsity

July 24, 2024
It’ll be the first public school varsity team in the state Mountain biking has been such a popular club sport at Woodstock Union High School that next fall, it will be a varsity sport for the first time. The Woodstock School Board voted unanimously in January to elevate the club sport to varsity status. “They’re…

Gravel rides tell Vermont’s story top to bottom on VTXL cycling route

July 24, 2024
By Charlotte Oliver/Community News Service Editor’s note: The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work with professional editors to provide content for local news outlets at no cost. From the top of the Northeast Kingdom down toward the Berkshires, the VTXL carves a path the length of Vermont. The biking route takes…

Wellness Revolution Rutland welcomes women to join the August session

July 17, 2024
Biking program builds health, empowerment, and community  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (Blue Cross VT) and Terry Bicycles are welcoming the return of the Wellness Revolution Cycling Program in Rutland for the 2024 season. This free program serves those who identify as women to help them break through barriers that keep them from getting…

Velomont trail network expands

July 12, 2024
The first completed multi-day segment of the Velomont Trail,a 38-mile loop in Rochester and Pittsfield is complete By Katy Savage For Angus McCusker, a vision he had eight years ago is coming true. His plan to build a 485-mile mountain bike trail, extending from the top of the state to the bottom, broke ground in Rochester…

Is Vermont the ‘Moab of the East?’

July 11, 2024
It’s hard to believe that in just a few short years Vermont is now considered among the top mountain bike destinations in the U.S. The Green Mountain State now sits on countless “must ride” destination lists alongside Sedona, Arizona,  Fruita, Colorado and yes, the true “Mecca” of riding, Moab, Utah. While mountain biking has evolved (with…

Popularity: ridership, trail use, local chapters expand

July 11, 2024
By Polly Mikula Mountain biking in Vermont is now the state’s fastest-growing form of outdoor recreation, according to the Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA) a nonprofit that provides advocacy, education, and community-driven stewardship statewide and to local chapters.  “The growth of the sport has been exponential in the past — call it five years,” Mark…

Future riders

July 11, 2024
More fun, lower barriers to entry  attract more riders of all ages By Cristina Kumka Ben Colona has made mountain biking a family affair — and he supports more of that for more people. As the owner of Base Camp in Killington, former manager of the Killington Bike Park, and now president of the Killington…