We try very hard to be good neighbors and responsible stewards. We know most of you do too. But sometimes trail users' actions can and do threaten access. 

 

Last weekend on opening day of deer rifle season, when we ask that everyone stay off all of our trails, a small group of visitors had disrespectful and dangerous interactions with hunters on the Plum Line trail.

 

In addition to our request to stay out of the woods during this period, the landowner on this section of Plum Line has posted their property specifically for hunting season, including portions of Pusherman and all of High Plum.

 

Due to these recent incidents, access to these trails is potentially threatened.

 

Please share this message of responsible use and respect for landowners and other visitors. We get the woods the vast majority of the time. Forgoing a few weeks of daylight adventures is all we are asking.

 

Hunting Season Trail Closures
All Riders' trails are closed to all uses except hunting, from a 1/2 hour before dawn to a 1/2 hour after sunset for Deer Rifle Season from November 14-29.

 

Additionally, the top middle of Plum Line, most of Pusherman and all of High Plum are closed through end of muzzleloader season, December 13th.

 

 

Good neighbors share resources and hunters get only a few weeks a year to hunt deer. Please respect the trail closures and recreate only at night with lights. Check here for the Vermont hunting seasons.

 

If you have questions about trails or landowners, please reach out to us, not the landowners, even if you know them well. They have given us the responsibility for managing trails on their land and would prefer that you talk to us. Please respect their privacy. Without landowners, we don't have trails.

All state land trails are closed to bike use, including fat bikes, from November 1st through mid-May. This includes Enchanted Forest, Evolution. Cyclone and Clinic Connectors, Cyclone, Clinic, GS, Busternut, East Loop, Bassett Hill and the newly renamed Chain Link. This seasonal closure is part of our cooperative agreement with VT-Forests, Parks and Recreation. We are working to move to a fully conditions-based closure system across the network.

Vermont Mountain Bike Association

Annual Meeting Tonight

Come see what our neighbors have been up to and how this teamwork has benefitted us all!

 

Please remember to renew or join, your support is vital. 643 members in 2020 and counting!

 

We're still floating on air from the recent Mehuron's $25,000 donation. Thank you again, Tom and Bruce!

Many thanks to the Kingsbury Companies for all their help on the Butternut trail build and for a major donation of boulders, stone and dirt for the Moretown Skills Park! Check out this awesome video from a Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce interview with board president Bob Kogut, featuring Kingsbury's volunteer day.

 

Amenta's Way view at Blueberry Lake. Many thanks to all the volunteers and families who made the Mad River Rippers program happen! We've started trail scouting walks at Blueberry Lake this fall. If anyone is interested in joining us to look at options from Amenta's to RT 100, please email john@madriverriders.com for dates.

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Our Foundations - Landowners and Volunteers
This summer, we partnered with VMBA, Cabot and 8Eight Media to produce landowner appreciation and volunteer appreciation videos to help better thank our awesome partners and share their incredible contributions. 

George Schenk, owner of Lareau Farm-American Flatbread and Adam Greshin, owner of the Eurich Pond area, with the Riders at the Revolution trailhead.

 
If you would like to volunteer to clear the trails this fall, please contact john@madriverriders.com for priority locations, proper techniques and potential tool borrows.
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Thank you to all our 640+ members in 2020! Please remember to renew or join to help keep the momentum high. vmba.org/join