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Biking

Vermont is a biker’s paradise: The landscape is varied — you’ll love crossing covered bridges — and there’s not too much traffic. It’s even better off the road.

If mountain-biking is your thing, Paul at EMS recommends hitting up Hinesburg Town Forest for a variety of trails at any ability. “It’s classic Vermont,” he says.

Catamount Outdoor Family Center

Don’t let the “family” in the title keep you away from this 500-acre spread on the outskirts of Burlington. Come here for biking, cross-country skiing and running.

Hinesburg Town Forest

  • Economou Road, Hinesburg, VT, 05461

Looking for an uphill battle? Hinesburg’s 837-acre town forest is loaded with steep climbs and tricky trails for even the most rugged wilderness buffs.

Intervale Center

In Burlington’s urban flood plain, hiking and biking trails wind along the Winooski River to the Ethan Allen Homestead.

Island Line Bike Trail

  • Burlington, VT, 05401

This 12-mile trail runs along Lake Champlain from Oakledge Park all the way to the Colchester causeway, a narrow old railbed that extends 3 miles into the lake, with water on both sides. In the summer, a bike ferry connects you to the Champlain Islands. Contact Local Motion for details.

Kingdom Trails

It’s a bit of a drive, but this Northeast Kingdom mountain biking network is worth the trip.

Local Motion

  • 1 Steele Street, Burlington, VT, 05401
  • 802-626-0737

This non-profit group is the authority when it comes to biking through the Green Mountain state. Check out their website’s interactive trail map. Or call ’em with questions.

Millstone Hill

  • 422 Websterville Road, East Barre, VT, 05677
  • 802-479-1000

Another destination area, the Bike Touring Center at Millstone Hill in East Barre maintains a 40-plus-mile network of bike trails — both challenging singletrack and more moderate ones — that circle dozens of old granite quarries and “grout” pile lookouts.
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