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SaveThe Blackstone Valley Chapter of NEMBA has embraced Trailforks and is responsible for curating the Region on Trailforks. The Curator of the Region's maps on Trailforks is Bruce Rioux. You can contact him through the Trailforks direct message system as "BruceRioux", or on any of the Chapter's Social Media platforms.
The Blackstone Valley Region stretches from the Connecticut border in the South to Northborough in the North, and from Worcester in the West to Natick in the East. There are a large number of riding areas in the Region including Callahan State Forest and Mt Pisgah in the North, Douglas State Forest and Mendon Town Forest in the South, Hodges Village Dam in the West and the Vietnam Trail Network, West Hill Dam and Goat Hill in the East. It also includes a number of other riding areas in the towns of Millbury, Westborough, Grafton, Upton, Sutton, Northbridge, Holliston, Ashland and Hopkinton.
The mission of Blackstone Valley NEMBA is to promote sustainable mountain biking in the Region and to organize a variety of fun rides and events for our members.
We work with land managers and perform trail maintenance to increase the quantity and quality of terrain available to bicycles. Vietnam is one of our key riding areas, but we all offer a weekly rides on various trails in the area, so come join us.
The Blackstone Valley Region stretches from the Connecticut border in the South to Northborough in the North, and from Worcester in the West to Natick in the East. There are a large number of riding areas in the Region including Callahan State Forest and Mt Pisgah in the North, Douglas State Forest and Mendon Town Forest in the South, Hodges Village Dam in the West and the Vietnam Trail Network, West Hill Dam and Goat Hill in the East. It also includes a number of other riding areas in the towns of Millbury, Westborough, Grafton, Upton, Sutton, Northbridge, Holliston, Ashland and Hopkinton.
The mission of Blackstone Valley NEMBA is to promote sustainable mountain biking in the Region and to organize a variety of fun rides and events for our members.
We work with land managers and perform trail maintenance to increase the quantity and quality of terrain available to bicycles. Vietnam is one of our key riding areas, but we all offer a weekly rides on various trails in the area, so come join us.
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- Mountain Bike
1,646 trails
- E-Bike
104 trails
- Horse
790 trails
- Hike
1,772 trails
- Trail Running
1,768 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
57 trails
- Snowmobile
3 trails
- Snowshoe
1,282 trails
- Downhill Ski
2 trails
- Backcountry Ski
20 trails
- Nordic Ski
1,016 trails
Region Details
- 257
- 10
- 567
- 721
- 81
- 9
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,784
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,646
- Trails E-Bike
- 104
- Trails Horse
- 790
- Trails Hike
- 1,772
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,768
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 57
- Trails Observed Trials
- 9
- Trails Snowmobile
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1,282
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 2
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 20
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1,016
- Total Distance
- 742 miles
- Total Descent
- 62,690 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,263 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,374 ft
- Reports
- 7,796
- Photos
- 2,104
- Ridden Counter
- 159,583
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Popular Trail Networks
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- Ashland (35)
- Blackstone (2)
- Bolton (54)
- Rattlesnake Hill (43)
- Vaughn Hills (32)
- Zink- Northwoods (6)
- Douglas (118)
- Framingham (120)
- Holliston (57)
- Wenakeening Woods (22)
- Hopkinton (155)
- Braim Farm (0)
- Brook Hollow (5)
- Cameron Woods (20)
- Center Trail Conservation Area (2)
- Colella's Park (0)
- Deer Run (4)
- Deneen Conservation Area (0)
- Eagle Farms (0)
- Fruit Street/Pratt Farm (18)
- Hopkinton Meadows (0)
- Hopkinton State Park (68)
- Mighton Woods (2)
- Ora Cheney Conservation Area (0)
- Peloquin Woods (0)
- Phipps Woods (1)
- Rockwood Meadows (0)
- Sands Conservation Area (0)
- Spring-Hill Conservation Area (0)
- Whitehall Conservation Area (5)
- Whitehall State Park (10)
- Whitehall Woods (7)
- Wiley Woods (0)
- Zettek Overlook (0)
- Hudson (5)
- Marlborough (6)
- Mendon (35)
- Milford (104)
- Vietnam Trail Network (100)
- Millbury (37)
- Millville (3)
- Natick (53)
- Northborough (79)
- Northbridge (11)
- Oxford (104)
- Hodges Village Dam (96)
- Sherborn (246)
- Bailey (10)
- Barber Reservation (21)
- Bogastow (0)
- Course Brook (8)
- Farm Pond (7)
- Hidden Meadow (6)
- Hildreth Schoolhouse (9)
- Laurel Farm (4)
- Leland Mill Pond Reservation (1)
- McGregor Quarry (7)
- Nason Hill Woods (7)
- Pine Hill Cemetry and Ward Parks Pond (15)
- Price Woodlands (0)
- Rockwell Woods (4)
- Rocky Narrows (39)
- Sewall Brook (8)
- Sherborn Town Forest - Central (37)
- Sherborn Town Forest - North (21)
- Sherborn Town Forest - South (22)
- Stongate Field (1)
- Shrewsbury (20)
- Southborough (4)
- Sutton (35)
- Shaw Farm (17)
- Sutton State Forest (14)
- Upton (144)
- Howarth-Whitney Conservation Area (10)
- Peppercorn Hill (12)
- Puddon Hill Trails (16)
- Stefan's Farm (10)
- Upton State Forest (42)
- Warren Brook Watershed (54)
- Uxbridge (90)
- webster (9)
- Westborough (46)
- Worcester (85)
- Cascades (13)
- Cook's Pond (3)
- Cookson Park (2)
- Donker Farm (6)
- God's Acre / Tetasset Ridge (7)
- Green Hill Park (14)
- Holbrook Forest (7)
- Kinneywoods & Cooks Brook (7)
- Parson’s Cider Mill & Marois 28 (12)
Popular Blackstone Valley Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonto Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Adams Lot Trail Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| NEMBA Trail Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Sneaky Quickie Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| The Gigg Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Optional Rocks Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| New Trail Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Rubberstamp Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Nemba Way Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Dirty Little Secret Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Mind the Gap Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Hob Knob Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Three Ledges Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| B Bypass Vietnam Trail Network | |||
| Top Down Vietnam Trail Network |
Blackstone Valley Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam Hall of Fame Vietnam Trail Network | 8 miles | |
| 2022 Best Dam Ride Advanced Red Arrow Loop West Hill Dam | 13 miles | |
| Fastest Route Adams Lot to NEMBA Land Vietnam Trail Network | 4 miles | |
| Bay Circuit Trail - Sherborn Section Rocky Narrows | 11 miles | |
| 2022 Alphabet Soup (A-R) West Hill Dam | 14 miles | |
| 2022 Best Dam Ride Intermediate Blue Arrow Loop West Hill Dam | 6 miles | |
| 2021 BVNEMBA Best Dam Ride 12 mile Green Arrow Expert Route West Hill Dam | 12 miles | |
| Tour De Sherborn Mountain Bike Route Sherborn | 15 miles | |
| 2021 BVNEMBA Best Dam Ride 7 mile Yellow Arrow Intermediate Route West Hill Dam | 7 miles | |
| 2022 Best Dam Ride Easy Black Arrow Loop West Hill Dam | 3 miles |
Photos of Blackstone Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Hucker's Halfpipe 2
8 |
Jan 29, 2023 @ 5:29pm
Jan 29, 2023
trail: Mind the Gap
161 |
Jun 13, 2021 @ 7:20am
Jun 13, 2021
trail: C4
534 |
Jul 13, 2020 @ 3:16am
Jul 13, 2020
trail: C4
811 |
Mar 29, 2020 @ 7:17am
Mar 29, 2020
trail: NEMBA Loop
741 |
Mar 14, 2019 @ 9:27am
Mar 14, 2019
trail: NEMBA Loop
711 |
Mar 14, 2019 @ 9:27am
Mar 14, 2019
trail: NEMBA Trail
1,434 | | 1 comments
Jun 2, 2006 @ 10:25am
Jun 2, 2006Videos of Blackstone Valley Mountain Bike
trail: F16
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Oct 29, 2022
trail: Lunge Downhill Track
34 |
Oct 21, 2022
trail: Along the Border
20 |
Jul 31, 2022
trail: Mind the Gap
261 |
Dec 6, 2021
trail: F16
227 |
Nov 13, 2021
trail: Giggidy
464 |
Aug 17, 2021
trail: Giggidy
407 |
Aug 17, 2021
trail: Knee Jerk
152 |
May 6, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchors Aweigh Mendon Town Forest | Feb 8, 2023 @ 7:44am 53 mins | Dry | billd BVNEMBA MTF | Big tree down | |
| Dennis Playground Vietnam Trail Network | Feb 8, 2023 @ 7:35am 1 hours | Variable | mscoffin | Large tree down across trail, blocking trail | |
| Blackstone River Path Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park | Feb 7, 2023 @ 2:48pm 18 hours | Prevalent Mud | jimgoss | Gow easy thru all the mud and water. |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEMBA Trail Vietnam Trail Network | Feb 7, 2023 @ 2:48pm 18 hours | Variable | mike-carvalho | ||
| Lower Three Ledges Vietnam Trail Network | Feb 7, 2023 @ 9:40am 23 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | johnbryanpeters | ||
| Down & Out Goat Hill Trail Network | Feb 6, 2023 @ 2:07pm 2 days | Dry | jimgoss | ||
| Pk&C Goat Hill Trail Network | Feb 6, 2023 @ 2:06pm 2 days | Dry | jimgoss | ||
| Billy Goat Goat Hill Trail Network | Feb 6, 2023 @ 2:06pm 2 days | Dry | jimgoss | ||
| Reload North Goat Hill Trail Network | Feb 6, 2023 @ 2:06pm 2 days | Dry | jimgoss | ||
| Psych Ward Rayburn Trail Network | Feb 5, 2023 @ 2:24pm 3 days | Dry | flo-underscore | ||
| The Stooges Rayburn Trail Network | Feb 5, 2023 @ 2:21pm 3 days | Freeze/thaw Cycle | flo-underscore | ||
| BR2 Barber Reservation | Feb 5, 2023 @ 12:32pm 3 days | Dry | rleeman SFTA | ||
| Curve Street Sherborn | Feb 5, 2023 @ 12:13pm 3 days | Dry | rleeman SFTA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | billd | add | report | Anchors Aweigh | Feb 8, 2023 @ 7:44am 53 mins |
| mscoffin | add | report | Dennis Playground | Feb 8, 2023 @ 7:35am 1 hours |
 | johnbryanpeters | add | report | Lower Three Ledges | Feb 8, 2023 @ 4:40am 4 hours |
| NEMBAbill | update | region | Carney Park / Cold Harbor Brook | Feb 7, 2023 @ 3:56pm 17 hours |
| NEMBAbill | update | region | Callahan State Park | Feb 7, 2023 @ 3:53pm 17 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Cleared 1/29/23 | Jan 29, 2023 @ 7:03am Jan 29, 2023 | ||
| report | Cleared today 1/29/23 | Jan 29, 2023 @ 6:50am Jan 29, 2023 | ||
 | report | Jan 10, 2023 @ 3:09pm Jan 10, 2023 | |||
| report | Thanks! | Jan 7, 2023 @ 11:36am Jan 7, 2023 | ||
| report | Cleared | Jan 7, 2023 @ 11:16am Jan 7, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Completionist1 awarded -
10 Blue Trails61 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge2 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge2 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k0 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skills Park (West Hill Dam) | skill park | Uxbridge | |
| Greenhill Skatepark | skill park | Worcester | |
| Natick Skills Park | skill park | Natick |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,646 | 690 miles | 57,060 ft | 279 miles | 1,263 ft | 1,945 | 7,784 | 96 | 69,239 | |||
| E-Bike | 104 | 64 miles | 3,491 ft | 31 miles | 646 ft | 3 | 4,769 | 8 | 867 | |||
| Horse | 790 | 335 miles | 28,383 ft | 136 miles | 764 ft | 4 | 3,358 | 3 | 341 | |||
| Hike | 1,772 | 734 miles | 62,126 ft | 298 miles | 1,263 ft | 128 | 7,763 | 20 | 3,582 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,768 | 732 miles | 62,106 ft | 298 miles | 1,263 ft | 21 | 7,764 | 16 | 1,755 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 57 | 17 miles | 1,437 ft | 7 miles | 331 ft | 1,752 | 1 | 37 | ||||
| Observed Trials | 9 | 2 miles | 184 ft | 3,845 ft | 305 ft | 9 | 50 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 3 | 1 mile | 69 ft | 2,267 ft | 407 ft | 349 | 5 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 1,282 | 562 miles | 50,801 ft | 230 miles | 1,237 ft | 2,093 | 5 | 232 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 2 | 2,159 ft | 66 ft | 1,457 ft | 184 ft | 1 | 6 | 53 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 20 | 8 miles | 1,115 ft | 4 miles | 728 ft | 18 | 151 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 1,016 | 468 miles | 42,759 ft | 192 miles | 1,188 ft | 2,011 | 5 | 558 |
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