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SaveThe trails accessible from the Fairgrounds Trailhead are entirely on private property. They are free, and open to the public through the landowner's generosity and their partnership with Slate Valley Trails, a 501(c)(3) and chapter of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association.
The trails are open to any non-motorized use including hiking, running, and snowshoeing.
The trails are well-designed to be climbed, durable, and have excellent rolling descents. There are a few longer loops that may take more stamina. The views are not bad either
Trail Use Guidelines
- Welcome sunrise to sunset
- Share the trails... bikers yield to hikers
- Practice Leave No Trace ethics, including carry out your trash
- Stay on marked trails... we went to a lot of trouble to build them
- Please do not ride the trails if they are wet and tire ruts are visible!
- No motorized vehicles or horses... they can damage the trails
- No camping or fires... to respect the landowner's wishes
- Your cell phone may NOT have service at our trailheads, or on parts of our trail network! Familiarize yourself with the map, have a map with you, and/or have the map available offline in your mobile GPS App.
- This trailhead has a portable toilet through mid-October
Attention Trail Users: Be aware! This property is open to hunting.
-Wear bright clothing, ideally blaze orange
-Avoid hiking/riding at dawn and dusk, which are prime hunting hours.
- Keep pets in control.
- Check for current Vermont Hunting Season Dates with VT Fish and Wildlife. Pay particular attention to when Youth Deer Weekend, Bow & Arrow, Rifle, and Muzzleloader seasons are.
The following trails are closed during rifle and muzzleloader season:
- Cliffhanger
- Freefall
- Loop-the-Loop
- Midway
- To Morse Hollow
For your own safety and out of respect for hunters - please abide by trail closures.
The trails are open to any non-motorized use including hiking, running, and snowshoeing.
The trails are well-designed to be climbed, durable, and have excellent rolling descents. There are a few longer loops that may take more stamina. The views are not bad either
Trail Use Guidelines
- Welcome sunrise to sunset
- Share the trails... bikers yield to hikers
- Practice Leave No Trace ethics, including carry out your trash
- Stay on marked trails... we went to a lot of trouble to build them
- Please do not ride the trails if they are wet and tire ruts are visible!
- No motorized vehicles or horses... they can damage the trails
- No camping or fires... to respect the landowner's wishes
- Your cell phone may NOT have service at our trailheads, or on parts of our trail network! Familiarize yourself with the map, have a map with you, and/or have the map available offline in your mobile GPS App.
- This trailhead has a portable toilet through mid-October
Attention Trail Users: Be aware! This property is open to hunting.
-Wear bright clothing, ideally blaze orange
-Avoid hiking/riding at dawn and dusk, which are prime hunting hours.
- Keep pets in control.
- Check for current Vermont Hunting Season Dates with VT Fish and Wildlife. Pay particular attention to when Youth Deer Weekend, Bow & Arrow, Rifle, and Muzzleloader seasons are.
The following trails are closed during rifle and muzzleloader season:
- Cliffhanger
- Freefall
- Loop-the-Loop
- Midway
- To Morse Hollow
For your own safety and out of respect for hunters - please abide by trail closures.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Private Property
Land Manager: Slate Valley Trails
google parking directions plan a road trip here Access Info:
The official parking area is located at 131 Town Farm Road in Poultney, VT. Follow the signs. Overflow parking will be marked. Please use the official gravel lot first!
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- Mountain Bike
20 trails
- Hike
21 trails
- Trail Running
21 trails
- Snowshoe
18 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of Sep 8, 2026
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 21
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 20
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 3
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 8
- Trails Hike
- 21
- Trails Trail Running
- 21
- Trails Snowshoe
- 18
- Total Distance
- 20 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 8 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,389 ft
- Total Vertical
- 551 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,052 ft
- Reports
- 1,087
- Photos
- 64
- Completed Counter
- 10,705
Popular Fairgrounds Trails Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 4,813 ft • 89 ft • 966 •
Highly rated popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail and has a easy overall physical rating with a 89 ft green climb. Adaptive MTB rating: amtb green. On average it takes 7 minutes to complete this trail.
• 90 ★ 4.8 • 3,068 ft • 13 ft • 911 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail and has a easy overall physical rating with a 13 ft green climb. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.
• 90 ★ 4.3 • 2 miles • 450 ft • 850 •
Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail and has a hard overall physical rating with a 450 ft blue climb. On average it takes 34 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.0 • 715 ft • 31 ft • 827 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail and has a easy overall physical rating with a 31 ft green climb. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.
• 70 ★ 4.4 • 3 miles • 226 ft • 750 •
Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail and has a hard overall physical rating with a 226 ft blue climb. On average it takes 32 minutes to complete this trail.
• 65 ★ 4.4 • 5,115 ft • 117 ft • 700 •
Moderately popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail. Adaptive MTB rating: amtb green. On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail.
• 60 ★ 3.7 • 3,451 ft • 22 ft • 588 •
Moderately popular black diamond difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail and has a hard overall physical rating with a 22 ft blue climb. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.
• 95 ★ 4.4 • 449 ft • 0 ft • 584 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.
Fairgrounds Trails Mountain Bike Routes
★ 3.0 • 19 miles • 2,494 ft • 14 • Loop •
This route is based out of the Fairgrounds parking lot and features the highlights from the northern part...
4 miles • 333 ft • 5 • Loop •
This route starts and finishes at the Fairgrounds Trailhead. It consists of 2 Green loops that can be...
7 miles • 537 ft • 12 • Loop •
This loop starts at the Fairgrounds trailhead and features the green trails accessed from that lot. These...
11 miles • 1,420 ft • 9 •
This loop focuses on hitting all of Fairgrounds West in what I believe to be the best directions. You have...
★ 2.0 • 17 miles • 2,167 ft • 13 •
Should be a rough one trail run or bike this route
Photos of Fairgrounds Trails Mountain Bike
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Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringmaster | Sep 7, 2026 @ 10:01am (America/New_York) Sep 7, 2026 | Ideal | Tcraiglinz FCTPT | ||
| Carnie | Sep 7, 2026 @ 10:01am (America/New_York) Sep 7, 2026 | Ideal | Tcraiglinz FCTPT | ||
| Big Top | Sep 7, 2026 @ 10:01am (America/New_York) Sep 7, 2026 | Ideal | Tcraiglinz FCTPT | ||
| Parking Lot Connector | Aug 16, 2026 @ 8:38am (America/New_York) Aug 16, 2026 | Dry | BrokenHandlebar PHP | ||
| Clown Shoes | Aug 16, 2026 @ 8:38am (America/New_York) Aug 16, 2026 | Dry | BrokenHandlebar PHP | ||
| Cotton Candy | Aug 16, 2026 @ 8:38am (America/New_York) Aug 16, 2026 | Dry | BrokenHandlebar PHP | ||
| Tightrope | Aug 16, 2026 @ 8:38am (America/New_York) Aug 16, 2026 | Dry | BrokenHandlebar PHP | ||
| Freefall | Jun 24, 2026 @ 9:39am (America/New_York) Jun 24, 2026 | Unknown | ss369 | ||
| Merry-Go-Round West Connector | Jun 24, 2026 @ 9:39am (America/New_York) Jun 24, 2026 | Unknown | ss369 | ||
| Bumper Cars | Jun 24, 2026 @ 9:39am (America/New_York) Jun 24, 2026 | Ideal | ss369 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vtbeck | vote | trail | activity #104553052 and 4 more | Sep 25, 2026 @ 7:37am Sep 25, 2026 |
| Pete1111 | wishlist | route | activity #104518356 | Sep 24, 2026 @ 3:50pm Sep 24, 2026 |
| jeffreyfztjqU | rsvp | event | activity #103646051 | Sep 12, 2026 @ 12:26pm Sep 12, 2026 |
| ahtune69 | wishlist | route | activity #103622260 | Sep 12, 2026 @ 8:33am Sep 12, 2026 |
| Spfaffmann | wishlist | route | activity #103616953 | Sep 12, 2026 @ 7:45am Sep 12, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Unless you want to hit gap jumps of... | Jul 8, 2025 @ 7:54pm Jul 8, 2025 | ||
| trail | Fun flowy green, nice for getting around and... | Jul 8, 2025 @ 7:52pm Jul 8, 2025 | ||
| trail | A variety of character, I rode it north to... | Jul 8, 2025 @ 7:51pm Jul 8, 2025 | ||
| trail | Some rowdy rolls and technical loose steep... | Jul 8, 2025 @ 7:49pm Jul 8, 2025 | ||
| trail | Another surprisingly fun albeit pretty flat green | Jul 8, 2025 @ 7:47pm Jul 8, 2025 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endless Brook Trails | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2.4 km | |
| Delaney Woods | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5.5 km | |
| Castleton University | 2 | 6.3 km | |||
| Proctor | 11.4 km | ||||
| Pine Hill Park | 7 | 44 | 10 | 11.7 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 20 | 19 miles | 3,163 ft | 7 miles | 551 ft | #2,409 | #21 | 62 | 1,078 | 10 | 5,068 | |
| Gravel Bike | 3 | 4 miles | 600 ft | 1 mile | 551 ft | #2,228 | #1,144 | 20 | 15 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 8 | 8 miles | 994 ft | 3 miles | 551 ft | #2,234 | #1,145 | 445 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hike | 21 | 20 miles | 3,389 ft | 8 miles | 551 ft | #9,143 | #44 | 2 | 1,074 | 101 | ||
| Trail Running | 21 | 20 miles | 3,389 ft | 8 miles | 551 ft | #8,266 | #40 | 1,074 | 137 | |||
| Snowshoe | 18 | 19 miles | 3,215 ft | 7 miles | 551 ft | #724 | #26 | 334 | 11 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Fairgrounds Trails?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Fairgrounds Trails are:
- Clown Shoes (4.3/5)
- Carnie (4.2/5)
- Cotton Candy (4.2/5)
- Bumper Cars (4.2/5)
- Big Top (4.1/5)
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Where can I park to ride in Fairgrounds Trails?
There are 1 parking locations listed in Fairgrounds Trails. The most popular parking spots are:
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What is the longest trail in Fairgrounds Trails?
The longest trail in Fairgrounds Trails is Carnie at 2.6 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Fairgrounds Trails?
The best hiking trails in Fairgrounds Trails are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Fairgrounds Trails?
Fairgrounds Trails has a total of 21 trails. Of those, 20 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Fairgrounds Trails to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Fairgrounds Trails?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Fairgrounds Trails is Big Top with 450 ft of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Fairgrounds Trails?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Fairgrounds Trails is Carnie with 619 ft of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Fairgrounds Trails?
Fairgrounds Trails supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, Hiking, Trail Running, Snowshoeing.
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Fairgrounds Trails?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Fairgrounds Trails is To Morse Hollow with an average grade of 5.6%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are there any trails with scenic viewpoints in Fairgrounds Trails?
Yes, there are 3 scenic viewpoints marked along trails in Fairgrounds Trails. Some popular viewpoints include: Explore more points of interest to find trails with the best views.
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What trails have the biggest jumps in Fairgrounds Trails?
The trails with the biggest jumps in Fairgrounds Trails are: Browse all mountain bike trails to find trails with jumps and technical features.
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Are the trails open in Fairgrounds Trails?
The overall region status for Fairgrounds Trails is Clear / Green. Out of 21 trails:
- Clear / Green: 21
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What are the most popular mountain biking routes in Fairgrounds Trails?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Fairgrounds Trails are: View all mountain biking routes in Fairgrounds Trails.
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Fairgrounds Trails?
The most popular Strava segments in Fairgrounds Trails are:
- Cotton Candy Climb (1,905 athletes)
- Clown shoes (1,673 athletes)
- Big Top Climb to 1st Overlook (1,655 athletes)
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Fairgrounds Trails?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Fairgrounds Trails are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Fairgrounds Trails?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Fairgrounds Trails are:
- Merry-Go-Round West Connector (4.4/5)
- Parking Lot Connector (4/5)
- Tightrope (4/5)
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