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SaveNordic Ski Description:
The North Branch River Park has approximately 5 miles of skiing trails that connect the Montpellier Recreation Fields, Cummings Street, North Branch Nature Center and East Montpelier trails on both the west and the east side of North Street. Trails along the river are groomed wide for skate and classic skiing. The upper trails are narrower and groomed for multi-use. Connect to North Street trails via Sparrow Farm trail for a longer adventure.
Access the park by parking at either North Branch Nature Center or the Montpelier Recreation Fields and Pool parking lot on Elm Street.
Leashed dogs are allowed. Please pack out all trash and animal waste.
The North Branch River Park has approximately 5 miles of skiing trails that connect the Montpellier Recreation Fields, Cummings Street, North Branch Nature Center and East Montpelier trails on both the west and the east side of North Street. Trails along the river are groomed wide for skate and classic skiing. The upper trails are narrower and groomed for multi-use. Connect to North Street trails via Sparrow Farm trail for a longer adventure.
Access the park by parking at either North Branch Nature Center or the Montpelier Recreation Fields and Pool parking lot on Elm Street.
Leashed dogs are allowed. Please pack out all trash and animal waste.
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- Mountain Bike
17 trails
- Hike
16 trails
- Trail Running
16 trails
- Nordic Ski
7 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Caution as of Aug 5, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 18
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 17
- Trails Hike
- 16
- Trails Trail Running
- 16
- Trails Snowshoe
- 15
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 7
- Total Distance
- 9 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,601 ft
- Total Vertical
- 558 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,088 ft
- Reports
- 3,013
- Photos
- 17
- Ridden Counter
- 2,195
Popular North Branch River Park Mountain Biking Trails
North Branch River Park Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Section one of super8 | 103 miles |
Photos of North Branch River Park Mountain Bike
trail: Snipe Hill Loop
25 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 11:34am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Snipe Hill Loop
22 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 11:34am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Snipe Hill Loop
25 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 11:34am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Pileated Pass
65 |
May 7, 2021 @ 11:20pm
May 7, 2021
trail: Sapsucker
91 |
Oct 8, 2020 @ 12:01am
Oct 8, 2020
trail: Snipe Hill Loop
101 |
Oct 7, 2020 @ 11:56pm
Oct 7, 2020Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snipe Hill Loop | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA | ||
| Sparrow Farm Trail (E. Montpelier) | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA | ||
| Tanager Trail | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA | ||
| Upper Sparrow Farm Trail (Montpelier) | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA | ||
| Pileated Pass | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA | ||
| Roll Call Climb | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA | ||
| Roll Call Downhill | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA | ||
| Sapsucker | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA | ||
| Gould Hill Trail | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA | ||
| Hairy | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins | Wet | kiproberts MAMBA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | kiproberts | add | report | Barred Owl Boulevard and 15 more | Aug 9, 2022 @ 6:47am 30 mins |
| kiproberts | add | report | Barred Owl Boulevard and 15 more | Aug 5, 2022 @ 5:20am Aug 5, 2022 |
| isb900 | wishlist | trail | Downy and 11 more | Aug 3, 2022 @ 5:28pm Aug 3, 2022 |
| isb900 | wishlist | trail | Sparrow Farm Trail (E. Montpelier) and 1 more | Aug 3, 2022 @ 9:12am Aug 3, 2022 |
| kiproberts | add | report | Barred Owl Boulevard and 15 more | Jul 30, 2022 @ 5:08am Jul 30, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Great trails for beginner flow and getting use... | Dec 9, 2020 @ 10:03am Dec 9, 2020 | ||
| trail | Yes, many machine built berms. Same theme as... | Dec 9, 2020 @ 9:59am Dec 9, 2020 | ||
| trail | One very small rock drop/step down near the... | Dec 9, 2020 @ 9:58am Dec 9, 2020 | ||
| trail | Definitely the steepest trail in this system.... | Dec 9, 2020 @ 9:56am Dec 9, 2020 | ||
| trail | I didn’t really see any jumps or features of... | Dec 9, 2020 @ 9:54am Dec 9, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbard Park | 2 | 2.2 km | |||
| East Montpelier Trails | 5.1 km | ||||
| Washington County, VT | 5.8 km | ||||
| Irish Hill | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.8 km | |
| Virginia Stranahan Memorial Town Forest | 3 | 7.5 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 17 | 8 miles | 1,581 ft | 3 miles | 558 ft | #3,790 | #1,733 | 17 | 3,013 | 1 | 1,238 | |
| Hike | 16 | 8 miles | 1,339 ft | 3 miles | 558 ft | #3,217 | #1,643 | 3,008 | 40 | |||
| Trail Running | 16 | 8 miles | 1,339 ft | 3 miles | 558 ft | #3,226 | #1,644 | 3,008 | 129 | |||
| Snowshoe | 15 | 7 miles | 994 ft | 2 miles | 466 ft | 29 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 7 | 4 miles | 187 ft | 4,560 ft | 328 ft | #201 | #127 | 1,089 | 20 |
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