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SaveSterling Valley contains 14 trails and 8.8 miles of multi-use trails suitable for mountain biking. It is comprised of 1,530 acres of public conservation land in the northwestern corner of the Town of Stowe in an area known as Sterling Valley.
The original 1,500-acre forest parcel, formerly owned by IBM Chairman, Thomas Watson, was part of a larger 2,150-acre parcel known locally as “Watson Forest”, acquired by the Town in 1995 as part of the Tricentennial Conservation Project. The land was purchased as a gift of natural legacy for all citizens, and it is intended that its protection will be guaranteed for all future generations. The purchase of the property was part of a larger conservation project that included the entire Watson Forest with 500 acres deeded to the State of Vermont and three 50-acre parcels deeded to neighboring landowner contributors. All five deeds include nearly identical conservation easements held by the Vermont Land Trust providing for permanent public access. An additional 30-acre parcel along Maple Run Lane was donated to the Town of Stowe by Stowe Land Trust in 2008.
The original 1,500-acre forest parcel, formerly owned by IBM Chairman, Thomas Watson, was part of a larger 2,150-acre parcel known locally as “Watson Forest”, acquired by the Town in 1995 as part of the Tricentennial Conservation Project. The land was purchased as a gift of natural legacy for all citizens, and it is intended that its protection will be guaranteed for all future generations. The purchase of the property was part of a larger conservation project that included the entire Watson Forest with 500 acres deeded to the State of Vermont and three 50-acre parcels deeded to neighboring landowner contributors. All five deeds include nearly identical conservation easements held by the Vermont Land Trust providing for permanent public access. An additional 30-acre parcel along Maple Run Lane was donated to the Town of Stowe by Stowe Land Trust in 2008.
source: Stowe Mountain Bike Club
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
google parking directions Access Info:
Follow Sterling Valley Road from Stagecoach Road (between Stowe and Morrisville) to one of three parking lots - at the Split Rock Trailhead; at the end of Sterling Valley Road, or on Sterling Gorge Road (a left turn just before the end of Sterling Valley Road).
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- Mountain Bike
27 trails
- E-Bike
51 trails
- Horse
2 trails
- Hike
34 trails
- Trail Running
34 trails
- Snowmobile
5 trails
- Snowshoe
28 trails
- Backcountry Ski
26 trails
- Nordic Ski
28 trails
Region Details
- 8
- 2
- 8
- 8
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jul 6, 2026
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 52
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 27
- Trails E-Bike
- 51
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 21
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 5
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 6
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 34
- Trails Trail Running
- 34
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 28
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 26
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 28
- Total Distance
- 41 miles
- Total Descent
- 5,042 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,445 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,223 ft
- Reports
- 5,128
- Photos
- 10
- Completed Counter
- 5,435
Popular Sterling Forest Mountain Biking Trails
• 65 ★ 5.0 • 1 mile • 201 ft • 272 •
Callagy’s is a technical, hand-built trail that’s as challenging as it is fun. Built in 2017 in honor of Callagy Ross, this trail is the product of over 400 hours of volunteer time, several generous donation, and professional help...
• 65 ★ 0.0 • 1,001 ft • 78 ft • 263 •
Moderately popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.
• 70 ★ 0.0 • 4,301 ft • 133 ft • 224 •
Popular black diamond difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used uphill primary and has a hard overall physical rating with a 133 ft black diamond climb. Winter use: Backcountry snow grooming. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 12 minutes to complete this trail.
• 60 ★ 5.0 • 1 mile • 123 ft • 214 •
is one of the easier singletrack trails in the Sterling Forest area. It consists of mostly easy tech with some bridges and a couple chunky sections.
• 65 ★ 0.0 • 2,159 ft • 165 ft • 210 •
Wide trail leading down to Robinson Springs "parking area." Not quite doubletrack, but better taken care of than most nordic trails in stowe - nice gravel turns.
• 60 ★ 0.0 • 4,990 ft • 75 ft • 205 •
Lauren's Loop was built by Jay Ross for his daughter Lauren Ross, a member of the US Ski Team. The trail is generally ridden as a descent from the intersection with . It can be ridden up as well. This trail is littered with chunk of all...
• 60 ★ 0.0 • 3,757 ft • 75 ft • 197 •
Moderately popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 75 ft blue climb. Winter use: Backcountry snow grooming. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail.
Sterling Forest Mountain Bike Routes
★ 5.0 • 4 miles • 656 ft • 14 •
An intermediate to advance loop of Callagys and Split rock. Park at the Sterling Forest Parking Lot
12 miles • 1,785 ft • 14 • Loop •
A tour of trails in Sterling Valley for intermediate and advanced riders. Sterling is unlike Stowe’s...
6 miles • 799 ft • 15 •
Looking for an adventure ride with a nice view as a reward? Link this in with Callagys and Split rock for...
• 5 miles • 799 ft • 6 •
• 7 miles • 1,017 ft • 9 •
• 10 miles • 1,170 ft • 9 •
Photos of Sterling Forest Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Sterling VAST Trail- Summer and Winter | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP | ||
| Sterling Run | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP | ||
| Split Rock Trail Access | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP | ||
| Split Rock Loop | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP | ||
| Split Rock Connector | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP | ||
| Split Rock | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP | ||
| Peak-A-View Access | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP | ||
| Peak-A-View | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP | ||
| Parking lot to VAST | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP | ||
| Maple Run Lane | Jul 6, 2026 @ 3:58pm (America/New_York) Jul 6, 2026 | Variable | stoweshred STP |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gumpmtb | wishlist | route | activity #99674769 | Jul 21, 2026 @ 6:48am Jul 21, 2026 |
| stoweshred | add | report | activity #98594419 and 22 more | Jul 6, 2026 @ 12:57pm Jul 6, 2026 |
| stoweshred | add | report | activity #97697000 and 10 more | Jun 24, 2026 @ 7:44am Jun 24, 2026 |
| lucynvt | add | report | activity #97032038 and 24 more | Jun 15, 2026 @ 4:22am Jun 15, 2026 |
| stoweshred | add | report | activity #96600940 and 10 more | Jun 9, 2026 @ 6:17am Jun 9, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | The new work on the north end of the trail is... | Sep 1, 2025 @ 1:14pm Sep 1, 2025 | ||
| trail | Extremely muddy | Aug 27, 2023 @ 3:46pm Aug 27, 2023 | ||
| trail | Muddy 8/27 | Aug 27, 2023 @ 3:44pm Aug 27, 2023 | ||
| trail | Definitely more of a nordic trail than a... | Oct 13, 2020 @ 6:54am Oct 13, 2020 | ||
| trail | another frustrating no flow trail from SMBC.... | Aug 24, 2020 @ 3:14pm Aug 24, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield State Forest | 1 | 2 | 1.5 km | ||
| Edson Hill | 2.1 km | ||||
| Adams Camp | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 km | |
| Planned Trails | 4.6 km | ||||
| von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort | 6 | 15 | 3 | 4.8 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 | 27 | 15 miles | 1,827 ft | 6 miles | 1,001 ft | #9,490 | #3,706 | 9 | 5,128 | 3 | 1,406 | |
| E-Bike | 51 | 40 miles | 4,944 ft | 14 miles | 2,444 ft | #3,249 | #994 | 1,884 | 1 | 40 | ||
| Gravel Bike | 21 | 17 miles | 1,152 ft | 5 miles | 1,526 ft | #6,067 | #2,592 | 1,213 | 44 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 5 | 3 miles | 679 ft | 2 miles | 702 ft | #6,080 | #2,593 | 769 | ||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 6 | 4 miles | 377 ft | 5,171 ft | 492 ft | #6,067 | #2,592 | |||||
| Horse | 2 | 1 mile | 377 ft | 4,551 ft | 381 ft | #3,346 | #1,993 | 4,999 | ||||
| Hike | 34 | 23 miles | 3,934 ft | 9 miles | 2,034 ft | #7,337 | #2,639 | 1 | 5,128 | 2 | 124 | |
| Trail Running | 34 | 23 miles | 3,934 ft | 9 miles | 2,034 ft | #6,687 | #2,127 | 5,128 | 2 | 67 | ||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 1,234 ft | 75 ft | 617 | ||||||||
| Snowmobile | 5 | 4 miles | 207 ft | 1 mile | 669 ft | #126 | #29 | 4,383 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 28 | 26 miles | 3,133 ft | 8 miles | 2,444 ft | #453 | #153 | 4,386 | 8 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 1,234 ft | 75 ft | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 26 | 23 miles | 2,812 ft | 7 miles | 2,444 ft | #274 | #48 | 4,384 | 339 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 28 | 26 miles | 3,012 ft | 8 miles | 2,444 ft | #497 | #134 | 4,384 | 145 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Sterling Forest?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Sterling Forest are:
- Callagy's (4.2/5)
- 8 Bridges (4.1/5)
- Split Rock Trail Access (4/5)
- Billings Bypass (3.7/5)
- Split Rock Loop (0/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Sterling Forest?
Based on activity log data, the most popular months to ride in Sterling Forest are:
- July (41 activities)
- August (36 activities)
- September (28 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Sterling Forest?
There are 3 parking locations listed in Sterling Forest. The most popular parking spots are: View all parking and trailhead locations on the map to plan your visit.
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What is the longest trail in Sterling Forest?
The longest trail in Sterling Forest is Callagy's at 1.3 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Sterling Forest?
The best hiking trails in Sterling Forest are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Sterling Forest?
The best trail running trails in Sterling Forest are: View all trail running trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Sterling Forest?
Sterling Forest has a total of 52 trails. Of those, 27 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Sterling Forest to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Sterling Forest?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Sterling Forest is Callagy's with 201 ft of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Sterling Forest?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Sterling Forest is Callagy's with 279 ft of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Sterling Forest?
Sterling Forest supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Horseback, Hiking, Trail Running, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing, Nordic Skiing.
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Sterling Forest?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Sterling Forest is Billings Bypass with an average grade of 8.5%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are there any trails with scenic viewpoints in Sterling Forest?
Yes, there are 2 scenic viewpoints marked along trails in Sterling Forest. Some popular viewpoints include: Explore more points of interest to find trails with the best views.
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Are the trails open in Sterling Forest?
The overall region status for Sterling Forest is Clear / Green. Out of 29 trails:
- Clear / Green: 21
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 1
- Closed: 7
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Can I ride an ebike in Sterling Forest?
Yes, Sterling Forest supports e-bike riding. There are 44 trails in Sterling Forest that allow e-bikes. Check the e-bike trails listing for specific trail access details and any local regulations.
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What are the most popular mountain biking routes in Sterling Forest?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Sterling Forest are:
- Sterling Forest - Intermediate Callagys and Split Rock (Yellow Diamond)
- #25 Sterling Valley Ride (Levels 5-7)
- Sterling Forest - Advanced Loop (Blue Rectangle)
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What type of bike is most common in Sterling Forest?
Based on activity log data, the most common bike types used in Sterling Forest are:
- AM (4 activities)
- XC (2 activities)
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Sterling Forest?
The most popular Strava segments in Sterling Forest are:
- Peak a View Up (644 athletes)
- Catamount Trail E2W (549 athletes)
- Lauren's Loop (525 athletes)
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What trails are closed in Sterling Forest?
There are currently 7 closed trails in Sterling Forest. The breakdown of all trail statuses is:
- Clear / Green: 21
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 1
- Closed: 7
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Sterling Forest?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Sterling Forest are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Sterling Forest?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Sterling Forest are:
- Billings (0/5)
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