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view all areas »Stowe trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped hundreds of trails and shared hundreds of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Hiking, Trail Running, Mountain Biking, Nordic Skiing, Snowshoeing, Skiing, E-Biking, Gravel Biking, Backcountry Skiing, Adaptive Biking, Winter Fat Biking, Snowmobiling, Horseback and ATVing/Offroading. Trails here are often faint trail, flowy and rooty. Scenery includes ridgelines, views and summits. Common trail features include bridges, berms and skinnies. Many trails are family friendly. Amenities include picnic spots and huts. Popular destinations include Stowe Mountain Resort, von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort and Sterling Forest.
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- Mountain Bike
166 trails
- E-Bike
126 trails
- Gravel Bike
118 trails
- Adaptive Bike
43 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
36 trails
- Horse
2 trails
- Hike
242 trails
- Trail Running
238 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
2 trails
- Snowmobile
6 trails
- Snowshoe
130 trails
- Downhill Ski
130 trails
- Backcountry Ski
106 trails
- Nordic Ski
131 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of Sep 27, 2026
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 487
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 166
- Trails E-Bike
- 126
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 118
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 43
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 36
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 242
- Trails Trail Running
- 238
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 6
- Trails Snowshoe
- 130
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 130
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 106
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 131
- Total Distance
- 335 miles
- Total Descent
- 101,469 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,977 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,382 ft
- Reports
- 30,771
- Photos
- 382
- Completed Counter
- 200,019
Articles
Vermont's 5 Most Popular Trail Networks According to Trailforks Data
Oct 19, 2021 from pinkbike.com
What the Green Mountain State lacks in square mileage, it more than makes up for in its sheer volume of mountain bike trails.
Sub Regions
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Adams Camp
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- 6
- 1
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Brownsville
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Cady Hill Forest
- 13
- 14
- 9
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Cottonbrook Nebraska Network
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Dumont Meadow
- 2
- 4
- 3
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Edson Hill
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Kirchner Woods
- 3
- 2
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Planned Trails
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Sterling Forest
- 2
- 8
- 8
- 1
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von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort
- 6
- 15
- 3
Popular Stowe Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.9 • 3,035 ft • 0 ft • 4,769 •
Entirely machine built, Flo is a fast trail with many high berms, and tabletops of small to moderate sizes. It's easy to ride slowly, but hard to ride fast unless you have pump and jump skills. This is a great trail to take someone who...
• 100 ★ 4.9 • 1,430 ft • 3 ft • 4,740 •
Entirely machine built, Flo is a fast trail with many high berms, and tabletops of small to moderate sizes. It's easy to ride slowly, but hard to ride fast unless you have pump and jump skills. This is a great trail to take someone who...
• 100 ★ 4.7 • 584 ft • 0 ft • 4,583 •
Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail. It features berm and bridge. Adaptive MTB rating: amtb blue. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.5 • 3,934 ft • 25 ft • 4,463 •
Classic descent back to main parking lot at Cady Hill. Mostly machined, but with a few roots and stump jumps and other natural features. The trail is divide into distinct sections with the top half riding very much like a downhill pump...
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 545 ft • 0 ft • 4,437 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used uphill only. Adaptive MTB rating: amtb green. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.3 • 3,248 ft • 172 ft • 4,397 •
Flowly mostly hand built uphill to get you from the bottom of Florence back to the
• 100 ★ 4.3 • 3,406 ft • 246 ft • 4,277 •
A machine built trail that rides like magic carpet from the Cady Hill Forest Trailhead up to the top of Bear's Trail. The Trail is Multi-use and sometimes will have hikers and trail runners among the mountain bikers, so be wary. Uphill...
• 95 ★ 3.7 • 2,405 ft • 102 ft • 3,687 •
This Trail is generally ridden from north to south starting in Ranch Camp/Backyard Bar's Parking lot finishing at start of the Cady Hill Road climb. This trail also connects into Trail as well as Zog's Trail. This trail starts up a...
Stowe Mountain Bike Routes
Cady Hill Classic Loop Featured
4 miles • 575 ft • 10 • Loop •
This is a route for a classic Cady Hill Ride. From the main parking lot up the Green Chair Climb, , Full...
★ 5.0 • 6 miles • 776 ft • 3 • Out & Back •
After learning body positioning, head up , tapline, and if you wish to put your new found skills to the test!
★ 5.0 • 4 miles • 575 ft • 11 • Loop •
Ride a friendly loop at Cady Hill on this ~5 mile ride with ~500ft elevation gain. Starts at Cady Hill...
★ 2.0 • 5 miles • 630 ft • 15 • Loop •
A fun, intermediate, flowy loop of Cady Hill Forest. Park at the Cady Hill parking lot off of Route 108
★ 3.5 • 6 miles • 977 ft • 9 •
Similar to the clockwise but an easier downhill (Hardys Haul). Park at the end of Ranch Brook Road and...
8 miles • 733 ft • 11 • Loop •
This is a ride for anyone ready to explore a little further in Cady Hill. Along the way, we’ll chat...
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Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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| Bear's Upper | Sep 27, 2026 @ 9:38am (America/New_York) Sep 27, 2026 | Unknown | KelseyceHKTH | Tree down towards the entrance. Need to... | |
| Russell Knoll Bypass | Sep 11, 2026 @ 9:56am (America/New_York) Sep 11, 2026 | Unknown | TrappFam TRAPP | Russell Knoll had recent bulldozer work... | |
| Russel Knoll Track (Picnic Knoll to Bypass/Chute) | Sep 11, 2026 @ 9:56am (America/New_York) Sep 11, 2026 | Unknown | TrappFam TRAPP | Russell Knoll had recent bulldozer work... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Haulapalooza | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA | ||
| Hardy Haul | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA | ||
| Cady Hill Connector | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA | ||
| Tap Line | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA | ||
| Growler | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA | ||
| Cheddar | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA | ||
| TUCXS (Teds Unicorn Express) | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA | ||
| Haul Road - Lower | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA | ||
| Pipeline | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA | ||
| Old Shaw Hill Road | Sep 5, 2026 @ 4:10pm (America/New_York) Sep 5, 2026 | Variable | TShannon720 SoVTA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ave8er75t | comment | trail | activity #104940320 | Sep 30, 2026 @ 3:45pm 1 day |
| KelseyceHKTH | add | report | activity #104705162 | Sep 27, 2026 @ 6:38am Sep 27, 2026 |
| VTVOL | vote | trail | activity #104699621 | Sep 27, 2026 @ 5:15am Sep 27, 2026 |
| aZCHlL | ridden | trail | activity #104590816 | Sep 25, 2026 @ 5:56pm Sep 25, 2026 |
| Timkel001 | wishlist | route | activity #104581696 | Sep 25, 2026 @ 3:19pm Sep 25, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| trail | Fun but a but primal. Be ready for roots! | Sep 30, 2026 @ 3:45pm 1 day | ||
| trail | Great old school VT rocks and roots. Twisty... | Sep 23, 2026 @ 5:51pm Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| trail | fun I spoiled myself by riding in vermont | Sep 11, 2026 @ 7:56pm Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| trail | This is a classic and still has potential, but... | Aug 22, 2026 @ 4:29am Aug 22, 2026 | ||
| trail | Fun and flowy!!! Rideable for those with... | Jul 23, 2026 @ 8:56pm Jul 23, 2026 |
Local Badges
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You Rode Flo!3,230 awarded -
Big Ride 30k3,274 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge8 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,078 awarded -
Top 10 Trails87 awarded -
Completionist58 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort | bike park | Stowe |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 166 | 102 miles | 14,928 ft | 39 miles | 3,376 ft | #138 | #2 | 337 | 30,565 | 66 | 51,120 | |
| E-Bike | 126 | 88 miles | 9,974 ft | 29 miles | 2,530 ft | #1,213 | #19 | 1 | 14,288 | 31 | 1,071 | |
| Gravel Bike | 118 | 115 miles | 17,031 ft | 42 miles | 3,474 ft | #412 | #3 | 2,200 | 3 | 463 | ||
| Adaptive Bike | 43 | 27 miles | 3,127 ft | 9 miles | 1,512 ft | #1,403 | #4 | 6,930 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Winter Fat Bike | 36 | 31 miles | 2,694 ft | 8 miles | 3,156 ft | #827 | #4 | 1 | 2,193 | 42 | ||
| Horse | 2 | 1 mile | 377 ft | 4,551 ft | 381 ft | #2,015 | #5 | 6,848 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Hike | 242 | 181 miles | 44,347 ft | 76 miles | 3,976 ft | #485 | #1 | 38 | 30,485 | 11 | 7,995 | |
| Trail Running | 238 | 178 miles | 42,182 ft | 75 miles | 3,976 ft | #636 | #1 | 30,438 | 13 | 2,193 | ||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 3,901 ft | 7 ft | 213 ft | 2,339 ft | #561 | #1 | 2,465 | 7 | |||
| Snowmobile | 6 | 9 miles | 341 ft | 2 miles | 1,138 ft | #92 | #3 | 4,541 | 6 | |||
| Snowshoe | 130 | 146 miles | 36,378 ft | 60 miles | 3,976 ft | #32 | #1 | 2 | 13,990 | 4 | 288 | |
| Downhill Ski | 130 | 45 miles | 38,127 ft | 38 miles | 3,550 ft | #13 | #1 | 1 | 163 | 9,077 | ||
| Backcountry Ski | 106 | 119 miles | 35,745 ft | 56 miles | 3,976 ft | #18 | #1 | 5,665 | 8,067 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 131 | 143 miles | 28,261 ft | 59 miles | 3,976 ft | #31 | #1 | 2 | 13,929 | 1 | 3,051 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the best places to ride in Stowe?
Stowe has 21 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Stowe?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Stowe are:
- Lower Florence (Biking Only) (4.8/5)
- Upper Florence (Biking Only) (4.7/5)
- Serenity and Adrenaline Part 1 (4.5/5)
- Bear's Upper (4.5/5)
- Bear's Lower (Biking Only) (4.5/5)
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Where can I park to ride in Stowe?
There are 45 parking locations listed in Stowe. The most popular parking spots are:
- Cady Hill Forest Parking Lot
- Stowe Rec Path Parking - Brook Road
- Stowe Rec Path Parking - Chase Park
- Stowe Rec Path Parking - Town
- Parking at Stowe High School
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What is the longest trail in Stowe?
The longest trail in Stowe is Stowe Recreation Path at 5.2 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Stowe?
The best hiking trails in Stowe are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Stowe?
The best trail running trails in Stowe are: View all trail running trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Stowe?
Stowe has a total of 486 trails. Of those, 165 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Stowe to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Stowe?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Stowe is Haulapalooza with 517 ft of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Stowe?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Stowe is Kimmer's with 565 ft of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Stowe?
Stowe supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Gravel Biking, Adaptive Biking, Winter Fat Biking, Horseback, Hiking, Trail Running, ATVing/Offroading, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing, Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Nordic Skiing.
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What bike services are there in Stowe?
The following bike services are available in Stowe:
- Bike Shop (4)
- Trail Association (3)
- Other (3)
- Accommodation (1)
- Land Managers (1)
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Stowe?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Stowe is Haulapalooza with an average grade of 9%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are there any trails with scenic viewpoints in Stowe?
Yes, there are 4 scenic viewpoints marked along trails in Stowe. 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 Stowe?
The trails with the biggest jumps in Stowe are: Browse all mountain bike trails to find trails with jumps and technical features.
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Are the trails open in Stowe?
The overall region status for Stowe is Clear / Green. Out of 188 trails:
- Clear / Green: 114
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 21
- Significant Issue / Amber: 4
- Closed: 49
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Can I ride an ebike in Stowe?
Yes, Stowe supports e-bike riding. There are 119 trails in Stowe 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 Stowe?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Stowe are:
- #3 Maneuvers for Intermediate/Advanced + Tapline&Growler Ride (Levels 5+)
- #5 Stretch The Legs Ride: Cady Hill (Levels 4-5, MTB)
- Cady Hill Classic Loop
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What is the highest summit in Stowe?
The highest summit in Stowe is Mount Mansfield at 4,386 ft elevation.
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What are the top sights to see in Stowe?
There are 5 notable sights in Stowe. Some of the top sights include: Explore all points of interest in Stowe.
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Stowe?
The most popular Strava segments in Stowe are:
- Waiting at the top (11,677 athletes)
- Labor Day 2013 Bear's Run (11,440 athletes)
- BIKE PATH NORTH TO LUCE HILL (6,434 athletes)
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What are some popular technical trail features in Stowe?
There are 19 technical trail features (TTFs) in Stowe. Some popular features include:
- Charlies Log Skinny (Skinny)
- Bridge with berm (Bridge)
- Frosted Flakes (Skinny)
- Berm Bridge (Berm)
- Root Gap (Gap Jump)
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What trails are closed in Stowe?
There are currently 49 closed trails in Stowe. The breakdown of all trail statuses is:
- Clear / Green: 114
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 21
- Significant Issue / Amber: 4
- Closed: 49
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Are there accessible or adaptive trails in Stowe?
Yes, there are 31 accessible/adaptive trails in Stowe. View all adaptive trails in Stowe for specific accessibility information.
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Are there local clubs or events in Stowe?
There are 4 local clubs or associations listed in the Stowe directory. Browse the local directory for details.
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Stowe?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Stowe are:
- Upper Florence (Biking Only)
- Bear's Upper
- Lower Florence (Biking Only)
- Bear's Lower (Biking Only)
- Cady Hill Climb - Upper
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Stowe?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Stowe are:
- Cady Hill Climb - Upper (4.4/5)
- Cady Hill Climb - Lower (4.3/5)
- Sap Bucket (3/5)
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