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2.3 miles
Distance
450 ft
Climb
-167 ft
Descent
00:34:07
Avg time
282 ft
Altitude change
639 ft
Altitude min
984 ft
Altitude max
639 ft
Altitude start
922 ft
Altitude end
2.3%
Grade
-20.1%
Grade max
21.6%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
2,805 ft
Distance down
3,284 ft
Distance flat
00:34:07
Avg time
Big Top Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaFairgrounds Trails
Poultney, Vermont -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land OwnerSlate Valley Trails
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Big Top is a highly rated 2 mile popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Poultney Vermont. 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.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 5 rides
- 16 miles average
6 Months
- 216 rides
- 21 miles avg distance
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- 816 rides
- Last: Oct 21, 2026
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Directions to big-top trailhead
(43.512570, -73.187680)
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4 Reviews & Comments
TrevorWellman
Fun bench cut climb with some fun techy bits, good climb to a nice view
manglermixer
We descended this from carnie. Was a nice chill descent with a few spots to let’er rip. Some cool work work and nice bench cut. Fun trail. Would be a nice climb as well.
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