{"id":1167,"date":"2020-08-19T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2020-09-15T11:26:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T15:26:40","slug":"upper-valley-mountain-biking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/19\/upper-valley-mountain-biking\/","title":{"rendered":"Upper Valley Mountain Biking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1167\" class=\"elementor elementor-1167\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8226a81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8226a81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe4764\" data-id=\"2fe4764\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e8c0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8e8c0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When my son first became interested in mountain biking last year, I wanted to be part of his learning experience. My old bike was about 25 years old. Although it served me well for all those years, I quickly found out that it was inadequate for all of our adventuring needs. I began to research and (with my wife&#8217;s begrudging agreement) purchase the correct bikes, tools, and gear. Now the fun begins!<\/p><p>After riding the few Upper Valley mountain biking trails that we knew, we wanted to explore and discover new places. By searching online, talking to friends, and other riders, we discovered that the Upper Valley has many places to shred, but not all easily found on the Internet. Not to worry, I want to share my newfound knowledge of all these great spots! Here are twenty locations that are all within a forty-minute drive from Lebanon, NH starting with the closest. They include places large and small, from easy to hard.<\/p><p>A collection of images, some candid, from our adventures can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travispaigephotography.com\/Sports\/Upper-Valley-Mountain-Biking\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7f41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e7f41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Boston Lot\/Landmark Lands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68f77b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d68f77b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travispaigephotography.com\/Architecture\/The-Rail-Bridges\/i-f8w4VwM\/A\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-1024x679.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1171\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Boston Lot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-2048x1358.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-1140x756.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-1320x875.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">One of the many bridges.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1348c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1348c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Landmark\/Boston Lot trail system is probably the most popular in the Upper Valley due to its location, size, and range of trail diversity. It attracts riders looking for a technical ride with roots, rock gardens, steep climbs, and other gems of nature. The trail network is maintained by the Upper Valley Mountain Bike Club with the land mostly owned by Dartmouth College (I believe the land was granted to the college back when the town and college were first being formed). The land around Boston Lot Lake and the Nature Walk trailhead is owned by the city of Lebanon.<\/p><p>Our favorite trails are the rocky and technical ones around the old quarry. The lower trails near the Nature Walk trailhead called Sherwood Forest offers some easier trails and a small skills park.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/nmpaxvwhQjbux9bj6\">Nature Walk<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Ry7X79DkAknJ2fes5\">DHMC<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/JWWgJqqMxL9hehr77\">Wilder Dam<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Lebanon, NH<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 2,500<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong> 83<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> Approx. 32<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> A few Easy Trails, but mostly Intermediate to Expert<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Boston Lot Lake (swimming, fishing, and camping with permit), views from Burnt Mountain, and the Old Quarry.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/tracker\/map\/?ping=43.660418,-72.277679\"><strong>Trail Map<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lebanonnh.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/10110\/Boston-Lot-Trail-Map\">Trail Map<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uvmba.org\/\">Upper Valley Mountain Bike Association<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lebanonnh.gov\/Facilities\/Facility\/Details\/Boston-Lot-Conservation-Area-12\">Boston Lot Conservation Area<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851a873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"851a873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/tracker\/map\/?ping=43.660418,-72.277679\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"637\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-1024x679.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1176 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-1140x756.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails.png 1159w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/637;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-1024x679.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails-1140x756.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Boston-Lot-Trails.png 1159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Boston Lot Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c157e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c157e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. APD and Starr Hill Trails<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246ecf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"246ecf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1196 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking APD Trails\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/720;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1196\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking APD Trails\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A Long Lost Bike - APD Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066c734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"066c734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These multi-use trails are nestled between Alice Peck Day Hospital, I-89, and downtown Lebanon, consisting mostly of a wide looping double track with singletracks connecting the loops. A great place to bring the young ones who are just starting to learn how to mountain bike.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/eq3EZZNNyG76GBY49\">APD<\/a><\/strong> (Multiple entrance points)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/DF3UuBNEMDLyZUqT7\"><strong>Wheatley Street<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/miC7zJQJjXVh4GxD8\">Eldridge Street<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong>\u00a0Lebanon, NH<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong>\u00a0Approx. 77<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a09+<br \/><strong>Miles o<\/strong><strong>f Trails:<\/strong> Approx. 4<\/p><p><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Easy to Intermediate<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Park benches, large erratics, wide trails, and close to town.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alicepeckday.org\/assets\/APD_NatureTrailMap.pdf\">APD Trail Map<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lebanonnh.gov\/Facilities\/Facility\/Details\/Starr-Hill-30\">Starr Hill Trail Map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f92bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f92bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alicepeckday.org\/assets\/APD_NatureTrailMap.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"660\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/APD-Trails-and-Starr-Hill.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1197 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/APD-Trails-and-Starr-Hill.png 968w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/APD-Trails-and-Starr-Hill-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/APD-Trails-and-Starr-Hill-768x528.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/660;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/APD-Trails-and-Starr-Hill.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1197\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/APD-Trails-and-Starr-Hill.png 968w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/APD-Trails-and-Starr-Hill-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/APD-Trails-and-Starr-Hill-768x528.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Map of the APD Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70a3ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c70a3ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Hypertherm Trails<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31cec47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31cec47\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-385e247\" data-id=\"385e247\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996821d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"996821d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travispaigephotography.com\/Architecture\/The-Rail-Bridges\/i-SVrGTGc\/A\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1180 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Hypertherm Trails\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1180\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Hypertherm Trails\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bridge Leading to the trails from Farr Field Hanover, NH<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b5c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68b5c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are looking for a quick technical ride that is less traveled, this is the spot &#8211; it has rolling terrain with a lot of rocks and you can&#8217;t forget about the roots. My son and I created a new mountain biking term called &#8220;rootified&#8221; and it describes this place perfectly. &#8220;Rootified&#8221; is when your bike slips on roots and you either stop or fall down.\u00a0 It borders Mink Brook and Hanover&#8217;s Farr Field, which is another entry point onto the trails. Did I mention there were a lot of rocks?<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/uVPBpKSMbpTRESEL7\">Hypertherm<\/a><\/strong> (park in the upper parking near the kiosk, but not on the basketball court)<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/xJkkeyaQ2PFxwfgH8\">Farr Field<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Hanover, NH<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 150<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong> 4+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> Approx. 2.6 (Plus the trails on Rix Ledges)<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Intermediate to Expert<br \/><strong>Features: <\/strong>Mink Brook, Farr Field (picnic tables and baseball field), and many erratics.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/hypertherm-trails\"><strong>Trail Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92cd622 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92cd622\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca76f12\" data-id=\"ca76f12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab2966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ab2966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/hypertherm-trails\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"426\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hypertherm-Trailspng.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1187 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hypertherm-Trailspng.png 585w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hypertherm-Trailspng-300x218.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 585px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 585\/426;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hypertherm-Trailspng.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hypertherm-Trailspng.png 585w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hypertherm-Trailspng-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hypertherm Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613e5d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"613e5d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Whaleback<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0f537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc0f537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1208 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Whaleback\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1208\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Whaleback\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">View on the Ride to the Top<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ee682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ee682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just recently, Whaleback built three trails on their mountain. With 700 feet of vertical incline, it offers a unique downhill experience that is not found anywhere else in the Upper Valley. It is also a great workout to get to the top. Currently, there is one trail to the top and two downhill trail options and I would rate them as intermediate to expert. Be warned there are a few surprises like steep drops, ledge, and sharp corners. If you ride a hardtail, they might rattle you a bit. To find the uphill trail, ride up the Ivory ski trail (all the way to the right). About three-quarters of the way up bear left onto the singletrack that switchbacks up to the top. At the lift stay to the right and the trail starts on the top of the Whaletail ski trail.<\/p><p><strong>Trailhead:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/5AbJzQ4SdPBBtZEq9\">Whaleback Parking Area<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Enfield, NH<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 85<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong> 3<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a03+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Intermediate to Expert<br \/><strong>Features: <\/strong>Great Views<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whaleback.com\/\">Whaleback<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88977a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88977a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"596\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/whaleback.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1212 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/whaleback.png 954w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/whaleback-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/whaleback-768x480.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 954px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 954\/596;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/whaleback.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/whaleback.png 954w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/whaleback-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/whaleback-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Unfortunately, there are no maps yet - Some Strava routes<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa89334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa89334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Hurricane Hill - Hartford Town Forest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebbf610 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebbf610\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-020c180\" data-id=\"020c180\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d13d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d13d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1190 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Hurricane Hill\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1190\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Hurricane Hill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Trail crossing at Hurricane Hill<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d51f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d51f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hurricane Hill in Hartford has a little bit of everything in a small package. Large enough to get a nice long ride in, but small enough that you will not get lost. The main parking area is centrally located, so you can easily go back for lunch or quickly get back to your vehicle if there is an impending storm or you forgot something. Throw in some natural single and double track trails, a few reservoirs, hills and you have yourself a beautiful afternoon.<\/p><p><strong>Trailhead:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Tpk1brP3us6sVSdC9\">Reservoir Road<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Hartford, VT<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 423<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong> 30+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> 12.5+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Novice to Intermediate<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Reservoir, brooks, and old tower.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/uvmba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/HTFTrails.jpg\"><strong>Trail Map<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartford-vt.org\/2227\/Conservation\"><strong>Hartford Vermont Conservation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-979dbfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"979dbfb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e41527\" data-id=\"2e41527\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6618a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6618a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uvmba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/HTFTrails.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"624\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-1024x666.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1193 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-1140x742.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map.png 1177w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/624;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-1024x666.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map-1140x742.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huricane-Hill-Map.png 1177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hurricane Hill Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2528007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2528007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Oak Hill and Trescott Water Supply Lands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85a7645 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85a7645\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bc4558\" data-id=\"8bc4558\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a96ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62a96ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travispaigephotography.com\/Architecture\/The-Rail-Bridges\/i-V7cQkHs\/A\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1194 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Trescot Lands\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1140x758.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1320x878.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/638;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1194\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Trescot Lands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1140x758.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-1320x878.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdb03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bdb03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Oak Hill and Trescott Lands adjoin each other, and both offer an abundance of easy to intermediate flowing trails. At Oak Hill the singletrack trails are oldies, but goodies and some of the trails double as X-country ski trails in the winter. They do go through many open fields and grass, so watch out for ticks trying to hitch a ride and make sure to carefully check yourself for them once you are finished. The trails on Trescott Lands offer a mix of doubletrack and singletrack, with most of the trails being mellow. There is a bit of a climb if you take the Knapp Road to the top. These are great trails for beginners and a family-friendly ride.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4AZ9APx6gNTLqbuy8\">Trescott Road<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/v8bX2YdVsmTvp9Mb9\">Dogford Road<\/a><\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/RXJRBntrqWsCQgEn7\"><strong>Storrs Pond<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Hanover, NH<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 1000<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong> 29+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> 29+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Novice to Intermediate<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Reservoirs, open fields, and Storrs Pond Recreation Area.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/oak-hill-natural-area\"><strong>Oak Hill Trail Map<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/trescott-water-supply-lands\"><strong>Trescott Water Supply Lands Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c7b706 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c7b706\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e96180\" data-id=\"1e96180\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4061d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4061d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/oak-hill-natural-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"632\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-1024x674.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1205 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-1140x751.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-500x330.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands.png 1163w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/632;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-1024x674.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-1140x751.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands-500x330.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Oak-Hill-Trescott-Lands.png 1163w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Map Overview of Oak Hill and Trescott Lands<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-118b431 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"118b431\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-275bfc7\" data-id=\"275bfc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc2d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fc2d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. French's Ledges and Farnum Hill<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df6d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4df6d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1213 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking French&#039;s Ledges\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/720;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1213\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking French&#039;s Ledges\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b048af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b048af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The French&#8217;s Ledges and Farnum Hill Trail Network are probably one the best in the Upper Valley and is my son&#8217;s favorite. It has a nice winding double track to get you to the top and there are 360-degree views from the ledges. There is also the old KUA ski hill to explore and the option to take a dip below the Meriden Covered Bridge, a popular swimming hole.<\/p><p>On the other side of Columbus Jordan Road, there is another trail network on Farnum Hill. New trails have been built there recently. With this, comes unmarked trails, so there is some adventure to see where they go and also some Class VI roads to explore.<\/p><p>Our favorite trail is the Secret Trail which gives you quite the rush coming down off the hill. I recommend using the school or Columbus Jordan (North) trailheads.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/6Tf29pRhVsBvUDpZA\"><strong>Plainfield Elementary School<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/RKK23vWbe2FaQ69X9\">Columbus Jordan Road (North)<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ofNyAUzePH7zgrix6\">Columbus Jordan Road (South)<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/dBbxgRBQdngb38du6\">Colby Hill Road<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/fAygTfbax58qs4zw7\">Sanborn Road<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Plainfield, NH<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 143+<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong> 20+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> 12+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Mostly novice to intermediate with a few expert trails<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Great views, old ski hill, Blood Brook, and a swimming hole nearby.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meridentrails.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes.png\">French&#8217;s Ledges Trail Map<\/a><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/french-s-ledges-trails\"><strong>French&#8217;s Ledges Trail Map<\/strong><\/a> (outdated)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/farnum-trails\"><strong>Farnum Hill Trail Map<\/strong><\/a> (outdated)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea2cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bea2cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1577 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1140x1140.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1320x1320.png 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/960;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1140x1140.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FrenchsLedgesTrailMap_Nov2019_LowerRes-1320x1320.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe35fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbe35fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Huntley Meadows Trail<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3ee6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab3ee6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"353\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Huntley-Meadow-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1281 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Huntley Meadow\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Huntley-Meadow-3.jpg 627w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Huntley-Meadow-3-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 627px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 627\/353;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Huntley-Meadow-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1281\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Huntley Meadow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Huntley-Meadow-3.jpg 627w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Huntley-Meadow-3-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Huntley Meadow<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509039a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"509039a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A great place to bring the younger folk. A singletrack trail that loops Huntley Meadows and includes a small pump track located behind the baseball field. It has several rollers and three berm corners. The parents (if they are not riding) can enjoy a pleasant stroll around the meadow.<\/p><p><strong>Trailhead:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/7QAQLBM9je3r1w9eA\">Huntley Field Parking Lot<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Norwich, VT<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 52<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a01<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a0.7<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Easy<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Playing fields, Bloody Brook, and pump track.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/tracker\/map\/?ping=43.722785,-72.314803\"><strong>Trail Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cd1a35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cd1a35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad2a54f\" data-id=\"ad2a54f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0886a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0886a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"615\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows-1024x656.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1223 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows.png 1115w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/615;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows-1024x656.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Huntley-Meadows.png 1115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8c5de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d8c5de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Gile Mountain, Blue Ribbon Trail, Brookmead Conservation Area, and  Parcel 5<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae87bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae87bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1233 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Gile Mountain\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1233\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Gile Mountain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Looking up at the Gile Mountain Fire Tower<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcfbee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bcfbee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This location offers the chance to do a long loop ride that has a little bit of everything. These four areas are all interconnected. Starting at the north is Gile Mountian, with its 1.3-mile trail rising from Turnpike Road to the top. The main notable feature here is the accessible fire tower.<\/p><p>Between Gile Mountain and Beaver Meadow Road, or the Brookmead Conservation Area, is the Blue Ribbon Trail, a beautiful up and down singletrack riding along the ridgeline. About four miles into the Blue Ribbon ride, you can go right onto Beaver Meadow Road or turn left and take the 1.3-mile Blue Ribbon Passage Trail to the Brookemead Conservation Area, which contains about three miles of singletrack and old logging roads. If you stay east, you can take the Norwich Farms Connector to their public parking area. Proceeding to the south will connect you with the Parcel 5 trail double-track 5K loop. South of Parcel 5 there, are two connector trails connecting to Tilden Hill Road.<\/p><p>I would recommend parking at the Upper Valley Land Trust&#8217;s Parking Area, riding north on Turnpike Road to Gile Mountain, and coming back on the Blue Ribbon Trail, Blue Ribbon Passage, Brookmeade Main Loop, and Norwich Connector Trails back to the parking area (approx 11 miles).<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/jzrP4iVwdhNLx3468\"><strong>Turnpike Road UVLT Parking Lot<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/jzrP4iVwdhNLx3468\">Gile Mountain Trailhead<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/mwJ1b4jCizZuU1p19\">Parcel 5<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/YjqGTtVCe3K33fUw6\">Ballard Trailhead<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Norwich, VT<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 800+<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong> 11+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> 15+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> <strong>Gile Mountain<\/strong> &#8211; Intermediate to Expert<br \/><strong>Blue Ribbon Trail<\/strong> &#8211; Intermediate<br \/><strong>Parcel 5<\/strong> &#8211; Easy<br \/><strong>Brookmeade<\/strong> &#8211; Intermediate<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Fire tower<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/tracker\/map\/?ping=43.765437,-72.350829\"><strong>Trail Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84631aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84631aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/tracker\/map\/?ping=43.765437,-72.350829\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"690\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-1024x736.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1236 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-1140x819.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail.png 1264w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/690;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-1024x736.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1236\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail-1140x819.png 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BlueRibbonTrail.png 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Overview of Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ec26b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2ec26b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. Union Village Dam Recreation Area<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf9606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caf9606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1239 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Union Village Dam\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1239\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Union Village Dam\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Looking North from the Top Of Union Village Dam<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383cb71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"383cb71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you looking for a nice bike ride and a swim? This is the place for you. The Army Corps of Engineers owns over 800 acres along the Ompomanoosuc River between the Union Village Dam and Thetford Center with trails on both sides of the river. The Buzzell Bridge Road, a closed-off dirt road runs down the middle with trails branching off. I was not able to find any detailed maps online, but there are plenty of singletrack trails.<\/p><p>Our favorite trail is to grab the Forest Management Trail near the base of the paved road, dropping down from the dam heading north. It runs parallel to the road north towards Thetford. There are also two swimming holes along the river, one with a beach.<\/p><p>The best place to park is at the parking area at the gate on Buzzell Bridge Road on the north end. It is a short walk to the sandy beach swimming hole.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/B93UPCTRTJGwd87Y8\">Buzzell Bridge Road<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Z4a9gPj2YjsSRRCS8\">Thetford Center Covered Bridge<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/BM6q4QTNY8NwyKom8\">Union Village Dam<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Thetford, VT<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 800+<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a030+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a0N\/A<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Easy to Expert<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Union Village Dam, swimming holes, picnic areas, and Thetford Center covered bridge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c49465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c49465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"730\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Thetford-Trails.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1243 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Thetford-Trails.png 971w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Thetford-Trails-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Thetford-Trails-768x584.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/730;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Thetford-Trails.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Thetford-Trails.png 971w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Thetford-Trails-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Thetford-Trails-768x584.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Map Overview of Union Village Dam and Surrounding Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8927bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8927bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11. Aqueduct Trails<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032bc01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"032bc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1268 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Aqueduct Trails\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1268\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Aqueduct Trails\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My Son Measuring Up the Wallride<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33973c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33973c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Aqueduct Trails were a pleasant surprise! Not the largest place to ride, but it is pack-full of hand-crafted quality downhill thrills with berms, drops, and a wallride at the bottom of the Shooter Trail &#8211; I believe that this is the only one in the Upper Valley. When we left after the first time, we did not realize we put in close to ten miles. I would recommend riding up the Class VI road to the top to access the trails. It is a steep climb up Stinger to access Shooter and the wallride.<\/p><p>Our favorite trails here are the Shooter, Roller Coaster, and Rum Street.<\/p><p><strong>Trailhead:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/CufdgM5F3BK77Qpj8\">Cox District Road<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Woodstock, VT<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 350+<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong> 26<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> 7.6<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Easy to Expert<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Reservoir, wallride (shown above), and small pump track.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/tracker\/map\/?ping=43.625063,-72.569542\"><strong>Trail Map<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mtbwoodstock.com\/\">Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10b42d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e10b42d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/tracker\/map\/?ping=43.625063,-72.569542\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"684\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aquaduct9.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1246 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aquaduct9.png 905w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aquaduct9-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aquaduct9-768x580.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 905px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 905\/684;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aquaduct9.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aquaduct9.png 905w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aquaduct9-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Aquaduct9-768x580.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Overview of the Aqueduct Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91941c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91941c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12. Mount Peg Trails<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48a2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d48a2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1252 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Mount Peg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/720;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1252\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Mount Peg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taking a Deserved Break at the Top of Charlies<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c76f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c76f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You are either going to love or hate the trails at Mount Peg. If you are looking for soft flowing trails, you will not find many here. The trails, carved into the hill-side, require a lot of climbing to get to the top of Charlies and Mount Peg. But once you reach the top, you are rewarded with some exhilarating downhill runs. It can also be a little tricky finding your way back to the main parking lot at Knox Meadows because of the horizontal trail layout. At Knox Meadows, there is a skills area that has four practice drops of varying heights. All the trails are managed by the Woodstock Inn &amp; Resort and maintained by the Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association.<\/p><p><strong>Trailhead:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ghRuGAERu6EPuZ7y6\">Knox Meadow Parking<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Woodstock, VT<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 1000<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a047<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a030+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Easy to Expert<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Views and a drop skill park.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/tracker\/map\/?ping=43.609854,-72.510321\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mtbwoodstock.com\/\">Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodstockinn.com\/do\/things-to-do\/mountain-biking\">Woodstock Inn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15de4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15de4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/tracker\/map\/?ping=43.609854,-72.510321\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"699\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg-1024x746.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1253 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg.png 1129w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/699;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg-1024x746.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1253\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mount-Peg.png 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Overview of the Mount Peg Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14b202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a14b202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13. Cornish Town Forest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe5b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbe5b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1256 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Cornish Town Forest\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1256\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Cornish Town Forest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Sun Setting Behind Ascutney Mountain<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4aaf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4aaf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Cornish Town Forest has become our favorite go-to trail network for a traditional singletrack workout. With a view from the lookout facing the eastern slopes of Ascutney mountain, it is one of the best in the Upper Valley. The trails are easy to navigate and comprised of four loops (white, orange, yellow, and blue) connected at the top by the red trail, which takes you to the Ascutney lookout. There are more trails north of the forest (not on map) connecting to the Hillard Road access trail that offers alternate routes to the lookout.<\/p><p>The two access points are Paddy Hollow\/Root Hill Road and Hillard Road. If your vehicle has high enough clearance, you may drive the few thousand feet up Root Hill Road (Class VI) at the end of Paddy Hollow to the parking area or park near the end of Paddy Hollow. For the Hilliard Road access park at the foot traffic entrance (red trail) to the forest along Tandy Brook Road and bike to the Hilliard Road trail entrance. There is no parking on Hilliard Road.<\/p><p>Our favorite trail is the steep descent from the lookout on the white trail.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/eiX5RBTJEYpJfwy69\">Paddy Hollow\/Root Hill Road<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Cr9QYXjGo4vwnjDd6\">Tandy Brook Road<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Loc<\/strong><strong>ation:<\/strong> Cornish, NH<br \/><strong>Acreage:<\/strong> Approx. 270+<br \/><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a015+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a010+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Intermediate to Expert<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Lookout and vernal pools.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishnh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/town-forest-map-2016-jpeg.jpg\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishnh.net\/?page_id=313\">Cornish NH<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651e241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"651e241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishnh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/town-forest-map-2016-jpeg.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"742\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1024x791.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1259 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1140x881.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1320x1020.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map.jpg 1650w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/742;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1024x791.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1140x881.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map-1320x1020.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cornish-Town-Forest-Map.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An Older Map of the Cornish Town Forest<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8ef38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc8ef38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">14. Lipfert Forest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3159ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3159ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1265 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Lipfert Forest\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1265\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Lipfert Forest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">King Elm Farm Sugar House<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c8963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3c8963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lipfert Forest is worth a visit, especially if you are already taking a ride in the Cornish Town Forest. They both share the same Class VI road for access. All the trails are situated on private property for public access. The land once belonged to King Elm, Balloch, Haubrich, and Dahms farms. Old farm roads criss-cross the hill which makes up most of the trails. My son and I nicknamed these the fern trails because of the abundance of ferns. There is also the restored sugar house and remnants of old farms to explore.<\/p><p>It is best to access the Lipfert Trails from the Paddy Hollow Cornish Town Forest parking lot. This way, one can access both Lipfert Forest and The Cornish Town Forest with more central parking. There is also trail access from Rte 12A. Look for a driveway at the railroad track crossing just north of the Claremont\/Cornish town line (1349 NH Rte 12A). If you drive up the driveway, you will see a trail map on a post at the trailhead. There is room for 3-4 cars.<\/p><p>The highlight of the property is the King Elm Farm Sugar House which can be found near the intersection of Bill&#8217;s Boulevard and the Sugar House Trail.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/eiX5RBTJEYpJfwy69\">Paddy Hollow\/Root Hill Road<\/a><br \/>The trails can also be accessed from Rte 12A<\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Loc<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">ation:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Cornish, NH<br \/><\/span><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Acreage:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Approx. 300+<br \/><\/span><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a012<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a012+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Easy to Intermediate<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Restored sugar house, chimney, and other building remnants.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/lipfert-forest\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/uvlt.org\/2015\/04\/ballochs-crossing-a-conservation-corridor-grows\/\">Upper Valley Land Trust<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984f16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"984f16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/lipfert-forest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"485\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lipfert-Forest-Trail-Overview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1320 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lipfert-Forest-Trail-Overview.png 778w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lipfert-Forest-Trail-Overview-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lipfert-Forest-Trail-Overview-768x479.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 778px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 778\/485;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lipfert-Forest-Trail-Overview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lipfert-Forest-Trail-Overview.png 778w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lipfert-Forest-Trail-Overview-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lipfert-Forest-Trail-Overview-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Overview of Lipfert Forest Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6466f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f6466f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15. Moody Park<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86ce34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d86ce34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1278 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Moody Park\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/720;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1278\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Moody Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pavilion at the Top with Views of Mt. Ascutney<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02e92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b02e92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a kid, I lived down the street from Moody Park and spent a lot of time there exploring, playing tennis, and cross-country skiing. We would take school field trips there to play capture the flag and baseball. In high school, our cross country running course began at the old baseball field. There were no mountain bike trails back then, but there are plenty now. If you are a beginner, there are flat winding trails to get you accustomed to mountain biking and natural singletrack trails, some with features like bridge skinnies as you advance.<\/p><p>Our favorite trail is coming down the Indian Trail East from the top of the access road. Another unique feature is a trail called the Gravity Cavity, which looks like the base of an old ski jump. It is very steep with a jump on one side and can be a little intimidating.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/GX3dd7bnrz3oehwm9\">Maple Avenue<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Loc<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">ation:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Claremont, NH<br \/><\/span><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Acreage:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Approx. 325+<br \/><\/span><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a012<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a08+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Easy to Intermediate<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Picnic areas, pavilion, and playground.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.claremontnh.com\/corecode\/uploads\/document\/uploaded_pdfs\/corecode\/Moody%20Park%20Trail%20Map_89.pdf\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/region\/moody-park-24711\/\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailfinder.info\/trails\/trail\/moody-park\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.claremontnh.com\/index.php?section=parks-and-facilities&amp;cas_cscid=1&amp;casid=89\">Claremont NH<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b81a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3b81a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.claremontnh.com\/corecode\/uploads\/document\/uploaded_pdfs\/corecode\/Moody%20Park%20Trail%20Map_89.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"684\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1024x730.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1284 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-2048x1460.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1140x813.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1320x941.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/684;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1024x730.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-2048x1460.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1140x813.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Moody-Park-Trail-Map-1320x941.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Map of Moody Park<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db00b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db00b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">16. Newport Town Forest\/Pinnacle Hill<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0343819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0343819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1277 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Pinnacle Hill\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/720;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1277\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Pinnacle Hill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taking a Break at the Top of Pinnacle Hill<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072b18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a lot of single and double track trails to explore in the Newport Town Forest. The lower section of trails is mostly intermediate single and double track. The easiest way to get to the top of the Pinnacle is to grab the Class VI portion of Summer Road. You can take the double track Upper Route trail from the school or park at the end of Summer Street. The trails north of the forest surrounding Colt Mountain are steep, rocky, or just plain gnarly. Expect a good workout from pushing your bike and be careful if the trails are wet. It will take a few rides to get familiar with the terrain, but it is worth the visit.<\/p><p>Our favorite trail is the Greenvilles Eastside Trail and it has a nice flow with large berms.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/SjnCefk7Z3KfnKyU6\">Newport Middle High School<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/PN4SKeURji9bEK3U7\">Summer Street<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Loc<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">ation:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Newport, NH<br \/><\/span><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Acreage:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Approx. 200+<br \/><\/span><strong>Number of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a026+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a013+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Easy to Expert<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Frisbee golf, playground, cave, and views.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.team-pinnacle.org\/media\/maps\/Pinnacle20110407.pdf\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/region\/the-pinnacle-12284\/?lat=43.387839&amp;lon=-72.163507&amp;z=14&amp;m=trailforks\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newportrec.com\/index.php?n=newport_town_forest\">Newport Recreation<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91f5cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91f5cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newportrec.com\/gfs\/media\/pdfs\/pinnacle20200522.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-775x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1285 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-768x1014.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-1163x1536.jpg 1163w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-1551x2048.jpg 1551w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-1140x1506.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-1320x1743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-scaled.jpg 1938w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 775px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 775\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-775x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1285\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-768x1014.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-1163x1536.jpg 1163w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-1551x2048.jpg 1551w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-1140x1506.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-1320x1743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Newport-Town-Forest-map-scaled.jpg 1938w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Newport Town Forest Map<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca65619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca65619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">17. Ascutney Trails<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37c498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e37c498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1279 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Ascutney Trails\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1279\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Ascutney Trails\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">View from the Top of Mile Long Field<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198d5da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"198d5da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ascutney Mountain Trail System comprises of four unique trail systems. The Ascutney Trail Association maintains the trails, their motto is <strong>Hand Built &#8211; Iconic &#8211; Vermont<\/strong>, and their hard work is on display with some awesome twisting singletracks. The bulk of the trails located between the base of Mount Ascutney and the village of Brownsville can offer a full day of riding. They have opened up ten miles of trails to e-bikes accessed from the Ascutney Outdoors Center this year. There is also a small 3.5-mile kid-friendly trail network opposite from the Mt. Ascutney State Park entrance that also has access to the Weathersfield Town Forest, which will have some new MTB trails soon.<\/p><p>Our favorite trail was Pass the Buck and the scenic views from the picnic tables in the Mile Long Field.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/D5sVUs4CetLMvnkWA\">Ascutney Outdoors Center<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/hmGLqh9vBLoNZfrJ8\">Mountainside Drive<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/q6Pdmt8YQwDfUqac7\">West Windsor Town Forest<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ki4hZ7crYLhcckLq7\">Mt. Ascutney State Park<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Loc<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">ation:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Brownsville, VT<br \/><\/span><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Acreage:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a01500+<br \/><\/span><strong>Number of Trails: <\/strong>\u00a090+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong>\u00a035+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Easy to Expert<br \/><strong>Features:<\/strong> Picnic tables, waterfalls, an old quarry, Ascutney State Park, and great views.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/region\/ascutney-trails-12126\/\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascutneytrails.com\/\">Ascutney Trails<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascutneyoutdoors.org\/\">Ascutney Outdoors<\/a><\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca8ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ca8ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/region\/ascutney-trails-12126\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"696\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-1024x742.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1305 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-1140x826.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit.jpg 1279w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/696;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-1024x742.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1305\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit-1140x826.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ascutney-Mountain-2020-Edit.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Overview of Ascutney Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a7763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7a7763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18. Green Woodlands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777d19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"777d19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1275 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Green Woodlands\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1275\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Green Woodlands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">View Near Town Line Pond<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd2d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fd2d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Green Woodland trails are by far some of the best in the Upper Valley. With upwards of seventy miles of well thought out machine-built lines through the woods, these trails boast endless berms, bridges, and rollers coasters. There are multiple parking areas within the 35 square miles of conserved land to access the section of trail that you would like to explore that day. At the first parking area off from Dorchester Road, there is a small skills course. The Town House Trail connects all three lower parking areas.<\/p><p>For easy access to the best downhill section (which is from the top of Norris), I would park at the second parking area off from Dorchester Road opposite the Quimby Trail, which is the easiest trail to climb to the top. The northern reaches of the Greens has some of the best scenery near the Town Line Pond (park at the Clough Road parking area). The twisty bermed infested Cellar Hole loop is worth a visit and make sure to take the small spur trail to the pond for a wide view of the water. If you would like to a dip, there is a swimming hole on the brook trail, just south of where the Norris Trail ends.<\/p><p>The best mountain views can be found on top of Norris along the Norris Trail, from the warming hut at Captain Norris, and at the top of the Ledges Trail (which by-the-way is our favorite trail).<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/SwWcYQ8nrGRxxYMG7\">Dorchester Rte 118<\/a>\u00a0(There are more parking areas along Dorchester Road)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/FCxtiw5B5UTGFEZN7\">D&#8217;Acres<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/zTUEgfRxu1cYkMMi6\">Lyme NH<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Loc<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">ation:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Dorchester, NH<br \/><\/span><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Acreage:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> 22,000+<br \/><\/span><strong>Number of Trails: <\/strong>\u00a072+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> 60+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Easy to Expert<br \/><strong>Features:\u00a0<\/strong>Ponds, Lakes, views, swimming hole, skills park.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/region\/green-woodlands-25802\/\">Trail Map<\/a><\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/greenwoodlands.org\/home.html\">Green Woodlands Foundation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc526cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc526cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailforks.com\/region\/green-woodlands-25802\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"853\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1024x910.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1306 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1024x910.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-300x267.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-768x683.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1536x1366.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1140x1013.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1320x1173.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319.jpeg 1820w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/853;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1024x910.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1306\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1024x910.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-300x267.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-768x683.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1536x1366.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1140x1013.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319-1320x1173.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1820_Summer_Trails_092319.jpeg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Overview of Green Woodlands Trails<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf63cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adf63cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19. Webb Forest Preserve - Sunapee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87064bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87064bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1304 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Webb Forest Preserve\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1304\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Webb Forest Preserve\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">R.H. Webb Memorial<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d205cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d205cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I found out about the Webb Forest Preserve (not to be confused with the Webb Forest in neighboring New London) by seeing it mentioned on an older website. The only map I could find was from 2002, but the existing trails seem to match. It is home of the NECS Horror at Harding Hill X-Country MTB race and Frenzy in the Forest trail running race.<\/p><p>The trails remind me of the lower trails found at French&#8217;s Ledges or the trails at Lipfert Forest and there is nothing too steep or gnarly mostly old farm roads with some singletrack loops branching off. The overlook is now overgrown with not much of a view of Mt. Sunapee, but it would be a great place for a picnic lunch. On the western side of the preserve, the trails give access to some beautiful fields that run along Harding Hill Road. In the southwest corner, you can find the memorial dedicated to Richard H. Webb.<\/p><p>Overall, this is a great trail system to have a nice ride with some easy to moderate challenges and is a great place if you are learning the sport.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/>Stagecoach Road<br \/>Harding Hill Road<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Loc<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">ation:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Sunapee, NH<br \/><\/span><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Acreage:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> 376+<br \/><\/span><strong>Number of Trails: <\/strong>\u00a025+<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> 15+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Easy to Intermediate<br \/><strong>Features: <\/strong>Open fields and wide trails.<\/p><p><strong>Related Links<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.team-pinnacle.org\/media\/maps\/Webb_Forest.pdf\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardinghillfarm.com\/recreation-trail-system\">Harding Hill Farm<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ausbonsargent.org\/properties\/webb-forest-preserve\">The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd6a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbd6a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.team-pinnacle.org\/media\/maps\/Webb_Forest.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"814\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1024x868.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1293 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1024x868.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1536x1301.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-2048x1735.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1140x966.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1320x1118.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/814;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1024x868.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1024x868.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1536x1301.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-2048x1735.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1140x966.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Webb_Forest-Map-1320x1118.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Webb Forest Map<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3f91b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed3f91b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20. Page Hill Trails<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab5dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ab5dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1276 lazyload\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Page Hill\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1276\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Page Hill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My Son Taking a Jump on the Shock Therapy Trail<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a02215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a02215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another pleasant surprise was Page Hill. Hand-crafted trails built by the Central New Hampshire Chapter of NEMBA, the Bear Claw Trail takes you from the main parking lot. The first thing we noticed was the roots! If I have my tree species correct, it was mostly Beech trees, which have a very shallow root system. At the top of Bear Claw, there is a group of old cabins, including one built out of local stone.<\/p><p>The next feature of interest is the towering power lines. One would not think of power lines to be aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, but they did here with the expansive views from the top. Plus, add in the zapping and buzzing sounds of electrons moving through the lines for a cool extra effect. When you reach the hand-made bench at the top of Shock Therapy, this is where the fun begins. It is 3400 feet of pure happiness, first zig-zagging you through berm abundant turns and jumps under the powerlines and then into the woods to the bottom.<\/p><p>The biggest trail challenge on the hill is The Dude Abides Trail. Our favorite trail, of course, is Shock Therapy.<\/p><p><strong>Trailheads:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/DacRmiMDjLXSfU2o8\">Murray Hill Road<\/a>\u00a0(Main Parking Area)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4iBTGkZXWFKZTkxQ8\">Clough Road<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Loc<\/strong><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">ation:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> Hill, NH<br \/><\/span><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Acreage:<\/strong><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"> 472+<br \/><\/span><strong>Number of Trails: <\/strong>\u00a014<br \/><strong>Miles of Trails:<\/strong> 7+<br \/><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Easy to Expert<br \/><strong>Features: <\/strong>Great views<\/p><p><strong>Related Links<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnhnemba.org\/p\/trail-maps.html\">Trail Map<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnhnemba.org\/\">Central NH Chapter of NEMBA<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nemba.org\/\">NEMBA<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lrct.org\/\">Lakes Region Conservation Trust<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fddb04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fddb04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnhnemba.org\/p\/trail-maps.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"674\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map-1024x719.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1313 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map.jpg 1124w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/674;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map-1024x719.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Page-Hill-Trail-Map.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Page Hill Trail Map<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4491ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4491ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I hope you liked this write up of local places to ride. Please feel free to add comments about your mountain bike experiences in the Upper Valley. If I missed a place, please comment or send me an <a href=\"mailto:travispaigephotography@gmail.com\">email<\/a>. I would love to hear from you.<\/p><p>I also want to thank my wonderful daughter, Chelsea Paige, for being my editor on this piece.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ee14ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ee14ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-211981f\" data-id=\"211981f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d15458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"9d15458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2364-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Cornish Town Forest\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2364-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Cornish Town Forest\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Enjoying the View-Cornish Town Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Boston Lot\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1697;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_2979_80_81_82_83_84_85_tonemapped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Boston Lot\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bridge on the White Dot Trail-Boston Lot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Hypertherm Trails\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4447_tonemapped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Hypertherm Trails\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bridge at Farr Fiield-Hypertherm Trails<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Hurricane Hill\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1706;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_4831-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Hurricane Hill\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Signage at Hurricane Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Trescot Lands\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1702;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC_0001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Trescot Lands\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Trescott Road Sign-Trescott Lands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking APD Trails\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0690-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking APD Trails\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Abandoned Bike-APD Trails<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Whaleback\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIK3007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Whaleback\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">View from Ivory Trail-Whaleback<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking French&#039;s Ledges\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GOPR2357-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking French&#039;s Ledges\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">On the top of French's Ledges<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Gile Mountain\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC9642-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Gile Mountain\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Gile Mountain Fire Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Union Village Dam\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC3138-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Union Village Dam\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">View from Union Village Dam<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Mount Peg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2642-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Mount Peg\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">At the top of Charlies-Mount Peg Trails<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Cornish Town Forest\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3064-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Cornish Town Forest\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sunset at Cornish Town Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Lipfert Forest\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Lipfert Forest\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Restored Sugar House-Lipfert Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Aqueduct Trails\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3261-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Aqueduct Trails\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Wallride on Shooter trail-Aqueduct Trails<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Green Woodlands\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Green Woodlands\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Marsh at Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Page Hill\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1706;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3306-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Page Hill\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Taking the First Jump on Shock Therapy-Page Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Pinnacle Hill\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2661-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Pinnacle Hill\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Taking a Break on the Top of Pinnacle-Newport Town Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"18 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Moody Park\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2317-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Moody Park\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Pavillion on the Top of Moody Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"19 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Ascutney Trails\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3341-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Ascutney Trails\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Mile long Field-Ascutney Trails<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"20 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Webb Forest Preserve\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3387-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Valley Mountain Biking Webb Forest Preserve\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">R.H. Webb Memorial Stone-Webb Forest Preserve<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"21 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"22 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1056-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A Happy Face-Town Line Pond\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1056-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A Happy Face-Town Line Pond\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A Happy Face-Town Line Pond<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"23 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1062-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK1062-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"24 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2391-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"My Birthday Ride-Cornish Town Forest\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2391-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"My Birthday Ride-Cornish Town Forest\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">My Birthday Ride-Cornish Town Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"25 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2394-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cornish Town Forest\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2394-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cornish Town Forest\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Cornish Town Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"26 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2438-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge over Merrill Brook-Green Woodlands\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2438-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge over Merrill Brook-Green Woodlands\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bridge over Merrill Brook-Green Woodlands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"27 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2511-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2511-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Town Line Pond-Green Woodlands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"28 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2602-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Top of Norris-Green Woodlands\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK2602-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Top of Norris-Green Woodlands\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Top of Norris-Green Woodlands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"29 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing Whaleback\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing Whaleback\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Climbing Whaleback<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"30 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"At the Top of Whaleback\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"At the Top of Whaleback\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">At the Top of Whaleback<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"31 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3189-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A visit to Millstone Trails\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3189-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A visit to Millstone Trails\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">A visit to Millstone Trails<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"32 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3287-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Old Cottage-Page Hill\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3287-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Old Cottage-Page Hill\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Old Cottage-Page Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"33 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3298-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"At the top of Voltage Trail-Page Hill\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3298-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"At the top of Voltage Trail-Page Hill\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">At the top of Voltage Trail-Page Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"34 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3335-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Taking a Break at the Ascutney Trails\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3335-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Taking a Break at the Ascutney Trails\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Taking a Break at the Ascutney Trails<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"35 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3371-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"At the lookout-Webb Forest Preserve\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3371-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"At the lookout-Webb Forest Preserve\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">At the lookout-Webb Forest Preserve<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"36 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3381-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Field View-Webb Forest Preserve\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NIK3381-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Field View-Webb Forest Preserve\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Field View-Webb Forest Preserve<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"37 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2305-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Tired from the Climb-Burnt Mountain-Boston Lot\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2305-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Tired from the Climb-Burnt Mountain-Boston Lot\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Tired from the Climb-Burnt Mountain-Boston Lot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"38 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2339-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"French&#039;s Ledges\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2339-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"French&#039;s Ledges\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">French's Ledges<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"39 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2367-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cornish Town Forest\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2367-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cornish Town Forest\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Cornish Town Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"40 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2388-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Headed to Capton Norris-Green Woodlands\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2388-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Headed to Capton Norris-Green Woodlands\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Headed to Capton Norris-Green Woodlands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"41 of 41\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2745-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Burnt Mountain-Boston Lot\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travispaigephotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GOPR2745-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Burnt Mountain-Boston Lot\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Burnt Mountain-Boston Lot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my son first became interested in mountain biking last year, I wanted to be part of his learning experience. My old bike was about 25 years old. Although it served me well for all those years, I quickly found out that it was inadequate for all of our adventuring needs. I began to research and (with my wife&#8217;s begrudging agreement) purchase the correct bikes, tools, and gear. Now the fun begins! After riding the few Upper Valley mountain biking trails that we knew, we wanted to explore and discover new places. By searching online, talking to friends, and other riders, we discovered that the Upper Valley has many places to shred, but not all easily found on the Internet. Not to worry, I want to share my newfound knowledge of all these great spots! Here are twenty locations that are all within a forty-minute drive from Lebanon, NH starting with the closest. They include places large and small, from easy to hard. A collection of images, some candid, from our adventures can be found here. 1. Boston Lot\/Landmark Lands One of the many bridges. The Landmark\/Boston Lot trail system is probably the most popular in the Upper Valley due to its location, size, and range of trail diversity. It attracts riders looking for a technical ride with roots, rock gardens, steep climbs, and other gems of nature. The trail network is maintained by the Upper Valley Mountain Bike Club with the land mostly owned by Dartmouth College (I believe the land was granted to the college back when the town and college were first being formed). The land around Boston Lot Lake and the Nature Walk trailhead is owned by the city of Lebanon. Our favorite trails are the rocky and technical ones around the old quarry. The lower trails near the Nature Walk trailhead called Sherwood Forest offers some easier trails and a small skills park. Trailheads:Nature WalkDHMCWilder Dam Location: Lebanon, NHAcreage: Approx. 2,500Number of Trails: 83Miles of Trails: Approx. 32Skill Level: A few Easy Trails, but mostly Intermediate to ExpertFeatures: Boston Lot Lake (swimming, fishing, and camping with permit), views from Burnt Mountain, and the Old Quarry. Related Links:Trail MapTrail MapUpper Valley Mountain Bike AssociationBoston Lot Conservation Area Boston Lot Trails 2. APD and Starr Hill Trails A Long Lost Bike &#8211; APD Trails These multi-use trails are nestled between Alice Peck Day Hospital, I-89, and downtown Lebanon, consisting mostly of a wide looping double track with singletracks connecting the loops. A great place to bring the young ones who are just starting to learn how to mountain bike. Trailheads:APD (Multiple entrance points)Wheatley StreetEldridge Street Location:\u00a0Lebanon, NHAcreage:\u00a0Approx. 77Number of Trails:\u00a09+Miles of Trails: Approx. 4 Skill Level: Easy to IntermediateFeatures: Park benches, large erratics, wide trails, and close to town. Related Links:APD Trail MapStarr Hill Trail Map Map of the APD Trails 3. Hypertherm Trails Bridge Leading to the trails from Farr Field Hanover, NH If you are looking for a quick technical ride that is less traveled, this is the spot &#8211; it has rolling terrain with a lot of rocks and you can&#8217;t forget about the roots. My son and I created a new mountain biking term called &#8220;rootified&#8221; and it describes this place perfectly. &#8220;Rootified&#8221; is when your bike slips on roots and you either stop or fall down.\u00a0 It borders Mink Brook and Hanover&#8217;s Farr Field, which is another entry point onto the trails. Did I mention there were a lot of rocks? Trailheads:Hypertherm (park in the upper parking near the kiosk, but not on the basketball court)Farr Field Location: Hanover, NHAcreage: Approx. 150Number of Trails: 4+Miles of Trails: Approx. 2.6 (Plus the trails on Rix Ledges)Skill Level:\u00a0Intermediate to ExpertFeatures: Mink Brook, Farr Field (picnic tables and baseball field), and many erratics. Related Links:Trail Map Hypertherm Trails 4. Whaleback View on the Ride to the Top Just recently, Whaleback built three trails on their mountain. With 700 feet of vertical incline, it offers a unique downhill experience that is not found anywhere else in the Upper Valley. It is also a great workout to get to the top. Currently, there is one trail to the top and two downhill trail options and I would rate them as intermediate to expert. Be warned there are a few surprises like steep drops, ledge, and sharp corners. If you ride a hardtail, they might rattle you a bit. To find the uphill trail, ride up the Ivory ski trail (all the way to the right). About three-quarters of the way up bear left onto the singletrack that switchbacks up to the top. At the lift stay to the right and the trail starts on the top of the Whaletail ski trail. Trailhead:Whaleback Parking Area Location: Enfield, NHAcreage: Approx. 85Number of Trails: 3Miles of Trails:\u00a03+Skill Level:\u00a0Intermediate to ExpertFeatures: Great Views Related Links:Whaleback Unfortunately, there are no maps yet &#8211; Some Strava routes 5. Hurricane Hill &#8211; Hartford Town Forest Trail crossing at Hurricane Hill Hurricane Hill in Hartford has a little bit of everything in a small package. Large enough to get a nice long ride in, but small enough that you will not get lost. The main parking area is centrally located, so you can easily go back for lunch or quickly get back to your vehicle if there is an impending storm or you forgot something. Throw in some natural single and double track trails, a few reservoirs, hills and you have yourself a beautiful afternoon. Trailhead:Reservoir Road Location: Hartford, VTAcreage: Approx. 423Number of Trails: 30+Miles of Trails: 12.5+Skill Level: Novice to IntermediateFeatures: Reservoir, brooks, and old tower. Related Links:Trail MapHartford Vermont Conservation Hurricane Hill Trails 6. Oak Hill and Trescott Water Supply Lands The Oak Hill and Trescott Lands adjoin each other, and both offer an abundance of easy to intermediate flowing trails. At Oak Hill the singletrack trails are oldies, but goodies and some of the trails double as X-country ski trails in the winter. They do go through many open fields and grass, so watch out for ticks trying to hitch a ride and make sure to carefully check yourself for them once you are finished. The trails on Trescott Lands offer a mix of doubletrack and singletrack, with most of the trails being mellow. There is a bit of a climb if you take the Knapp Road to the top. These are great trails for beginners and a family-friendly ride. Trailheads:Trescott RoadDogford RoadStorrs Pond Location: Hanover, NHAcreage: Approx. 1000Number of Trails: 29+Miles of Trails: 29+Skill Level: Novice to IntermediateFeatures: Reservoirs, open fields, and Storrs Pond Recreation Area. Related Links:Oak Hill Trail MapTrescott Water Supply Lands Map Map Overview of Oak Hill and Trescott Lands 7. French&#8217;s Ledges and Farnum Hill The French&#8217;s Ledges and Farnum Hill Trail Network are probably one the best in the Upper Valley and is my son&#8217;s favorite. It has a nice winding double track to get you to the top and there are 360-degree views from the ledges. There is also the old KUA ski hill to explore and the option to take a dip below the Meriden Covered Bridge, a popular swimming hole. On the other side of Columbus Jordan Road, there is another trail network on Farnum Hill. New trails have been built there recently. With this, comes unmarked trails, so there is some adventure to see where they go and also some Class VI roads to explore. Our favorite trail is the Secret Trail which gives you quite the rush coming down off the hill. I recommend using the school or Columbus Jordan (North) trailheads. Trailheads:Plainfield Elementary SchoolColumbus Jordan Road (North)Columbus Jordan Road (South)Colby Hill RoadSanborn Road Location: Plainfield, NHAcreage: Approx. 143+Number of Trails: 20+Miles of Trails: 12+Skill Level: Mostly novice to intermediate with a few expert trailsFeatures: Great views, old ski hill, Blood Brook, and a swimming hole nearby. Related Links:French&#8217;s Ledges Trail MapFrench&#8217;s Ledges Trail Map (outdated)Farnum Hill Trail Map (outdated) 8. Huntley Meadows Trail Huntley Meadow A great place to bring the younger folk. A singletrack trail that loops Huntley Meadows and includes a small pump track located behind the baseball field. It has several rollers and three berm corners. The parents (if they are not riding) can enjoy a pleasant stroll around the meadow. Trailhead:Huntley Field Parking Lot Location: Norwich, VTAcreage: Approx. 52Number of Trails:\u00a01Miles of Trails:\u00a0.7Skill Level:\u00a0EasyFeatures: Playing fields, Bloody Brook, and pump track. Related Links:Trail Map 9. Gile Mountain, Blue Ribbon Trail, Brookmead Conservation Area, and Parcel 5 Looking up at the Gile Mountain Fire Tower This location offers the chance to do a long loop ride that has a little bit of everything. These four areas are all interconnected. Starting at the north is Gile Mountian, with its 1.3-mile trail rising from Turnpike Road to the top. The main notable feature here is the accessible fire tower. Between Gile Mountain and Beaver Meadow Road, or the Brookmead Conservation Area, is the Blue Ribbon Trail, a beautiful up and down singletrack riding along the ridgeline. About four miles into the Blue Ribbon ride, you can go right onto Beaver Meadow Road or turn left and take the 1.3-mile Blue Ribbon Passage Trail to the Brookemead Conservation Area, which contains about three miles of singletrack and old logging roads. If you stay east, you can take the Norwich Farms Connector to their public parking area. Proceeding to the south will connect you with the Parcel 5 trail double-track 5K loop. South of Parcel 5 there, are two connector trails connecting to Tilden Hill Road. I would recommend parking at the Upper Valley Land Trust&#8217;s Parking Area, riding north on Turnpike Road to Gile Mountain, and coming back on the Blue Ribbon Trail, Blue Ribbon Passage, Brookmeade Main Loop, and Norwich Connector Trails back to the parking area (approx 11 miles). Trailheads:Turnpike Road UVLT Parking LotGile Mountain TrailheadParcel 5Ballard Trailhead Location: Norwich, VTAcreage: Approx. 800+Number of Trails: 11+Miles of Trails: 15+Skill Level: Gile Mountain &#8211; Intermediate to ExpertBlue Ribbon Trail &#8211; IntermediateParcel 5 &#8211; EasyBrookmeade &#8211; IntermediateFeatures: Fire tower Related Links:Trail Map Overview of Trails 10. Union Village Dam Recreation Area Looking North from the Top Of Union Village Dam Are you looking for a nice bike ride and a swim? This is the place for you. The Army Corps of Engineers owns over 800 acres along the Ompomanoosuc River between the Union Village Dam and Thetford Center with trails on both sides of the river. The Buzzell Bridge Road, a closed-off dirt road runs down the middle with trails branching off. I was not able to find any detailed maps online, but there are plenty of singletrack trails. Our favorite trail is to grab the Forest Management Trail near the base of the paved road, dropping down from the dam heading north. It runs parallel to the road north towards Thetford. There are also two swimming holes along the river, one with a beach. The best place to park is at the parking area at the gate on Buzzell Bridge Road on the north end. It is a short walk to the sandy beach swimming hole. Trailheads:Buzzell Bridge RoadThetford Center Covered BridgeUnion Village Dam Location: Thetford, VTAcreage: Approx. 800+Number of Trails:\u00a030+Miles of Trails:\u00a0N\/ASkill Level:\u00a0Easy to ExpertFeatures: Union Village Dam, swimming holes, picnic areas, and Thetford Center covered bridge. Map Overview of Union Village Dam and Surrounding Trails 11. Aqueduct Trails My Son Measuring Up the Wallride The Aqueduct Trails were a pleasant surprise! Not the largest place to ride, but it is pack-full of hand-crafted quality downhill thrills with berms, drops, and a wallride at the bottom of the Shooter Trail &#8211; I believe that this is the only one in the Upper Valley. When we left after the first time, we did not realize we put in close to ten miles. I would recommend riding up the Class VI road to the top to access the trails. It is a steep climb up Stinger to access Shooter and the wallride. 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