Winter Fat Bike

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Fat biking in Vermont

Groomed fat bike trails, passes and live grooming reports

Vermont's winter riding is built by volunteer mountain bike clubs: VMBA chapters groom singletrack from Kingdom Trails in East Burke to Pine Hill Park in Rutland, and a few Nordic centers set aside bike trails for a trail pass. Grooming depends on frozen ground and firm snow, so check each network's report before you drive.

  • 15 trail systems
  • 139+ groomed miles listed
  • 3 regions

Checked November 12, 2026

GroomedPartly groomedPackedPlowedUngroomedOpen to bikes15 of 15 mapped · faded pins are approximate (town center)

Northeast Kingdom & Central Vermont 6

Craftsbury Outdoor Center singletrack

Craftsbury Common · Craftsbury Outdoor Center

mileage
not listed

mileage not listed; fat bikes allowed on singletrack in friendly weather, no bikes on the manmade loop (older report, 2020)

Surface
Open to bikes
Pass
None listed
Grooming report ↗Trail info ↗Trail map ↗Directions ↗
Source

North Branch River Park

Montpelier · Montpelier Area Mountain Bike Association (MAMBA)

6.4mi

6.4 mi of winter trail listed by VMBA, groomed by volunteers with a Snowdog

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Trail info ↗Directions ↗
Source

Perry Hill

Waterbury · Waterbury Area Trails Alliance, on state land (Vermont FPR)

6.5mi

6.5 mi of winter trail listed by VMBA on set grooming corridors; tires at least 3.8" at 2–8 psi, and stay off when soft (deer wintering area)

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Grooming report ↗Trail info ↗Directions ↗
Source

Cady Hill Forest

Stowe · Stowe Trails Partnership

7.7mi

7.7 mi of winter trail listed by VMBA; ask a local shop which trails are rideable, since grooming changes daily

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Trail info ↗Directions ↗
Source

Champlain Valley & Northwest 4

Catamount Outdoor Center

Williston · Catamount Outdoor Center

3.7mi

6 km (about 3.7 mi) of groomed fat bike trails plus snowshoe-packed trails; fat bikes are not allowed on ski trails

Surface
Groomed
Pass
Catamount day, winter or annual membership
Grooming report ↗Trail info ↗Directions ↗
Source

Saxon Hill

Essex · Fellowship of the Wheel

20mi

20 mi of winter trail listed by VMBA; ride only when the ground is frozen

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Grooming report ↗Directions ↗
Source

Hard'Ack & St. Albans Town Forest

St. Albans · Franklin County Trail Alliance

4mi

4 mi of winter trail at St. Albans Town Forest listed by VMBA; Hard'Ack winter mileage not listed. Both close for hunting season until mid-December

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Grooming report ↗Trail info ↗Directions ↗
Source

Rikert Outdoor Center

Ripton · Middlebury College (Rikert Outdoor Center)

20mi

20+ mi of winter trail listed by VMBA; singletrack shared with snowshoers, and bikes may use ski trails if they stay out of the classic tracks. Tires 3.5" or wider

Surface
Groomed
Pass
Rikert trail pass
Grooming report ↗Trail info ↗Directions ↗
Source

Rutland, Killington & Southern Vermont 5

Pine Hill Park

Rutland · Pine Hill Partnership

27mi

27 mi of winter trail listed by VMBA (the park itself lists 19 mi of singletrack); fat bikes allowed year round in Pine Hill Park, Redfield Trails and the Carriage Trail

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Grooming report ↗Trail info ↗Directions ↗
Source

Sherburne Trails

Killington · Killington Mountain Bike Club, on Green Mountain National Forest land

mileage
not listed

mileage not listed; volunteers groom with an e-fat bike and mat under a Forest Service permit, free to use (older report, 2022). Closed for hunting season until mid-December

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Grooming report ↗Trail info ↗
Source

Aqueduct Trails

Woodstock · Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association (WAMBA)

4mi

4 mi of winter trail listed by VMBA; WAMBA asks for tires at least 4" under 10 psi and no riding at 30°F or warmer

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Grooming report ↗Directions ↗
Source

Mount Peg (North End)

Woodstock · Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association (WAMBA)

5mi

5 mi of winter trail listed by VMBA; free from the Lincoln St and Village Trail entrances, but riding the Nordic ski trails needs a Woodstock Nordic Center day pass

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Grooming report ↗Directions ↗
Source

Slate Valley Trails (Fairgrounds)

Poultney · Slate Valley Trails

14mi

14+ mi of winter trail listed by VMBA; some trails close Dec. 15–Apr. 15 for wintering deer, and the Fairgrounds close for parts of November hunting season

Surface
Groomed
Pass
None listed
Grooming report ↗
Source

Before you ride in Vermont

  • Run a fat bike with tires at least 3.8" wide at 2–8 psi. If you leave a rut deeper than 1 inch, turn around and come back when the snow has firmed up.
  • Stay on designated fat bike trails. Keep out of set cross-country ski tracks, and remember that many Nordic centers close their groomed ski trails to bikes and charge a trail pass or membership where bikes are allowed.
  • VAST snowmobile trails are not open to fat bikes unless the local VAST chapter allows it. On state land, VAST trails are open, but some cross private land that may not be, so wear lights and reflective gear and yield to sleds.
  • On state land the season runs from late December to spring snowmelt, and managers may close trails when snow is thin. Bikes with motors don't count as fat bikes.
Source

Fat bike rentals

  • Catamount Outdoor Center (on-site use only)Williston · source
  • Rikert Outdoor Center (on-site use only)Ripton · source
  • MountainOpsStowe · source
  • AJ's Ski & SportsStowe · source
  • Ranch CampStowe · source
  • Onion River OutdoorsMontpelier · source

Call ahead: fleets are small and sell out on powder weekends.

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