News - Rides/Hikes/Events

6/2/2025 It’s been a hard Tuesday night And I’ve been biking with my dog It’s been a hard ride night And I just tumbled o’er a log But when I think of the joy That biking brings to this boy You know I feel alright You know I work all day To make the money to buy some wheels And it’s worth it just because of the way That mountain biking makes me feel So why on earth should I wail? ‘Cause when I’m out on the trail, You know, I feel okay When I bike Everything seems to be right

Tuesday Night Ride 5/26/26 I have no need to search for greener pastures My field’s blades sport a brighter shade of jade And it looks pretty green as I pedal past yours Emerald glow in the sun, barely fades in the shade And the leaves aren’t really that far behind Many hues are on view in the trees Plus blossoms (and pollens) of every kind (Which is nothing, at which to sneeze) And the dandelions, abuzz with busy bees So let’s see what may be beneath these trees, As we ride

5/19/2026 When your final destination Was your point of embarkation Mountain biking is not Transportation Dispense with the notion That this mode of motion Is Transit It’s transcendental transformation Bikes ascend and descend It’s not a means to an end The means, itself, is really the meaning You can ask anyone But, when all’s said and done, Getting there is ALL of the fun Back to the mountain! Meet Tuesday at AOC trailhead (449 Ski Tow Rd.) at 5:45. We roll out at 6:00. Do

5/12/2026 TNR Who wants to go for a ride on the trails? Me! Me! Me! Who’s gonna pay to maintain all those trails? He! They! She! No way that only they should pay for us to play. Who will lose, if we refuse to pay our dues? We! We! We! This Tuesday is a members-only, off-mountain ride on private trails. Dues-paying ATA members will receive an email Monday with details about the ride. Not too late to join: https://vmba.org/join/ Be sure to select Ascutney Trails A

5/5/2026 We’re getting together to ride our forest course Touted by many as a great “tour de force” (Which sounds either Jedi or one to avoid) No, this is a tour that we have often enjoyed We’ll meet in the lot at the end of Coaching Lane Discuss routes for A’s and B’s, explain the terrain Each group will ride off in one of those directions Making sure the ones behind don’t miss the intersections We’ll roam the home loam and roll Ascutney’s rocks Fast and slow, bumps and flow

4/28/2026 We are ready for some trails Are they ready for us? Are any raked and cleaned And more than just "alright?" Can we get to them without a train or plane or on a bus? Yes, the best is ready and it’s right here for us So let’s ride upon those trails this very Tuesday night. Meet at the Ascutney Outdoors Center trailhead at 5:45. By six we’ll have split into groups according to ability and intensity, and head out on a ride of about 2 hours.

We’ve had as much winter as we can bear It had almost worn out my soul Now, we have spring - in our step and in the air We are ready and rarin’ to roll! (And by “roll”, I don’t mean to bowl Though, here’s something that’s just up your alley:) Tuesday’s the first TNR Of the two thousand twenty-six edition A well-worn route which we all will follow On a gravel ride, as is the tradition From the tavern that is in Skunk Hollow We’ll ride till we’re tired We’ll ride till it hurts

Help Keep the Ascutney Trails Flowing! This Giving Season, we invite you to give back to the trails that give us so much joy. The Ascutney Trails Association (ATA) is a volunteer-driven nonprofit dedicated to building, maintaining, and protecting the trail systems that connect our community — from the West Windsor Town Forest to Mount Ascutney and beyond. Your support makes it possible for us to: 🛠 Maintain and repair trails damaged by weather and use 🔧 Equip volu

12/02/2025 See ya next spring.