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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.

11/25/2025 Couldn’t decide Just where to ride, So, I took it to a higher authority I decided to solicit A famous mystic A strange thing to do, most assuredly Trying to make a call Stuck behind the eight ball I asked, “Tell me, would this ride be best?” After shaking a bald head All that it said Was this message: “Signs point to yes” Concerned with the cost Of getting totally lost I went to another authority The guy was a Wiz But, his advice was just this, In toto: “Don’t foll

Sweet Ride & Post-Ride 11/18/2025 I won’t sugar coat it, Not all trails are a piece of cake Some are in mint condition Some unraked and half-baked Could be a rocky road Could be smooth as butter Trails come in all flavors, Not just plain-vanilla, cookie-cutter They could be delicious, vicious Crumby, yummy, or sweet! This week’s should be a picnic You are in for a treat Check the weather for Tuesday See what’s on our plate Bitter cold, moist, or crisp? We can surely acclimate

All trails on Mount Ascutney are closed to mountainbiking until December 15th for deer hunting seasons. Hikers and runners are encouraged to wear orange for their safety.

11/11/2025 Tuesday’s eleven eleven Sounds like a lucky one We’ll be rollin’ on the mountain Riding there and having fun It’s my intention, here, to mention This weekend, Ascutney’s done Closed down then for deer huntin’ But, we’ve had a decent run Better count on getting out on Mountain trails for this last one Next week, if you’re around then We’ll go elsewhere for our fun Meet at 5:45 at the AOC, 449 Ski Tow Rd.

Last Tuesday 5:45 (before return to Standard Time) 11/4/2025 Once upon a night ride, Tuesday, as the group was ‘bout to lose me Group of fellow mountain bikers, whom I rode with, times before Thought I, as the trail turned muddy, very rocky, rooty, rutty, “Best I shred this tread quite lightly, lest I exit, bruised and sore" Bounced and jounced, I lost my grip on handlebars, I tumbled o’er Landing on the forest floor While bumps and jumps will surely pump me, next I know, a s

10/28/2025 Every week Gets a little colder Old Man Winter’s Tapping on your shoulder Do it, do it now, don’t let it slide Gotta get up Get out Get it going ‘Fore you know it, It’s gonna be snowing Only gonna be a few more Tuesday Rides Got lights charged Your bike is on the rack It’s ready — lubed and pumped Even brought a snack Just gotta head out for the mountainside Great! So we’ll see you at AOC trailhead at 5:45.

TNR on leaf-blown trails 10/21/2025 Lovely leaves adorned the trees With brilliant colors so spectacular If they’d stayed right there, I’d needn’t swear But on bike trails, in particular I have often rudely spewed the crude vernacular When near-defoliation Precedes precipitation The leaves get wet And we’re beset With riding Turned to sliding That threatens my annihilation It’s my belief We’ve found relief And need not fault The fallen leaf For fomenting so much of our frustr

10/14/2025 Are trails too leaf-hidden to be safely ridden? Funny, that you should ask. Drought, freeze and a breeze left them littered...