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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.

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.