RIDE

RIDE is a collaboration of the Stowe Mountain Bike Club board members and the staff of the Stowe Reporter. Mountain biking has really taken off in the Stowe area, which now has one of the best trail networks in the Northeast. Anybody can get into the sport; just like ski trails, mountain biking trails come with degrees of difficulty — beginner, intermediate and advanced. Beginners and children can feel comfortable on terrain designed for them; improving riders can move up to tougher trails whenever they’re ready; and experts can find plenty to challenge them in the woods. And did we mention how beautiful it is out there?

This is a sport that’s all grown up

Jun 20, 2019

When the Stowe Reporter launched RIDE in 2012, we wanted to introduce the community to a sport that seemed to be taking off. In the introduction, we credited “a dedicated group of volunteers and biking enthusiasts” who were making Stowe the place to ride in central Vermont.

Rachel Fussell: Thanks for taking this ride with us

By Rachel Fussell, Executive director, Stowe Trails Partnership
Jun 20, 2019

As I pedal up Cady Hill Climb (on one of the unfortunately rare rainless days the spring has blessed us with), I can’t help but smile as the sweat begins to bead and my muscles start to ache.

Adams Camp 2.0: A plan for making connections out there in the woods

By Caleigh Cross | Stowe Reporter
Jun 20, 2019

Mountain bikers in Stowe will have a whole network to disappear into for the day by the time the two Adams Camp 2.0 trails are built — likely by the end of the summer, says Roger Murphy, president of Stowe Trails Partnership.

Waterbury Area Trails Alliance keeps climbing

By Josh O’Gorman | Stowe Reporter
Jun 20, 2019

It’s the original home of Heady Topper, current home of Ben & Jerry’s, and now, Waterbury can claim another title: mountain biking mecca.

Brownsville forest offers a glimpse at biking’s past

By Tommy Gardner | Stowe Reporter
Updated Jul 12, 2019

Sometimes, the outlaws become the heroes, the clandestine operators the tour guides.

Variety spices up the local trail network

By Roger Murphy
Jun 20, 2019

Last summer I charted a big loop out West in search of two-wheeled adventures.

What does it feel like on that mountain bike?

Jun 20, 2019

The Stowe area is all about interesting, tricky, long, challenging, technical, beautiful singletrack riding. Add to that: jumps, ramps, drops, log-rides and other technical features.