Chick'n and Pickin' with Maple Wind Farm
Come to Maple Wind Farm and join fellow riders for a pre dinner ride on the new trails (Chicken Dinner, Bacon Strip, Egg Salad, etc!).
Meet in the Andrews Town Forest parking lot at 4:00. Chicken dinner starts at 5:00 and goes until 7:30. Arrive any time for a pasture raised fried chicken meal.
Live music is by local favorite Switchel and Stone Corral will be there pouring beers. Maple Wind Farm will donate 1$ from each dinner ticket to support Richmond Mountain Trails, who will be on site for the ride and the dinner. Vegetarian and child’s plate options (kids under 3 are free). Bring your own camp chair and settle in for a great community event with our good friends at Maple Wind.
Please pre reserve dinner tickets prior to Wednesday before event https://www.maplewindfarm.com/pages/fried-chicken-2026
Additional dinners are happening June 26, July 17, August 14
Bolton Outdoors Film Night
A celebration of local outdoor recreation and community. This event will feature Humble Schist, Bolton’s origin story of Vermont climibing access and Best Day Ever, a film about grit and joy in Vermont’s adaptive mountain biking scene.
Buy tickets at cragvt.org/events
Spring Kickoff
Join RMT for the Season Kickoff.
Trail Run with Gunnar and Lily - 1 pm - Meet at Round Church
60 - 90 minutes - run may split based on pace and distance goals, one group destined for prayer flags!
Gravel Ride with Glenn and Max - 1 pm - Meet at Volunteer Green
15 mile no-drop ride through Richmond
Chamberlain MTB Ride - 1 pm - Meet at Former Parking area along Landowner Driveway
Park in town or at Johnnie Brook Lot for a 90 (ish) minute ride with game time route decision basedon rider interest. Led by Rob, Ryan and Merrick.
Party with your trail buddies - 3pm - The Big Spruce
Celebrate with good friends, food and creemees! All are weclome. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase and Big Spruce will be donating a dollar from all draft drinks to RMT’s trail work fund.
Don’t forget to get your raffle tickets for the SUPER AWESOME RAFFLE PACKAGES.
Trail Night at The Driving Range
Meet by the shed to grab tools and get goals from the Trail Bosses. Please bring water, sturdy shoes, layers and bug spray if you have it. No experience is needed, all are welcome! Food and drinks to finish off the evening.
Slapathon
It's been a long winter, but we're oh so close to riding season! We need your help to get the Driving Range ready. The only way we can open trails is to ensure every berm and feature have been raked and slapped! This vital spring maintenance ensures a long season of riding great trails.
There are over 50 berms to be slapped into shape at the driving range. It takes one person nearly two hours to rake and slap a person-height berm. That means 100 volunteer hours (or 25 people for four hours) to complete our mission!
To make this slapping mission fun, we've decided to turn it into a contest. SLAP-A-THON.
Volunteers will form teams of two and compete to slap berms for prizes!
RMT Trail bosses will be on the lookout for:
⁃ The crispest berm (perfect edges, smooth transitions, and meticulous work)
⁃ Fastest berm: (self timed, but must be approved "completed" by a trail boss)
⁃ Most berms completed by a team (self reported)
⁃ biggest glow-up (who started with the worst berm and made it the best?)
⁃ Most slaps in 1 minute (we'll have step-counters to attach to shovels!
- The Spirit of Slap Award (who brings the most stoke!)
Be sure to take pictures of your berms before and after.
If you've never raked and slapped before, we'll do a quick demonstration on best practices and techniques. All are welcome to come learn and slap!
At the end of the day we'll have a cookout with great food, beverages, and prizes!
Ladies' Dig Night
Professional trail builder Hailey Sarausky will lead a trail work clinic at The Driving Range. This event is for Women, Femmes and NB people comfortable in femme spaces. The focus will be learning how to shape small features, open up trail sight lines and general trail clean up techniques. Come out to build confidence and competence in a welcoming space. And bring your bike! We will ride up to trail work sites and catch some laps after working.
This event will be capped so please email Bec if you plan to attend.
Ladies' Dig Night
Professional trail builder Hailey Sarausky will lead a trail work clinic at The Driving Range. This event is for Women, Femmes and NB people comfortable in femme spaces. The focus will be learning how to shape small features, open up trail sight lines and general trail clean up techniques. Come out to build confidence and competence in a welcoming space. And bring your bike! We will ride up to trail work sites and catch some laps after working.
This event will be capped so please email Bec if you plan to attend.
Maple Wind Trail Day
Join us at Maple Wind Farm this week! We could use hands to help with dirt work on the final connector trail — linking the farm store to the main loop. This is the last piece of the initial network, and we’re almost there!
Park on the left side of the access drive (near the old box truck and the new shed) and carpool if you can! Please let Bec know if you plan to be there so we know who’s joining!
Bring water, bug spray, boots and tools if you have them. No experience or tools needed! There are plenty of leaders to show you the ropes and it’s all about having fun and being out on the trails together.
See you soon!
Richard Tom Foundation - Richard's Ride
Richard’s Ride has something for everyone: from short family rides, to mountain bike trail rides, to road rides from 5 to 70 miles. The goal of this event is to bring the community together to celebrate an enthusiasm for cycling and all that it adds to our lives. You don’t have to regularly cycle to feel included in this event, we welcome those who are interested in trying something new and also provide something fun and challenging for those who consider themselves to be an avid cyclist! The first annual Richard’s Ride was held in May 2016 starting at Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond Vermont and has quickly become a spring tradition. We ask you to come join us to bring together old friends and new friends for smiles, camaraderie, and cycling.
VMBA/Lawson's Sit and Sip
Join VMBA and Lawson’s at The Driving Range to secure your 2025 membership and enjoy the trails. More details soon!
Trail Day (Tentative Start Date)
Weekly Trail nights will be every Wednesday at The Driving Range. Check back when it’s closer to confirm the start of trail work season.
Bring water, bug spray, boots and tools if you have them. No experience or tools needed! There are plenty of leaders to show you the ropes and it’s all about having fun and bing out on the trails together.
See you soon!
Jump Jam
Save the Date! Join RMT at The Driving Range for an early season Jump Jam. RMT Board members will be hanging out and our friend Jeb Wallace-Brodeur will be there snapping picks. Keep any eye on the event calendar for more details and any weather related changes. RMT/VMBA membership strongly encouraged to participate.
Richard Tom Fat Bike Rally
Join RTF at Catamount Outdoor Family Center for a free event. Borrow Fat Bikes and explore the Catamount Trails - groomed with the Snowdog that RTF helped Catamount purchase. A great way to try it out!
Learn more and register here.
VMBA Membership Renewal
Today’s the day! Renew your VMBA membership (and select Richmond Mountain Trails as your chapter) and unlock your 2025 member benefits.
Annual Membership Meeting
Join the Richmond Mountain Trails Board of Directors on Monday Nov 4th at 6pm at the Richmond Free Library. At this annual meeting, members can hear about the successes of the season, plans for the future and connect with board members.
Season Closer at Bolton Valley
Join Richmond Mountain Trails at Bolton Valley to celebrate another awesome mountain bike season.
Come on out to ride bikes and treat yourself to discounted downhill passes, group rides, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, BBCO beer and leaf-peeper views.
The winner of our Special Edition Soil Searching Stumpjumper Evo will be announced at this event!
Check back for more details soon!
Lifts spin 10-5
Strider Race at 9:30
Ice cream scoops at 3:30
Raffle announcement at 4:00.
Group Rides @ 11:00, 1:00 and 2:00.
Vermont Adaptive Open Enrollment Biking Day at The Driving Range
Vermont Adaptive will be at The Driving Range on September 10th for an open enrollment lesson day.
VASS will have the proper bikes and staff to support each rider.
Reserve Your Spot Today! Email Sarah at north@vermontadaptive.org
Trail Night
Join us for trail night at The Driving Range!
Bring your bike and plan to dig, ride and celebrate this brand-new network!
Women's/Gender Exapnsive Group Ride
Join us at Cochran’s for a ladies/gender-expansive group ride. This welcoming and inclusive ride will break into smaller groups based on skill level, interests, and pace.
Meet at the Cochran’s platform at 5:30, ready to roll out at 5:45.
Please register here so we have a headcount and can notify you of any last minute changes.
Post-ride gathering TBD - check back!
Richmond Rally Cycling Event!
Save the Date for RMT’s first cycling event! Details coming soon….
Aliza Lapierre Fan Club Trail Race
The Richmond Trail Running Club is happy to host the third annual "Aliza Lapierre Fan Club Trail Race!”
The ALFC 50k will traverse approximately 8 miles of road and 23 miles of rugged trails, through Huntington, Starksboro, Hinesburg and Richmond. The course will be challenging, with over 5,000 feet of climbing.
The ALFC 26k will traverse approximately 4 miles of road and 13 miles of rugged trails, through Huntington, Hinesburg and Richmond. The course will be challenging, with over 2,500 feet of climbing.
The 50k will begin at 7:00AM at Brewster-Pierce Elementary in Huntington. Participants have 10 hours to finish the course. The 26k will begin at 10:00AM at Hayden Hill East in Hinesburg. Participants have 7 hours to finish the course. Aid stations will offer snacks and drinks about every 6-8 miles. Both races will finish at Cochran's Ski and Bike Area in Richmond.
Race proceeds will support the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe's "Abenaki Helping Abenaki" Fund.
For more information, email richmondtrailrunners@gmail.com.
Open Group Ride
This no-drop group ride is open to all levels. We will break into smaller groups based on skill level, interest, and pace.
Meet at the Village Green at 5:30 and be ready to pedal to Chamberlain by 5:45.
Apres ride hangout location TBD. Check back for details.
Please register here to help us with a headcount and a way to keep you posted on any last minute changes.