Slate Valley Trails

Taconic Cycling Club Practice
2026-07-16 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-07-13 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-07-09 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-07-06 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Fairgrounds Trailhead, 131 Town Farm Rd, Poultney, VT, United States

Group Dog Walk
2026-07-16 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-07-09 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-07-02 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-06-25 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-06-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Fairgrounds Trailhead, 131 Town Farm Rd, Poultney, VT, United States
🐶 Thursday Night Dog Walks with Slate Valley Trails!
Join us for weekly group dog walks — a great way to meet fellow dog lovers, explore the trails with your pup, and get that pup the exercise they love!
📅 Event Details:🕕 Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM(Group leaves the trailhead by 5:35 sharp!)📍 Location: Fairgrounds Trailhead🚶‍♂️ Distance: Varies weekly — expect at least 2 miles
🐾 Dog Guidelines:🦴 Dogs must be leashed or under very strict voice command🎒 What to Bring:💧 Water (for you and your pup!)🍪 Snacks🦟 Bug spray🍻 After-walk beverage of choice🌧️ Weather Note:Extreme weather or downpours = cancellation🔄 Check this event page for updates
📬 Questions?Email Ellen: ellen.c.mcgrath@gmail.com

Women's MTB Group Ride
2026-07-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Fairgrounds Trailhead, 131 Town Farm Rd, Poultney, VT, United States
Join us every other Wednesday night this summer for our Women’s Mountain Bike Group Rides!Ride with an amazing group of women on our beautiful SVT trail network. This is a no drop ride and ALL ARE WELCOME. We will honor an inclusive and supportive environment.
Time: Wheels down at 6:00 pm (please plan to arrive at least 5 minutes early).MEETING LOCATION: We will meet at the Fairgrounds Trailhead every week.Distance/Difficulty: Varying distances 6-10 miles. Terrain will involve climbing.
We will break into groups from beginner to intermediate/advanced and be able to accommodate riders of varying pace and experience.
Bring: plenty of water, snacks, and an after ride beverage.
Extreme weather and downpours will cancel! Check back on this events page for updates/cancellations.

Group Trail Run
2026-07-13 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-07-06 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-06-29 17:30 - 19:30 | Fairgrounds Trailhead, 131 Town Farm Rd, Poultney, VT, United States
Join Slate Valley Trails for our Monday night group trail runs!
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM. The group will leave the trailhead by 5:35 at the latest.
Location: Fairgrounds Trailhead
Distance: The route will vary weekly and may have two route options depending on the number of people. Expect a social pace (3-7 miles) with some elevation gain. There are options to cater to all abilities and shorten the route for anyone wanting to run a shorter distance.
Bring: plenty of water, snacks, bug spray, and an after run beverage of choice.
Extreme weather and downpours will cancel! Check for updates on this event page.
Questions: ellen.c.mcgrath@gmail.com

Poultney Bike Adventure
2026-07-13 08:00 - 2026-07-17 10:00 | VT
Poultney Rec program supported by SVT

Family Ride
2026-07-11 10:00 - 12:00 | VT
Grab your whole family and meet us at the Fairgrounds Trailhead for Family Group Rides! These beginner friendly Saturday morning rides will be paced for families, and we will break into groups as needed. There will be ride leaders for each group, but you will be responsible for your own child.

Trail Sit
2026-07-11 09:00 - 14:00 | Fairgrounds Trailhead, 131 Town Farm Rd, Poultney, VT, United States
Stop by our monthly trail sit! It’s a great chance to connect with SVT, pick up merch, memberships, and maps, and learn more about all the exciting programming we offer.

Porcupine Bikes Group Gravel Ride
2026-07-10 18:00 - 20:30 | Porcupine Bikes, 144 Main St, Poultney, VT, United States
Please join SVT and Porcupine Bikes (Main St., Poultney) for our Friday Night Gravel Ride series. Rides start at 6pm from Porcupine Bikes. Please come early and be ready for kickstands up at 6pm.
All ability levels are welcome, and we’ll look to break into faster/mellower pace groups as needed. Expect to ride for at least a couple hours.
Questions- please email: porcupinebikes@gmail.com

Youth Mountain Bike Camp Week 1
2026-07-06 09:00 - 2026-07-10 14:00 | Fairgrounds Trailhead, 131 Town Farm Rd, Poultney, VT, United States
SVT Mountain Bike Camp is designed for kids looking to learn the fundamentals of mountain biking up to more experienced riders looking to expand their skills. Every day is an opportunity to learn new riding techniques, explore SVT’s awesome single track on two wheels, and have an overall fun time with friends in the woods. Campers will start each day doing a safety check so they can learn basic bike mechanics before hitting the trail.
Read more and registration information can be found here: https://slatevalleytrails.org/youth-mountain-bike-camp/

4th of July Parade!
2026-07-04 08:30 - 12:00 | 240 Meadow Ln, Poultney, VT, United States
Come march with us on July 4th! Embrace the “Farm to Trails” agriculture theme and come dressed as a cow (or sheep or corn cob)! 🐮🐑🌽

Meet at 8:30 AM in front of 240 Meadow Lane, Poultney, VT 05764 and be ready to line up by 9AM!

SVT’S chosen theme for our float (within the greater theme of
“Remembering the Past, Honoring the Future”) is centered around agriculture: “Farm to Trails”

Agricultural Inspiration: cows, sheep, corn, and maple products- but especially cows!

What to bring: Costumes, photos, drawings, puppets-feel free to be creative!

Porcupine Bikes Group Mountain Bike Ride
2026-07-03 18:00 - 20:30 | Fairgrounds Trailhead, 131 Town Farm Rd, Poultney, VT, United States
Please join SVT and Porcupine Bikes (Main St., Poultney) for our Friday Night Trail Ride series. Rides start at 6pm from the designated meeting spot. Please come early and be ready for kickstands up at 6pm.
All ability levels are welcome, and we’ll look to break into faster/mellower pace groups as needed. Expect to ride for a couple hours.
Questions? Email porcupinebikes@gmail.com

Float Building Party
2026-07-03 17:00 - 19:00 | 240 Meadow Ln, Poultney, VT, United States
Slate Valley Community: Let’s get 🐄 mooooooving 🐄 on another spectacular float!
We will be hosting a float building party the evening before the Annual Poultney Parade on July 3rd at 5PM. The theme this year is “Remembering the Past, Honoring the Future” and we’ve decided to lean into an agriculture theme: “Farm to Trails!” We plan to build a replica of the Fairgrounds Barn & make some cardboard cows 🐄🐄🐄
Location: 240 Meadow Lane, Poultney, VT 05764 (at the end of the road). Park in the field and walk down the driveway. Well behaved dogs are welcome!

Taconic Cycling Club Parent, Athlete, and Coach meeting!
2026-06-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
This meeting is for parents and riders to meet the coaches of Taconic Cycling Club before practices start on Monday, July 6th! We will be going over our general schedule and expectations for athletes. This a great opportunity to meet the coaches and ask questions. We encourage all registered parents and athletes to attend this meeting, as well as anyone who is curious about joining. See you there!
Click here to join the zoom link

Trail Sit- Milfoil Festival
2026-06-27 10:30 - 15:00 | Wells Lakeside Park, 1268 North St, Wells, VT, United States
Stop by our monthly trail sit! It’s a great chance to connect with SVT, pick up merch, memberships, and maps, and learn more about all the exciting programming we offer.
This month we’re at the Milfoil Festival in Wells!

Gravel Ride!
2026-06-26 18:00 - 20:30 | The Trailhouse at Slate Valley, 758 Old Lake Rd, Poultney, VT, United States

Group Trail Run
2026-06-22 17:30 - 19:30 | Vermont State University Castleton Campus, 62 Alumni Dr, Castleton, VT, United States
This week we’re meeting at Castleton U so we can attend the FREE Boston Crusaders music show post-run
Details: park at VSU Castleton. Meet at the intersection of South
Street and the Delaware & Hudson Rail Trail to run.
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM. The group will leave the trailhead by 5:35 at the latest.
Distance: The route will vary weekly and may have two route options depending on the number of people. Expect a social pace (3-7 miles) with some elevation gain. There are options to cater to all abilities and shorten the route for anyone wanting to run a shorter distance.
Bring: plenty of water, snacks, bug spray, and an after run beverage of choice.
Extreme weather and downpours will cancel! Check for updates on this event page.
Questions: ellen.c.mcgrath@gmail.com

Bike Rodeo (Castleton)
2026-06-21 | VT

Chix on Cliffs Intro to MTB Women's Day!
2026-06-20 | VT
Session 1: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Session 2: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Women’s Mixer with Beer from Poultney Pub: 3:00PM onward

Porcupine Bikes Group Mountain Bike Ride
2026-06-19 18:00 - 20:30 | Endless Brook Trailhead, 869 Endless Brook Rd, Poultney, VT, United States

VTYC Coaches Meeting
2026-06-18 17:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
zoom link-> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88539143416?pwd=[REDACTED]
