> 2025 Year in Review < UPPER VALLEY MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION

PROJECT HIGHLIGHT

WHITE WOLF extended

White Wolf is the most advanced trail in the Landmark trail system, rolling off the top of the Quarry through a mix of tech and flow. We've been building this trail over the past few years, and this year we opened two new sections of trail with some of the spiciest features in the entire network. This trail is built to last, featuring detailed rock work led by our chief rockhound, Taylor Hardin. We're grateful to VMBA and Velocio for their financial support of this project! What's next? We are actively building the last section of the trail. Once complete, White Wolf will deliver whoops and hollers from the top of the Quarry all the way to the bottom. How you can help: White Wolf is being built by hand by volunteers, stone by stone. Reach out if you'd like to help us build.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHT

NEW SIGNS FOR LANDMARK

When we did our trail user survey in 2023, the feedback was clear - the Landmark trails need better signs. Thanks to donations from our members and sponsors, we were able to work with Keene Signworx to design and fabricate a new set of signs that are more visible, durable, and informative. With 30 miles of trails and hundreds of trail intersections, we needed to purchase over 500 signs. New signs are now up throughout most of the network. What's next? Sign installation will continue into winter 2026. How you can help: Report a problem! See a sign that's wrong, missing, or poorly placed? Reach out and let us know.

MORE 2025 HIGHLIGHTS

VOLUNTEER TRAIL DAYS @ LANDMARK

Maintaining 30 miles of trails is no small task. We had two incredible volunteer workdays in spring and fall 2025. Nearly 100 volunteers came out on cold, rainy days to give back to the trails. Highlights included:

• Upgrades to Route 10, including rock armoring of wet areas, adding more flow, improving drainage and upgrading bridges.
• Replacing aging bridges on Panda and This Will Destroy You.

Over the summer, volunteers from Hypertherm assisted us with rock armoring wet spots on Olivia's. We also had a great community volunteer workday on White Wolf in September, sponsored by Velocio (thanks for the beer and sodas!).

Want to get involved? Join or renew your UVMBA membership, follow us on social media, and be on the lookout for announcements about our semi-annual volunteer days. No experience necessary! Even if trail work isn't your thing, your membership dollars help pay for our tools, lumber, insurance, and snacks - all essential for supporting volunteer trail maintenance.

ADAPTIVE TRAIL ASSESSMENT

In Fall 2025, UVMBA board members joined staff from VMBA, Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports, and the Kelly Brush Foundation to assess trails in the Nature Walk area. We identified a number of minor improvements that would enhance adaptive bike access. Further planning is underway to make spot improvements and widen key bridges to adaptive bike standards. Read the assessment report here.

plans for 2026

Nature Walk AreA

We're continuing to make the Nature Walk area more accessible and fun.

• Next phase of the Beginner Zone project: adding skill progression features (jumps, berms, rolls) along our new beginner loop.
• Adaptive upgrades: we are currently fundraising to upgrade more existing bridges to adaptive bike standards and plan to add signs for adaptive bike-friendly trails.

Craft's Hill AREA

We're improving the Craft's Hill Area as Landmark's go-to intermediate zone.

• Improving the climb to the top of Witchcraft with a new cutoff trail from Do It Clean to Explosions in the Sky (pending landowner approval).

plans for 2026

QUARRY AREA

We're making the Quarry into a haven for advanced and expert-level riders.

• Upgrading GOAT and Marek South Connector to improve the climb from Dartmouth Ave and keep riders on the trails.
• Continuing to extend White Wolf.
• Beginning work on a new expert-level descending trail. You're gonna want to check this one out.

OVERALL Network

• Finish installing new trail signs.
• Continuing to maintain and improve existing trails.

partner network: hartford town forest

local partner: town of hartford conservation commission

2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Annual volunteer workday
• Hauled in new bridge for Jill's Trail
• Replaced 20-year old roof for Reservoir Rd trailhead kiosk
• Stay tuned for 2026 volunteer workday!

Thank you members and sponsors!

This year we were supported by 421 members! None of this is possible without membership dues and volunteer hours. Please be sure to join or renew for 2026.

VMBA member benefits

UVMBA is a chapter of the Vermont Mountain Biking Association (VMBA). When you join UVMBA, you get access to the full universe of VMBA member benefits, including free/discounted lift tickets for Vermont's downhill bike parks and discounts at hundreds of bike shops, gear retailers, restaurants, and breweries. Check out the list here.

Our 2025 Sponsors

Adimab | The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation | Cowbell Mobile Bike Shop | Co-op Food Stores | Dialed By Mike | Drummond Custom Cycles | Health Strategy Associates | Hanover Parks & Recreation | Jeff Wilmot Painting & Wallpaper | LaValley Building Supply | Lock’N’Lube | Mascoma Bank Foundation | Mason Racing Cycles | Omer and Bob’s | Purcell Properties | Red Clover Bikes | Trail Break

THANK YOU LANDOWNERS!

Nearly all of the Landmark trails are on private land. UVMBA maintains agreements with Dartmouth College, other private landowners, and the City of Lebanon that permit public use of these trails and allow us to build and maintain the trail system. We're thankful for this continued partnership that gets all of us outdoors!