Is Vermont's Kingdom Trails Broken? Massive trails success leads landowners to cut off access . . . | Vermont Mountain Biking
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The non-motorized, multi-use trails that meander through and around O'Reilly's property in this serrated corner of the Green Mountain State—the glorious Northeast Kingdom—have been an increasingly popular draw over the past quarter century. For many mountain bikers, Kingdom Trails are the gold standard, a sinewy Shangri-La of more than 100 miles of undulating, serpentine routes running along open fields and looping through hardwood forests. They’re also a model of community synergy and cooperation, crisscrossing the properties of 104 private landowners. Each landowner granted access, free of charge, for the area's greater good.
But late in 2019, without warning, three landowners announced they were banning bikes —and only bikes—from 12 miles of trails located on roughly 450 acres. That decision not only strangled several popular riding loops, but also sent a jolt through mountain biking circles. Many feared a domino effect of additional land closures.
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