The Brattleboro Turkey Trot is a free race and an annual tradition since 1977! This is the Red Clover Rovers' gift to Brattleboro-area runners, celebrating moving in the fresh air and joining together as an active community. Come run the classic annual 3-miler on Upper...
The Green Mountain Athletic Association's 48th Annual Turkey Trot in Burlington includes a 5k loop on recreation trails and some dirt trails starting and finishing on the UVM athletic campus. The GMAA Turkey Trot raises over $5,000 and several hundred pounds in food donations for...
Get into the spirit of the season at Santa Sunday at Bolton Valley. All skiers and riders who arrive dressed head-to-toe in official Santa attire will ski and ride free that day. Guests must be dressed in the complete Santa package to earn this early...
Take a guided moon-lit hike on Merck Forest's trails. Meet up at the Visitor Center. Bring a headlamp and dress warmly, with proper footwear, including Microspikes or snowshoes, depending on ground conditions. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the program. Reservations are required. Register here:...
Enjoy a free, guided, family-friendly walk at Button Bay State Park on New Year's Day. New Year’s Day birding trips are a tradition held by many in the birdwatching community as they begin to fill their annual bird lists. Otter Creek Audubon has combined that...
Join South Hero Land Trust staff and volunteers at Round Pond State Park for a casual walk through the meadows and woods and along the beautiful Lake Champlain shoreline. This free, guided hike is part of Vermont State Parks' First Day Hike event. This family-friendly...
The First Day Hike at Bomoseen State Park in Castleton is an easy, one mile, family friendly hike that winds through some of the quarries, rubble piles and building ruins of the West Castleton Railroad and Slate Company. Traction aides and/or snowshoes required, depending on conditions....
Explore Brighton State Park on New Year's Day by hiking the Shoreline Trail to Pine Point. This is considered an easy one-mile out and back hike. Depending on the snow depth, you will either need snowshoes or micro-spikes. Guide Name: John Predom, Green Mountain Club NEK...
Ring in 2025 at a First Day Hike at Allis State Park in Randolph. This is an easy two-mile hike from the entrance gate of Allis State Park, up the park road to the fire tower in the day-use area, and then down through the...
Start the New Year on the right foot with a hike in the great outdoors with a First Day Hike organized by Vermont State Parks. The Barlett Mountain Loop in Willougby State Forest is a moderately challenging trail that follows the CCC Road in Westmore for...
Join Merck Forest for a guided moon-lit hike on its trails. Meet at the Visitor Center. Bring a headlamp and dress warmly, with proper footwear, including microspikes or snowshoes, depending on ground conditions. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the program. Cost $10. Reservations are...
Snowshoe, ski or walk the Billings Farm trail by torchlight as evening begins. Meet National Park Rangers from the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and Billings Farm & Museum staff. Learn about local wildlife, the history of the land, and the people who lived there. Gather...
