Kids Ride Pop Up Outing!
Fairgrounds Trailhead, 125 Town Farm Road, Poultney, VT

Slate Valley Trails, with the help of some awesome volunteers, is hosting a pop-up Kids Ride. This will be a group mountain bike ride. Arrive 15 minutes early to sign in and get ready to ride. Riders will gather after for snacks and swapping numbers for future group rides.

What to Expect
The Kids Ride is geared toward kids of any age who are looking to learn new skills, who are just starting to ride on trails, to those who maybe have been riding and want to meet other riders, and have fun! Riders will be organized into groups based on age and skills where possible. One group may stay closer to the trailhead to work on skills (Strider bikes and beginner level). Another group will ride a beginner trail at the Fairgrounds network. All kids in a group will stick together and ride at a casual pace, stopping at intersections to make sure everyone is together.

If you have a middle-schooler or teen who wants to ride, and its mostly younger kids, we can have the middle schooler or teen help lead the younger students, or if enough volunteers, we can take them on some other loops that are skill-level appropriate.

Role of Parents or Guardians
Parents or guardians are welcome to ride. This is not a drop off. As cell service is non-existent at the trailhead, adults that are not volunteering or riding, need to stay on-site during the program.

What to Bring
Children and adults must bring a bike, wear properly fitting helmets and closed toe footwear. Bicycles must have hand brakes, and remember to safety check bicycles prior to attending to make sure everything is tight and in working order. Additionally, bring your own water bottle and bug spray, and check for ticks post-ride. Please leave your dogs at home (sorry).

Need a Bike?
If a parent or guardian, or child wants to ride, and needs a bicycle, and is a resident of Castleton or Poultney, you may rent a bicycle at a discount from Johnson and Son Bike Works through the Library Bike Pass program available at the Poultney Public Library or the Castleton Free Library. If you are not a resident, you may also get a rental discount if you mention you are participating in this SVT program.
Poultney Public Library: (802) 287-5556
Castleton Free Library: (802) 468-5574

Signing Up
-If you think you can make it an RSVP is highly suggested, but not required. Fill out this RSVP FORM

-Waiver- If possible, please print and sign in advance, to save time on the day of. PRINT WAIVER https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ztysgm83ZC8RUYKzI2ZNypCKddR53jSd/view?usp=sharing

In order to make this work next season, we will be seeking more volunteers (teens to adult). Email Silvia at silvia@slatevalleytrails.org. We are really excited to host this event!

Weather/ Rain Date
If weather doesn’t cooperate, we will try to send out a Facebook Update and update the website events calendar, but we likely will make the call from the Trailhead (where there is no cell coverage).