dalecaluori
Member
Hello Mountain Bikers!
I'll introduce myself first. I live a half-hour north of North Troy, VT up in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
I'm a passholder at Jay Peak but also love to ski all over during the winter. Smuggs and Stowe are two of my favourites also. Sutton and Orford on this side of the Border are fun too.
My love of skiing has created another passion for mountain biking over the years. I'm a member at Kingdom Trails which I believe to be one of the awesomest places on Earth, but the other day in search of something different I went to East Hereford just north of the VT/NH/QC borders.
I heard of this place from a friend, but I had my doubts. Being a regular at KT one gets spoiled. But this place is the real deal!
I arrived in the town and had never experienced such calm and peacefulness. The town has maybe about 40-50 residents, yet it's very well kept and parking and signage is fantastic.
There are about 6 or 7 named trails, but the average trail length is significant. See the trail map.
I started by climbing La Noire to Bobine and then Quartz CDN & US. I then went down Troll followed by a climb up a mountain road to the JDA trail. I then went down the Chainon-Manquant (wrong choice), this trail is still under construction and wasn't too much fun. I then came back through Indian Stream, Panache and Recupe back to Bobine and down through Des Pins.
I would do the route in the opposite direction next time and leave out Chainon Manquant. Here are the suggested routes. I think it would be less uphill that way. I don't know how many km's I did, but I was out for about 5hrs. The trails here are very well-built and loooonnnnggggg. Don't let the trail map fool you, it's a lot bigger than it looks on paper!
I highly recommend! Just a stone throw from the border, this place is like a step back in time. I really enjoyed it. For those interested, the website is http://www.municipalite.easthereford.qc.ca/velo.html.
Here are the pics:
I'll introduce myself first. I live a half-hour north of North Troy, VT up in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
I'm a passholder at Jay Peak but also love to ski all over during the winter. Smuggs and Stowe are two of my favourites also. Sutton and Orford on this side of the Border are fun too.
My love of skiing has created another passion for mountain biking over the years. I'm a member at Kingdom Trails which I believe to be one of the awesomest places on Earth, but the other day in search of something different I went to East Hereford just north of the VT/NH/QC borders.
I heard of this place from a friend, but I had my doubts. Being a regular at KT one gets spoiled. But this place is the real deal!
I arrived in the town and had never experienced such calm and peacefulness. The town has maybe about 40-50 residents, yet it's very well kept and parking and signage is fantastic.
There are about 6 or 7 named trails, but the average trail length is significant. See the trail map.
I started by climbing La Noire to Bobine and then Quartz CDN & US. I then went down Troll followed by a climb up a mountain road to the JDA trail. I then went down the Chainon-Manquant (wrong choice), this trail is still under construction and wasn't too much fun. I then came back through Indian Stream, Panache and Recupe back to Bobine and down through Des Pins.
I would do the route in the opposite direction next time and leave out Chainon Manquant. Here are the suggested routes. I think it would be less uphill that way. I don't know how many km's I did, but I was out for about 5hrs. The trails here are very well-built and loooonnnnggggg. Don't let the trail map fool you, it's a lot bigger than it looks on paper!
I highly recommend! Just a stone throw from the border, this place is like a step back in time. I really enjoyed it. For those interested, the website is http://www.municipalite.easthereford.qc.ca/velo.html.
Here are the pics:
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