Who: Calling all Millstone Trails enthusiasts!
When: Weekly – June 29 to September 20, 2026.
Where: Barre Town Forest – parking lot at 44 Brook St in Websterville.
What: A weekly loop for trail running, mountain biking, and hiking. Each loop is ~5k (3.1 mi), but route distances do vary from week to week. Loops may include “shortcuts” to reduce distance or bypass technical sections. This is a family-friendly series.
Welcome to the 6th annual Summer Trail Series! This series welcomes runners, hikers, and mountain bikers of all ages and abilities to participate in weekly courses designed to explore the unique post-industrial landscape being reclaimed by nature in the Barre Town Forest. You’ll weave through trees, zip past towering granite piles, dash by old quarries and catch your breath (maybe) at some of the best vantage points in Central Vermont!
The Summer Trail Series 2026 is hosted by Millstone Trail Association and sponsored by Miles Supply and the Wayside Restaurant. Special thanks to the Town of Barre, Vermont.
Each week will feature a predesigned route, totaling four loops, that we will rotate throughout the summer. Some loops may have optional “shortcuts” to reduce total distance or bypass technical sections of trail.
Registering for the series costs $50 and gets you weekly correspondence (via email) of the designated loop, a Summer Trail Series 2026 event t-shirt, and an invitation to the End-of-the-series Cookout where there will be food and raffle prizes! T-shirts will be handed out at the Cookout, or available for pickup thereafter. Additionally, your registration fee goes towards the continued maintenance, development and growth of Millstone Trails.
The series runs weekly Monday through Sunday and participation is determined via a weekly online form submission, shared via email. This series is participation-based and times are not mandatory to report, but if you would like to participate in a little friendly competition with other runners or riders, then you may include your times. Submitting your times is opting in to be included on the leaderboard that will be posted throughout the series.
A note on accessibility: Millstone Trails is proud to have a large portion of our trails considered “adaptive-friendly” for riders and are continuously upgrading our trails to expand this offering. While we strive to incorporate as many of these trails into this series as possible, we recognize that not all route sections may be accessible to adaptive riders. These sections will be clearly communicated in weekly correspondence and on route maps with shortcuts or alternative paths where possible.
To register, please click the link below. You will be directed to a Google form to provide registration information. Upon form completion, a link to PayPal will be available to make your registration payment. The PayPal link and registration responses will also be sent to the email provided in the registration form. Only one participant can be registered per form and payment completion – please repeat the process to register additional participants, including children. If you have any issues with the registration and payment process, please email us at info@millstontrails.org.
Wellness sponsorships are welcome! If you have an employer or sponsor covering your registration costs, please select the corresponding option in the registration form, provide their information and have them email info@millstonetrails.org to coordinate payment.
The Summer Trail Series 2026 is sponsored by:
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