Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Trail Work Day
9 AM to 1 PM. Meet at Darling Memorial Park and work with our trail crew on various projects including trail cutting and design. BBQ provided after work day.
Saturday, September 6, 2008.
2nd Annual Burke Mountain Bike Race
The Burke Mountain Bike Race is held on the paved Burke Mountain Toll Road. The only hill climb in the Northeast with a 5 rating on both climbing challenge and descent quality by northeastcycling.com, the Burke Mountain Bike Race is 4.7 miles long, and has 2,384 foot vertical climb with an average grade of 9.7%. Over 100 racers are expected for the race, which begins at the Sherburne Base Lodge, travels Burke’s famous toll road and ends at the summit. Registration for the race is from 8-9:30am, with the shotgun start at 10:00am. Following the race, an awards ceremony and BBQ will be held at the Sherburne Base Lodge. Every race entry will receive a season pass to Kingdom Trails, and cash prizes will be awarded in male and female team and individual categories. For more information or to register for the race, please visit Burke Mountain Bike RaceSunday, September 7th, 2008
Trail Work Day
9 AM to 1 PM. Meet at Darling Memorial Park and work with our trail crew on various projects including trail cutting and design. BBQ provided after work day.East Burke, VermontSaturday, September 13, 2008
2nd Annual Burke Mountain Music Festival
Sherburne Base Lodge on Burke Mountain, East Burke, Vermont
eaturing the Grammy nominated Gin Blossoms, platinum recording artist Howie Day and acclaimed singer/songwriter Marc Broussard. A portion of every ticket sold benefits "Kingdom Kids", a not-for-profit association providing opportunities for children in the Northeast Kingdom to be physically active in outdoor activities that last a lifetime, like skiing and mountain biking. The 2nd Annual Burke Mountain Music Festival will be staged directly behind the Sherburne Base Lodge, with amphitheater-style grass seating on the mountain's lower slopes. Tickets for the festival are $30 in advance and $35 the day of the festival. For ticket sales and for more information please visit Burke Mtn or call 888-BURKEVT.Saturday, September 20, 2008
Kingdom Trail Association Annual Meeting
2 PM Darling Memorial Park Pavilion,
Election of Officers, Landowner Appreciation Day, Volunteer Recognition and of course a great BBQ afterwards.Saturday, September 27, 2008
21st Annual Burke Fall Foliage Festival
Located throughout the village of East Burke, Vermont
PARADE - MUSIC - BBQ - CRAFT SHOW- ICE CREAM - BEER TENT - KIDS AREA - COW FLOP BINGO - WAGON RIDES
This is a great Americana small town festival, fun for all, starts t 10 AM
Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Trail Work Day
9 AM to 1 PM. Meet at Darling Memorial Park and work with our trail crew on various projects including trail cutting and design. BBQ provided after work day. Saturday, October 18th, 2008
Ride the Rhythms IV
Come join us in our end of season celebration at the Tamarack Grille at the Burke Mountain Base Lodge. "Booty Juice" a funk-jazz Jam Band will rock the joint, good tunes with good people. $10 cover charge supports our trails program. Doors open at 8 PM
- Trails Offcially Closed for Mountain Biking! - Sunday, Nov. 2nd - -
Thanks for a great season, hope to see you all out on your bikes in the spring!
NORDIC SEASON BEGINS
Anyone with a current first aide card and experience and knowledge of our trail system is welcome to join our patrol crew. Please contact us for further information.
To help ensure the growth and quality o fhte trails, you can adopt your own trail and help give back to the land. Apply now to become one of our trail adopters!
The first Sunday of every month (April-October) we meet at the Darling Memorial Park at 9:00 am for a day of trail maintenance. You can get to the park by driving through the village of East Burke, north on VT Route 114, about 1/4 mile past the village on the left you will see the playground and parking area. Dress appropriately and bring plenty of water. We supply tools, but bring along one of your own if you want. We usually wrap up the day around 1:00 pm or so. Feel free to contact us for any further information.
Kingdom Trail Association recently joined this national program to get area kids out on our trails. The intent is to give them a better sense of the outdoors and personal fitness. This is a link to the sponsors who make the national organization possible. Look for upcoming programs or contact us if you are interested in getting kids out on the trails, especailly those who may never have done so. Kingdom Trails can provide six kids with bikes, helmets, and guides for a day on the trails. There are no events currently scheduled, please check later.
Trips for Kids National SponsorsTrips for Kids - Kingdom Trails Chapter Page
