Pledge to Ride With Gratitude

• Purchase a KT Membership
• Stay on designated trails
• No overnight camping or fires
• Park only in designated KT parking lots.
• Leave No Trace.
• Helmets Required
• Riders yield to everybody, including each other.
• Communicate and stay in control.
• On the road, travel single file and ride to the right. 
• Always stop for vehicles.
• No motorized vehicles.
• Dogs are ONLY allowed on Village trails. (Please clean up after your dog.)
• No horses on singletrack trails.
• Keep group sizes to ten people or less. If more, split into groups.
• No RV parking at the Inn at Mountain View Farm.
• No nighttime trail access at Moose Haven.

• Respect private property and homes.
• Follow all traffic rules and be aware of other traffic, i.e. cars, trucks and buses. 
• Ride single file on the roads or trails.
• Do not congregate in the roads.
• Limit group numbers to 10 or less.
• Use public restrooms at designated locations.
• Do not wash bikes in streams or rivers.
• Everyone should yield first and then figure out how to pass each other safely keeping distance

What is KT’s eMTB Policy?

• eMTBs are not allowed on KT trails except as may be required by law for individuals with mobility disabilities.

Why is this KT’s eMTB Policy?

• This is our eMTB policy as KT honors the agreements we have made with our 100+ private landowners who make our trails possible. We ask our trail users to respect this policy out of respect to the private landowners. Without our generous landowners this gift of trails would not exist. Regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA’) require facilities open to the public, such as KT, to make reasonable modifications to public access policies and establish procedures to allow the use of mobility devices by individuals with mobility disabilities. Please see KT’s full Electronic Mobility Device Use Policy. As technology advances and new devices are developed, KT may modify the type of mobility devices permissible within specific facilities on specific trails as necessary. Please check this site regularly for updates to this policy as KT continuously reviews our eMTB policy, engaging our landowners. To read more about this education process visit our website news for our eMTB policy review update.

Who can ride an eMTB at KT?

• Trail users with a mobility disability. 

I have a mobility disability. Do I need special permission or identification to ride my eMTB at KT?

• Yes. You will need a KT identifying band to display on your bike. Follow the steps below to request, provide credible assurance, and receive your KT identification band.

1. Please visit the KT welcome center during normal business hours to advise KT staff that you meet mobility disability criteria and wish to ride your eMTB. 
2. You must show KT staff credible assurance such as handicap plaque, doctor's written statement, or express a verbal declaration that you have a mobility disability. 
3. KT staff will then provide you with a KT identifying band you must display on your bike.

What is acceptable credible assurance of my mobility disability to provide KT?

• You must provide a “credible assurance” that the mobility device is required because of your disability. The presentation of a valid, State-issued disability parking placard or card, or State-issued proof of disability, is acceptable as a credible assurance that the use of the other power-driven mobility device is for the individual's mobility disability. In lieu of a valid, State-issued disability parking placard or card, or State-issued proof of disability, KT staff will accept a verbal representation, not contradicted by observable fact, that the other power-driven mobility device is being used for a mobility disability. A “valid” disability placard or card is one that is presented by the individual to whom it was issued and is otherwise in compliance with the State of issuance's requirements for disability placards or cards.

I have a mobility disability. What steps do I take to ride my eMTB at KT?

1. Please visit the KT welcome center during normal business hours to advise KT staff that you meet mobility disability criteria and wish to ride your eMTB. 
2. You must show KT staff credible assurance such as handicap plaque, doctor's written statement, or express a verbal declaration that you have a mobility disability. 
3. KT staff will then provide you with a KT identifying band you must display on your bike.

Do I need to renew the KT identification band annually?

• Yes, each new calendar year you will need to request, provide credible assurance, and receive a new KT identification band to ride your eMTB.

Do I need to pay more to ride my eMTB at KT?

• No. Please see KT’s Membership pricing here

What class of eMTB can I ride at KT?

• If you have a mobility disability, you may only use a class 1 eMTB or electric assist aMTB. A Class 1 eMTB/ e-bike is defined as two wheeled cycles with fully operational pedals and an electric motor assist of no more than 750 watts (1 horsepower) and (i) are incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of more than twenty (20) miles per hour; and (ii) disengage or cease to function when the rider stops pedaling or the vehicle's brakes are applied. 

What will happen if I ride my eMTB illegally at KT?

• KT’s team of Trail Ambassadors are stationed at key traiheads, parking areas, and making strategic rounds throughout the network holding trail users accountable. If a Trail Ambassador observes an eMTB without the KT identification band, they will inform the trail user of the proper steps to take in order to request, provide credible assurance, and receive the KT identification band.

Can I ride my eMTB with the battery turned off if I do not have a mobility disability?

• No. eMTBs are not allowed on KT trails except as may be required by law for individuals with mobility disabilities.

Does KT have specific trails for eMTBs?

• No. Yet the Kingdom hosts hundreds of miles of stunning gravel roads that you are welcome to ride your e-bike on. Check out NEKGravel.org for suggested routes. 

Does Burke Mtn Resort allow eMTBs? 

• Burke does not allow E-bikes unless needed for adaptive athletes. Please see Burke Mountain Resorts Rules and Policies at Skiburke.com

• Only park and access the trails in KTA designated areas. You are not allowed to park or access the network from any other locations.
• If the parking lot is full you must go to another lot.

No dogs, except on the Village Trail section of the network.

Maximim group size on trails is 10 people. 

• The trail network is for multi-use non-motorized recreation.  
• Horses are allowed, with individual landowner permissions, on trails marked as doubletrack.  Follow this link for information on how to interact with horses on the trail and road.
• eMTBs are not allowed on KT trails except as may be required by law for individuals with mobility disabilities. See eMTB FAQ's for more information.

• Kingdom Trail Association membership allows access to the Kingdom Trails network. Purchase a KTA Membership online here.
• Park in designated Kingdom Trails parking locations only.

Trail closures and conditions will always be updated to the minute on our trail conditions page

• Trails open for the summer season as weather permits in May and close on October 31. 
• Once the trail network is open for the summer season, due to well draining soils, sustainable trail-building and our trail maintenance capabilities, we rarely if ever, close the trails. If trails are closed, they will always be marked on our trail conditions page. 
• The trail network is closed  for the month of November and early December during VT Deer Hunting season.
• Winter network opens as soon as hunting season is over and conditions permit.

View guidelines here

The winter trail network may only open for the season after a substantial stretch of below freezing temperatures to allow the ground to thoroughly freeze AND after the end of the muzzleloader hunting season 

The fatbike trails will open to fatbikes (tire 3.5 inches or wider) as long as the ground is frozen and can be ridden without causing damage to the trail surface. 

• If there is no snow,  regular mtb tires  are allowed on open trails.

The groomed ski trails will open when the ground is frozen and we have received a sufficient amount, preferably 6-8” or more, of snow to groom and maintain.

The snowshoe and backcountry ski trails are open when the ground is frozen and snow coverage allows. 

• If there is no snow, foot travel is allowed on open trails.

For up to the minute trail conditions and information on which trails are open or closed, visit our trail conditions page.

During the winter season the trails will remain OPEN as long as surface conditions are safe and the ground is sufficiently frozen to accommodate ski, fatbike or snowshoe traffic without causing damage to the trail. Trail surface conditions and closures are always reported on the trail conditions page of our website.

KT utilizes customized weather forecasts provided by Nor’Easter Weather to make the most informed decisions on how and when to groom.

When there is a base and a significant amount of snowfall is forecasted, grooming begins after 2+ inches of accumulation and continues until the snowfall ends. 

If there is low, or no existing base, this can affect the frequency of grooming. Our Crew will wait for a more significant accumulation of 6+ inches before they start grooming since thin conditions can lead to damaging the trails, like digging up dirt, or even being detrimental to our equipment. There is a balance in these scenarios when less is more, and the surface, as well as the snowpack, can remain more sustainable with less manipulation. 

When grooming soft or slushy snow in warm temps, it is critical to find the window of time when the surface consistency is accessible for manipulation and our equipment is manageable, as snowmobiles are difficult to steer and drags can get bound up with heavy wet snow. 

Icy conditions are also challenging as we operate without a tiller, the machinery used to break up ice. When conditions become icy, we will make sure to communicate through all avenues, the necessity for caution and recommend proper equipment such as studded tires and snowshoes with crampons. And if safety requires it, we will close trails.