Located south of Green Mountain National Forest, the Retreat Trails are accessible networks of trails that wind through the forested and hilly area north of the Massachusetts border. The trail system is over nine miles long, covering more than 400 acres of forest and agricultural land and include some unusual sites, such as the old Cemetery and the Retreat Tower.

Ranging from old jeep roads to winding single tracks, the Retreat Trails cater for all levels, from easy trails for beginners and families to challenging single tracks, with some trails leading up to the top of the town’s ski jump, which boasts spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. Several of the trails still have the names they were given 175 years ago when they were created for the use of the patients and staff of the “Vermont Asylum”, which is in operation today as the Brattleboro Retreat.

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