Catamount Outdoor Family Center
Parking here is free.
Parking at Catamount Outdoor Family Center is free (the centre says pedestrian trail use is free and publishes no separate parking charge. A day membership is required for mountain biking ($10 adults, $5 ages 6-17 and 65+) and Nordic skiing ($25 adults for a full day)).
- Cost
- The centre says pedestrian trail use is free and publishes no separate parking charge. A day membership is required for mountain biking ($10 adults, $5 ages 6-17 and 65+) and Nordic skiing ($25 adults for a full day)
- Seasons and hours
- Winter: foot and boot traffic is not allowed on the trails; snowshoes are required. Snowshoeing is free on a dedicated snowshoe trail network, and snowshoers must stay off the groomed ski tracks. Snowshoe rental $20 full day, $15 half day.
- Good to know
- Walking, hiking and running are free; it is a member-funded non-profit that asks for donations. The winter rates page says "No dogs, please"; the summer page does not address dogs. Trail hours and parking capacity are not published.
How we know this
Catamount Outdoor Family Center: catamountoutdoor.org/rates-summer ("Pedestrian trail use is free!", biking and ski rates) and catamountoutdoor.org/rates-winter (snowshoe network, boot ban, dogs), checked 2026-10-23. Lot identified from the published address, 592 Governor Chittenden Rd, which geocodes about 100 m away.
Fees, hours and rules change. Posted signs at the trailhead always override this page.
- Elevation
- 573 ft
- Lot surface
- unpaved
- Trails
- 56
- County
- Chittenden
44.44823, -73.04917 · view on OpenStreetMap
Trails from this trailhead
- Night Trail 1.0 mi
- Woodstrace 0.7 mi
- The Elbow 0.2 mi
- Farm Road 0.4 mi
- Snowshoe trail 0.4 mi
- NIght Trail 0.2 mi
- Sheep and Blackberry 0.2 mi
- Getting Started 0.2 mi
- Goose Hill Return 0.5 mi
A short walk away
- Sled Hill 0.2 mi · 0.16 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Balsams 0.5 mi · 0.16 mi on foot via The Elbow
- Goose Hill 0.6 mi · 0.17 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Chameleon 0.4 mi · 0.20 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Snowshoe trail 0.2 mi · 0.22 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Going Back for More 0.2 mi · 0.23 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Labyrinth 0.5 mi · 0.26 mi on foot via The Elbow
- Snowshoe trail 0.2 mi · 0.26 mi on foot via The Elbow
- Applesauce 495 ft · 0.26 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Porcupine 0.2 mi · 0.27 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Ramway 0.4 mi · 0.28 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Fred and Ethel 0.2 mi · 0.30 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- The Beach 0.8 mi · 0.30 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Snowshoe trail 0.2 mi · 0.30 mi on foot via Sheep and Blackberry
- Powerline 0.3 mi · 0.31 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- The Garden 0.6 mi · 0.32 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Watermelon 0.2 mi · 0.33 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Post Road 0.2 mi · 0.36 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Sandman's 1.7 mi · 0.36 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Bobolink 514 ft · 0.36 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Clover's Rollers 0.4 mi · 0.36 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Sumacs 0.2 mi · 0.36 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Ridge Run 0.2 mi · 0.37 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Taiga's Pines 0.1 mi · 0.37 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Garden twist 0.2 mi · 0.39 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Midgard 0.1 mi · 0.39 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Black Bridge 0.3 mi · 0.40 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Ski Connector 507 ft · 0.41 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Newt's Ridge 0.2 mi · 0.41 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Twister 0.1 mi · 0.42 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Shovelhead 0.7 mi · 0.44 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Rock Spine 0.1 mi · 0.44 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Stonesteps 0.2 mi · 0.44 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Geronimo 0.4 mi · 0.44 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Cabin Run 0.1 mi · 0.48 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Torch 0.2 mi · 0.48 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Three Rivers 0.7 mi · 0.49 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Cliffs of Insanity 0.5 mi · 0.52 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Gully Whumper 0.2 mi · 0.53 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Pop's 0.2 mi · 0.54 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Pure Bliss 0.4 mi · 0.55 mi on foot via Woodstrace
- Indian Lookout 1.7 mi · 0.56 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- UVM Talcott Traverse 0.3 mi · 0.57 mi on foot via Farm Road
- Mad Max 0.1 mi · 0.57 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Pop's 0.4 mi · 0.59 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Trout Lily 0.6 mi · 0.61 mi on foot via NIght Trail
- Skidway 0.3 mi · 0.61 mi on foot via NIght Trail
Nearest parking for 11 more trails
Nothing closer is mapped for these. Each is 1 to 3 km away along connecting trails.
- Slalom Nearest parking, 0.63 mi along trails
- Moose Poop Nearest parking, 0.65 mi along trails
- Coyote Turnpike Nearest parking, 0.65 mi along trails
- Gremlins Nearest parking, 0.67 mi along trails
- Hawk Nearest parking, 0.68 mi along trails
- The Wall Nearest parking, 0.69 mi along trails
- Off the Wall Nearest parking, 0.72 mi along trails
- Central Avenue Nearest parking, 0.76 mi along trails
- Bear Run Nearest parking, 0.80 mi along trails
- Liquid Velvet Nearest parking, 0.83 mi along trails
- Pop's Ledges Nearest parking, 0.85 mi along trails
Walking distances follow the mapped trail network. They are not a route, they ignore slope, and they are not driving directions.
Location from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); identified by matching a public parking area to trail geometry within 160 m. Space counts come from OpenStreetMap. Elevation from USGS 3DEP (public domain). Safety disclaimer.