The 16th annual 10K Leaf Chase is coming up Saturday, October 12th.
The T-shirt design is complete. Run like a bunny to register if you want one:
Registration Online between NOW and Friday, 10/11/2019 at 12PM will be $20:
https://register1.vermontsystems.com/…/vtrutla…/search.html…
Race day: Registration starts at 8:30 at Giorgetti [$25. CASH OR CHECK ONLY] A bus will transport you to Proctor. The race starts in Proctor and continues for 10K over the Carriage Trail to Rutland.
Come join us on Tuesday, August 6th for a weed whacking party. Meet at the front entrance at 5pm, bring a weed whacker if you have one we will have a few extras for folks to use. Bring water and a headlamp. We will shuttle people up to Rocky Pond and we will hike on the Carriage Trail to get grass/ferns, berry bushes pushed back. We could use 15+ people so maybe we’re done before 9pm! THANKS!
Community Work Night Tuesday, August 6th, 5pm. Bring a weed whacker, water and a headlamp. We will shuttle up to Rocky Pond and hike in the Carriage Trail to the top of Library Pass and work our way back to Rocky Pond. It is National Night Out please park down at baseball field. There will be a few parking spots on the Pond Rd just past the gate. Please do not park at the end of Evergreen Ave. We will have a few spare weed whackers for folks to use.
Summer Sunset 5K Race is coming up Tuesday, August13th, 6:30pm. More information at https://www.rutlandrec.com/races
Droopy Pedal Mtn bike race is coming up Tuesday, August 20th at 6:30pm. More information at https://www.rutlandrec.com/races
New trail at Intersection 36 has another section open. Thanks to YES Plan and Youth Works for breaking open 1338 feet of trail and doing over 900 feet of finish work. We only have another 1600 feet to go to Intersection 38. This trail does have a permanent name yet. A few trail names in the hat are: Milk Run, Milky Swirl, Milky Way, au Lait, Holy Roller all in reference to the milk crates found on the side of the trail while laying it out. If you have trail name suggestion please let us know at pinehillpartnership@gmail.com. We will hold a contest and winner will get a Pine Hill Partnership t-shirt.
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Summer Sunset 5K race Tuesday, July 9th, 6:30pm. Next race is Tuesday August 13th at 6:30pm.
Droopy Pedal Mtn bike race Tuesday, July 16th, 6:30pm. Next race is Tuesday August 20th at 6:30pm.
Volunteer Days: Monday July 15th, 22nd, 29th. Tuesday July 16th, 23rd, 30th. Meet at front entrance at 9:15. Bring water, food and bug dope. We will supply tools and gloves. We are working on the new trail off Intersection 36 with Youth Works. Many hands make light work.
Some trail names being kicked around:
Milk Run, Milky Swirl, Holy Roller, Rocky Ridge, Coulée de lait (French for Milk Run) or lait au chocolat (Chocolate Milk). The reason for the ‘milk’ in the name are the multiple milk crates found while laying the trail out.
Anyone is welcome to join us on these days. We will be working on the new trail that was started last year. Plus some maintenance work on other trails in the park.
YES Plan from Rutland High School will be in on these dates:
June 5th, meet at front entrance at 9:15
June 7th, meet at front entrance at 9:15
June 10th, meet at front entrance at 9:15
June 11th, meet at front entrance at 9:15
June 12th, meet at front entrance at 9:15
June 17th and 18th starts Youth Works. Meet at the front entrance at 9:15.
June 24th and 25th is Youth Works meet at front entrance at 9:15.
July 1st and 2nd is Youth Works meet at front entrance at 9:15
July 15th and 16th is Youth Works meet at the front entrance at 9:15
July 22 and 23rd is Youth Works meet at the front entrance at 9:15.
UPDATE: April 26th, We are pushing start time back to 10AM in hopes the hard rain will have stopped. We still have projects that can be done in the damp. We need YOUR help. Thank you.
9AM at the front entrance of Pine Hill Park. We will be working to clean up the front entrance and do repair work to Exit Strategy. We have tools and gloves. Bring water and sunscreen.
2024 Community Work Day: Saturday, April 27th-9AM-noon. We will do a little bit of work in the front entrance to help Master Gardner’s out. We also have some trail tread repair work on Overlook to improve drainage. Meet at Giorgetti parking lot. We have tools, bring water, bug dope, sunscreen and gloves. Thanks and hope to see you there.
Yes Plan dates are being set by Rutland High School teachers now. Yes plan runs from May 31st until June 14th. Please contact us if you have folks who would like to join us. pinehillpartnership@gmail.com
VYCC will be joining us the first two weeks in July. We could always use extra hands to work with local high school students in the park. Work day is Monday-Thursday from 8-4pm. For more information email: pinehillpartnership@gmail.com
Join us on Saturday, April 27th for our first trail day, 9AM at Pine Hill Park. We have a couple of projects to tackle. One is to repair Exit Strategy corners, clean drainage’s out and clean up the front entrance. Many hands make light work! Hope to see you there.
Update: May 1st: Thank you for being patient. Park is open but quietly-basically people reading the webpage will know or word of mouth. TrailHUB and social media will hear it week of May 6th. Watkins Wood Rd is really wet up near Svelte Tiger intersection so please walk in the mud/water do not leave a tire rut.
Update: April 30th: Park is still closed to all bikes. We are working on two trails to get water off the trail to get rid of the mud we’re experiencing. Thank you.
Update: April 23rd: Carriage Trail is closed to all users. Velco is putting up new power poles out near Muddy Pond and have asked us to stay away this week. Park is still wet so please NO bikes. Thank you.
Update: April 22: Please no bikes. We are patiently waiting for the rain stop for more than one day. Please come give us a hand Saturday, April 27th for our first community work day. Meet at the front entrance at 9AM. Tools and gloves will be provided.
April 13th: Please no bikes. We have a lot of rain coming Sunday/Monday that will keep trails particularly corners too damp to ride. Please be patient. Thank you.
Update April 11th: Please no bikes in the park. We are in the midst of our freeze/thaw cycles that raise havoc on the trails. Trails are drying out nicely but are still tender so please be kind and stay off with bikes. Thanks.
The tire ruts from bikes will let the water run down the rut, and that then washes away all our hard earned dirt. Dirt in the park is hard to come by. See this for more info! It’s all moved to the trail by volunteers using buckets and shovels.
Our first community work day is Saturday, April 27th, 9AM. Meet at the front entrance. We will provide gloves and tools.
There is no paid trail staff, there is no mini-excavator working to move dirt. Please do not ruin it for everyone else.
Pine Hill Partnership is seeking donations to purchase a Snowdog. Our plan is to groom a few trails for hikers, snowshoers and fat bikers. We need to raise $5000 to purchase one.
Pine Hill Partnership is the organization who builds and maintains all the trails in Pine Hill Park, Redfield trails and the Carriage Trail. We are a non-profit so all donations are tax deductible.
Ways to contribute send a check to Pine Hill Partnership and mail to: 3424 Quarterline Rd. Center Rutland, VT 05736. Or use our PayPal button on the home page.
August 15th, Stegosaurus will be closed for the day while we remove a couple of large dead oaks near Hour Glass Bridge. Please refrain from riding, hiking or trail running on Stego Wednesday. THANK YOU.
