E-Bikes in Vermont Parks and Public Lands

1 National Forest · 1 State Forest · 1 other place

The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation has no e-bike rule in its current Policy 4, so e-bikes may use park roads and multi-use trails open to bicycles. Its draft revision, presented to the House Transportation Committee in February 2026, would allow all classes on park roads, forest highways and multi-use trails and Class 1 only on mountain bike trails, with a 20 mph limit; the four rail trails owned by the Agency of Transportation are outside the policy.

Places checked

3

All bike routes

1

Some trails or sections

0

Roads or paved paths only

1

Not confirmed

1

State parks rule

Where bicycles allowed; new policy pending

Places

Where E-Bikes May Ride in Vermont

Classes are the US e-bike classes the land manager allows. Each name links to the park or forest's own page.

Vermont parks and public lands
Place	Type	E-bike access	Classes	Surface	Rides	Notes
Green Mountain National Forest USFS	National Forest	Roads only	Class 3-Jan	Gravel	Forest Road 341, Michigan Brook Road, Chittenden Brook area roads	E-bikes are barred from non-motorized trails; forest roads and motorized trails only.
Groton State Forest Vermont FPR	State Forest	All bike routes	-	Gravel	Montpelier and Wells River Trail, Groton forest highways	No current e-bike rule; draft policy would allow all classes on forest highways and multi-use trails.
Kingdom Trails Kingdom Trails Association	Other	Not confirmed	-	Singletrack	Darling Hill trails, Burke Mountain bike park	Private-land trail network; e-bike rule not checked against an allowed source.

Record

Sources

Places: Park, forest and agency pages, linked from each name
E-bike rules: Agency e-bike policy pages and regulations for each place
State parks rule: Vermont law page
Last verified: Q4 2026