Lake Parker and the Black Hills

Welcome to beautiful Glover, Vermont!

Glover Trails is a volunteer Town Committee charged with working to responsibly locate, build, and maintain a network of multi-use public trails on private and protected lands, create newly designated trails, and whereever feasible utilize existing discontinued and/or Class IV Roads.

Your input is important! Click here to take the Glover Trail Network Survey.

Upcoming Events

  • Barton River Bench
    Relax on the Aldo Leopold bench in the cool shade and listen to the soothing sounds of the Barton River at the Fish & Wildlife Access area on Still Hill Road near the Glover Town Green. This opportunity to enjoy nature is brought to you by Vermont Fish & Wildlife and the Glover Trails Committee.
  • Updated Black Hills Map
    The updated Black Hills map is available. It features more detail and all trail intersections are now numbered. To check it out, and learn how to download it to your smartphone, go to the Black Hills page under Maps and Trails, or go to https://glovertrails.org/black-hills-trails.
  • Food for thought
    Tunbridge trails debate leads to larger issue of landowner control in Vermont The owners of a former dairy farm say they have permitted use of the land by the public for a variety of recreational activities, including snowmachines, hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, but they are opposing the use of wheeled vehicles. Read more here: https://vtdigger.org/2022/07/15/tunbridge-trails-debate-leads-to-larger-issue-of-landowner-control-in-vermont/ The…
  • Trail Maintenance Training
    Trail Maintenance Training Tuesday morning, July 19 – Details to be announced. This will be on the Skunk Hollow section of historic Hinman Rd.
  • Opening Private Land to the Public
    Interesting article from Seven Days Vermont about the use of private land for trails, including Richard Carbonetti’s trails in the Black Hills. There is a section at the end titled “How to Hike Respectfully on Private Land” that is very relevant. There’s also a link to a New York Times article about the Kingdom Trails….