Oak Hill Touring Center

This is a great place to go for cross country skiing.  Oak Hill Touring Center offers many groomed trails for you to explore. The Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center maintains the many ski trails on Oak Hill in Hanover for an easy, safe, and smooth experience. Oak Hill Touring Center also offers private instruction, group instruction, and many other great programs during winter. They are closed on Mondays, but they are open from 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Friday, and 9 am to 5 pm on the weekend. Please check out the website for more information about classes, rentals, and the trails, as well as for the trail user guide.

Storrs Pond

During the warmer months of the year, the trails around Storrs Pond Recreation Area is frequented by joggers, and mountain bikers and the area is active with folks using the recreational facilities for camping, swimming, and tennis. But during the winter months, Storrs Pond becomes a quiet and peaceful place to visit. There are many trails in the area that intertwined around the pond and through trees, sometimes going uphill and sometimes going downhill. You can ski these trails for a tranquil experience as you take in the pond's beauty and the snowy trees. It is a large enough area where you can often find a quiet spot and explore yourself.  The Storrs Pond is located near the bottom of Oak Hill, which we know has many trails as well. For more information, see the website below:

Trescott Property

The Norwich Nature Area is a lovely place for cross-country skiing. The trails are easy to moderate and relatively short, which makes it perfect for a relaxed day out in nature. Most of the trails are in woodland and are surrounded by abundant animal and plant life of about 35 acres of land conservation. There are a few locations marked in the Nature Area with a map locating them at the trailhead, and there are historical markers. You can wander through the land here as you cross-country ski and go off-trail if that intrigues you. You are only asked to stay respectful of your surroundings. Please see their website for more information.

Hartland Winter Trails

Just a hop, skip, and a jump from Hanover are the Hartland Winter Trails located in Hartland, Vermont. These trails have been maintained as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing routes since the mid-1970s by a small group of volunteers. A few generous landowners have allowed the building of the trails on their properties, which has supported the beautiful network of trails that exist today. These trails are well-groomed, and you can always find some easy, fun, and beautiful trails to try. Check out the Facebook page for more information.