What's new?

We've added a donate form to the site. A few of you have reached out offering to donate - much appreciated! In other news, we've got the Class 6 road data along with dirt roads for our neighbors in the Granite State (New Hampshire). We'll drop a note here as soon as that's ready.

Welcome! Let's get started.

We built this site to solve a little challenge of our own - finding new Class 4 roads to ride in Vermont. Much to our surprise, it turns out that "Class 4" roads can include many different surface types - gravel, dirt and even brick. Most of the data found on this site was sourced from Vermont Transportation Department (VTrans) data sources.

To view roads for a particular town, start on the Towns page. Click a town and you should see a list of the roads for that town load along with a map. Once you've found an interesting road, click on the road and you'll be taken to a detail page for that road which includes a map. We've added a comments section on each road. Please feel free to submit recent information including photos if you've explored a particular road.

If you're out and about using this app, you can click the geolocation icon on any of our maps and allow access to your location. If we're able to locate you, this will drop a blue dot with your location on a map.

We'll be adding new functionality to the site soon, so if you have any ideas for how we can improve the site, please drop us a line!

- Dan & Pat

(A quick break on Shaker Mountain Road in Huntington with Camel's Hump visible in the distance.)

What is a Class 4 Road anyway?

A Class 4 road as defined by the State of Vermont is a road that is not Class 1 (State highways),2 (Important town highways) or 3 (Traveled town highways). Road classes 1,2 and 3 are required to be maintained by the town (or state) to be 'negotiable under normal conditions all seasons of the year by a standard manufactured pleasure car.'

Therefore, we can assume that Class 4 roads are not maintained, and are therefore of questionable condition. In other words, excellent candidates for exploring on a dual sport motorcycle, high clearance 4x4, mountain bike, horse, or hiking boots.

(Long Hill Cemetery off TH-38 in Woodstock, VT.)

Random Class 4 Road

  • Length
  • Surface Types
  • Class 4
  • Road Status

Please Be Considerate

When exploring the back roads and woods of Vermont, please be considerate of your surroundings. Often times, Class 4 roads will have a right of way that passes right through a Vermonter's yard. Please be mindful of your presence and wave if you see the landowner. If you encounter horse(s) on a road and you're in a motorized vehicle, please turn off your engine and let the horse and rider pass you.

To simplify it: Don't be a dick.

Thanks!

Chateauguay Rd in Barnard, VT