Adaptive mountain biking network
A new fully adaptive mountain biking network just launched, opening accessible trails from Patagonia’s glaciers to Japan’s singletrack and pairing options with heli‑hikes in BC and Dolomites treks for spring travelers. (x.com) The rollout aims to make adventure riding inclusive across skill levels as the spring season heats up. (x.com)
Vermont’s Driving Range is being described in multiple outlets as the world’s first fully adaptive mountain‑bike trail network, and the documentary Best Day Ever — which follows its creation — premiered at the Heartland Film Festival on October 17, 2025. (outsideonline.com) The Driving Range effort was led by Richmond Mountain Trails volunteers including filmmaker and organizer Berne Broudy and adaptive‑rider advocate Greg Durso, with construction work by trail builder Tom Lepesqueur of L&D Trailworks and ground broken May 13, 2022. (sevendaysvt.com) Other verified adaptive‑trail developments documented by government and community groups include British Columbia’s new adaptive mountain‑biking trail at Alice Lake Park, opened April 15, 2025, and ongoing programming and equipment initiatives from Kootenay Adaptive Sport Association and RAD Recreation Adapted Society across BC. (news.gov.bc.ca) Attempts to open the two X.com status URLs cited in the card returned no public content in the platform view, and searches of travel‑industry outlets, operator listings and press releases turned up no corroborating announcement of a single, operator‑run global “adaptive mountain biking network” spanning Patagonia, Japan, BC heli‑hikes and Dolomites treks. (x.com) Reporting instead locates a grassroots, place‑based blueprint — the Vermont Driving Range plus regional adaptive programs in BC and the Kootenays — rather than a named tour operator or consolidated international product; a confirmed global rollout would require a named operator press release or industry listing, which was not found in the sources reviewed. (richmondmountaintrails.org)
