About ArborTrek Canopy Adventures
ArborTrek Canopy Adventures at Smugglers' Notch — just minutes from Stowe — delivers an award-winning zipline canopy tour that USA Today ranks among the ten best in the country. The course was designed and built by a team of arborists and engineers who prioritised both safety and the natural forest environment, resulting in an experience that feels genuinely immersive rather than bolted-on. Every element of the tour blends into the mature hardwood canopy that surrounds Smugglers' Notch.
The flagship experience sends guests soaring across eight ziplines and two sky bridges on a two-and-a-half-hour guided eco-adventure through the forest canopy. Speeds on the longest ziplines can reach exhilarating levels, but the experience is carefully designed to be accessible to participants aged 10 and up with no prior experience required. Guides are trained naturalists who weave information about the local ecosystem — tree species, wildlife, geology — into the tour, making it educational as well as thrilling. For visitors who want to stay in the trees even longer, a 90-plus element treetop obstacle course tests balance, coordination, and nerve at varying heights and difficulty levels.
ArborTrek operates year-round, with winter tours adding an extra layer of magic as guests zip through snow-dusted canopy and frozen waterfalls. The climbing adventure component offers via ferrata-style challenges for guests who want more physical engagement beyond the ziplines. Group bookings for corporate retreats, school trips, and family reunions are a specialty, and the team handles logistics for parties of up to 24 participants. For visitors to the Stowe area who want an outdoor adventure beyond skiing and hiking, ArborTrek Canopy Adventures delivers one of the most memorable experiences in all of Vermont.
