The Lamoille Valley trail is one of a number of rail trails in the state. Near its western end, it intersects with the Missisiquoi Valley Rail Trail, which runs 26 miles between St. Albans and Richford, near the Canadian border
A year after epic summer flooding delayed the official opening of New England’s longest rail trail, the 93-mile route across northern Vermont is finally delivering on the promise made years ago of a cross-state recreation trail.
The trail goes through 18 communities and includes the Fisher Covered Bridge, which had been the last working covered railroad bridge in the country, in Wolcott. .Adria Halstead-Johnson and her husband, Charles, of Marshfield, were riding the trail east from Hardwick one day in June. Most of the 40 or so bikes that the business rents out are electric, which makes it possible for more people to use the trail.
The Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, a statewide snowmobile organization, began work in the early 2000s transforming the line into a four-season recreation trail. It turned over the trail’s management and construction to the Vermont Agency of Transportation in 2022. The group said it still hoped to help out.
The last unfinished section is a stretch just south of Greensboro Bend, about 25 miles from the eastern end of the trail. It’s due to be finished later this year, state officials say.
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