Monday, October 15, 2012

Vermont Recreation Trails: The List - NE Mountain Sports: Northeast ...

Looking for a few new hikes this weekend? Take leaf-peeping to a whole new level with this comprehensive list of Vermont trails, greenways and waterways for hiking, biking, horseback, skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling.

Appalachian Trail ? The Appalachian Trail passes through 14 states. The Trail is a public footpath, which is 2,155 miles long.

ATV Trails and Clubs ? Vermont ATV Sportsman Association, (VASA) provides information on trails, ethics, events, clubs and more.

Burlington Bikepath - Activities: Walking, Biking, Cross Country Skiing, In-line Skating, Fishing, Wheelchair Accessible. Length: 7.6 miles from Burlington to the Champlain Islands through the middle of Lake Champlain. This trail links with the Island Line Rail Trail. A ferry provides transportation across the Winooski River for an additional 5.4 miles of unpaved trail. For the ferry schedule, click Local Motion.

Chittenden County Trail Finder, your source for hiking, biking, inline skating, and cross country ski trails in Chittenden County, Vermont. 75+ trails from across the county, Collaborative effort between Local Motion and local trail stewards Start your next adventure with the Trail Finder!

Catamount Outdoor Family Center - Mountain Biking and Cross Country Skiing ? Recently, the business became a not for profit with the goal of preserving this valuable property for people to use and enjoy well into the future. Located in Williston, VT on 500 beautiful acres are over 20 miles of professionally designed and maintained trails for both winter and summer use.

Catamount Trail Association ? Travel the length of Vermont on Skis!

Connecticut River Birding Trail ? 46 special places in the Upper Connecticut River Valley, exemplifying a wide variety of habitats and wildlife.

Connecticut River Joint Commissions ? 13 maps show 70 access sites to the river in NH and VT, to help you enjoy this American Heritage River.

Connecticut River Paddlers? Trail - New England?s longest waterway, the Connecticut River, provides many opportunities for recreational exploration.

Cross Rivendell Trail ? Fairlee, VT ? A 36 mile educational and recreational resource in Vermont and New Hampshire. Cross Vermont Trail - The purpose of the Cross Vermont Trail Association, Inc. is to assist municipalities, recreation groups, and landowners in the creation and management of a four-season, multi-use trail across the state of Vermont for public recreation, alternative transportation, and awareness of our natural and cultural heritage. The trail will run from Vermont?s western border on Lake Champlain to its eastern border in the Village of Wells River on the Connecticut River.

Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail - The Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail is a 19.8 mile long converted railroad bed in southwestern Vermont which was originally part of the Delaware and Hudson rail system that connected Rutland, Vermont with Albany, New York. The two nearly ten mile long sections extend through scenic areas of western Rutland and Bennington Counties with views of nearby hills, open farmland, forests, wetlands, end villages.

Green Mountain Trails - Fun, flowy, varied, beautiful and sustainable singletrack trail network. Over 20 miles of trails and growing. Gravity assisted riding possible. Pittsfield, VT, Open Jun 01, 2011 to Oct 31, 2011- Daily 7 am to Sunset.

Green River Reservoir ? Located in the towns of Eden and Hyde Park includes approximately 5200 acres around the reservoir. Vermont?s largest body of water dedicated to non motorized recreation as well as the longest stretch of undeveloped shoreline in the State.

Island Line Rail-Trail ? Hop on the spectacular 13-mile rail trail along Lake Champlain. The Island Line cruises through Burlington?s waterfront, crosses a river delta via our Bike Ferry, and scoots out on the Colchester Causeway three miles into the middle of the lake! Public beaches, natural areas, and scenic vistas abound.

Kingdom Trails ? Kingdom Trails has established over 100 miles of multi-use trails, allowing for many self-guided hiking, mountain biking, and riding opportunities, with many more to come. Lake Champlain Bikeways ? A 350 mile principal route has been identified, mapped, and promoted along the Lake?s shoreline from Whitehall, New York, crossing the Canadian border to Chambly, Quebec. A network of interconnected, international bicycle routes on existing roads along Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York, and the Richelieu River in Quebec. Lake Champlain Birding Trail - The Birding Trail will circle the entire lake. Within the large loop, there will be smaller interior loops. These smaller loops will be very diverse in the habitats and species they showcase.

Lake Champlain Paddlers? Trail - The mission of the Lake Champlain Paddlers? Trail is to develop and maintain a trail for human-powered boats and to encourage managed access and responsible, safe recreation.

Lake Champlain?s Underwater Historic Preserve System ? Establishing a preserve is one way to accomplish these goals by making it easy for divers to safely locate historic wreck sites, by protecting the wrecks from accidental anchor damage, and by helping you to understand the life and history of each wreck.

Mad River Path Association ? Our purpose is to create and maintain recreation trails and pedestrian pathways in Vermont?s Mad River Valley. Through landowner agreements, our growing trail network is available for use by the community at large as well as our
many guests.

Merck Forest ? We welcome walkers, hikers, x-country skiers, school children, teachers, campers, birders, snowshoers, nature lovers? Over 3,100 acres to explore and enjoy.

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Black Creek and Maquam Creek interpretive trails provide good opportunities for waterfowl and wading bird observation and photography as the trails pass through 1 ? miles of wooded lowland.

Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail The Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail is a 26-mile multi-use recreational trail located in northwestern Vermont. It wanders through farms, forests, fields and communities. Whether you walk, ski, or ride (bike, snowmobile, horse back), a trip on the Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail takes you into the heart of northern Vermont?s agricultural open lands. Come harvest our agricultural heritage!

MoosalamooOver 20,000 acres of forest, cliffs, vistas, lakes and streams, stretching from the western ridge of the Green Mountains to Lake Dunmore, and from Middlebury Gap to Brandon Gap.

Northern Forest Canoe Trail The entire 700-mile length of the NFCT is passable now. It connects or has access to every major drainage in the northeast, and traverses a diversity of waterways, each historically significant to the region?s development.

Passumpsic Valley Water TrailThis 30 mile water trail begins in East Burke Village and flows to the Connecticut River. For a brochure, call: 802-525-4386 or 800-884-8001.

Stowe Mountain Bike Club The Stowe, Waterbury and Morrisville mountain bike trail network meanders through land graciously used by permission from private and public landowners, and are maintained and developed by volunteers, largely through the efforts of SMBC and its members.

The Fellowship of the Wheel The Fellowship maintains a series of mountain biking trails in Chittenden County ( Burlington Area).

Trail Around Middlebury is an 16-mile footpath, encircles the village of Middlebury and links several hundred acres of town land, conserved properties, schools, and other local landmarks.

Upper Valley Trails Alliance Information on hundreds of trails in the Upper Connecticut Valley.

Vermont Association of Snow TravelersMaintaining over 5,000 miles of snowmobile trails in Vermont.

Vermont Mountain Bike Advocatesis a non-profit organization that promotes trail advocacy through volunteer participation in planning, funding, establishing and maintaining trails throughout Vermont.

Vermont State Forests and Parks More than 340,000 acres of public land.

Wildlife Management Areas (Maps) 87 sites for recreation.

Winooski Valley Park District Six easy walks, open year round. Also for boating, fishing and biking. Call: 802-863-5744 for maps.

Courtesy of www.voga.org

Source: http://nemountainsports.com/home/2012/10/15/vermont-recreation-trails-the-list/

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