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HARDWICK, Vt. (AP) — 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 Lamoille Valley Rail Trail is open to cyclists, hikers, horseback riders and other non-motorized uses between Swanton, in northwestern Vermont near Lake Champlain, and St. Johnsbury, not far from the Connecticut River border with New Hampshire. In the winter, the trail is open to snowmobiles as well as skiers and snowshoers.
One section of flood-damaged trail from 2023 flood remains to be repaired, but there is a posted detour. Heavy rains earlier this month also closed some sections, but most of the trail weathered the storm. Updates are at https://railtrails.vermont.gov/trail-updates/.
