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Sen. Peter Welch visits the 1st adaptive mountain bike trail network in Vermont
VT Digger
The trail network is expected to make mountain biking more accessible to adaptive riders, and recreation and tourism leaders see a potential economic boost.
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Hikers and cyclists can now cross Vermont on New England’s longest rail trail, a year after floods
AP News
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.
This new trail network is the first in Vermont that’s fully accessible to adaptive mountain bikes
Vermont Public
One recent summery evening, as the sun turns gold and the flies grow more persistent, a bunch of people park their cars in a field in Bolton, and pull out their mountain bikes.
Effort to make more Vermont trails accessible to all
WCAX
Vermont Land Trust’s Brewster Trails is being improved to make trails more accessible to all.
Vermont Snowmobile trail damages are up to $1 million in repairs and climbing
MyNBC5-WPTZ
Check out this short news clip on the extensive damage to VAST trail network.
Wheeler Mountain is now public land, conserved forever for hiking, rock climbing
Vermont Public
An iconic and ancient granite dome in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom will now be conserved forever as public land.
Wheeler Mountain lies to the west of Mount Hor, Lake Willoughby and Mount Pisgah in the town of Sutton. The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation announced this week it has purchased the land that encompasses the peak as part of a nearly 120-acre acquisition.
Capturing Adaptive Bike Assessments
Sevenpairs Studio videographers were out on the trail on August 23 at Tucker Hill, capturing footage of an adaptive bike assessment by Vermont Adaptive and Vermont Mountain Biking Association.
Leveling the Playing Field
Vermont Sports Today
From the newly minted trail network “The Driving Range” to a proposed new trail system at Sugarbush, there’s a move to make mountain bike trails accessible to all riders.
Six Leading Organizations in Outdoor Recreation Launch New Initiative to Enhance Trail Accessibility Across Vermont
The Vermont Trails and Greenways Council (VTGC) is excited to announce, along with five other partner organizations, the launch of the Vermont Trail Accessibility Hub,…
