The Velomont Trail needs your help. If you could take a moment to express your support for a major step forward in this project, which seeks to establish a nearly 500 mile long hut-serviced, mountain bike-optimized trail corridor along the length of Vermont, we would appreciate it. We have an incredible opportunity to continue the progress of the Velomont.
This segment of the trail will extend the Velomont by approximately 72 miles through the Manchester Ranger District in the Green Mountain National Forest. True to the Velomont vision, we and our project partners will be utilizing existing trails and forest roads as much as possible to connect nearby trail networks and communities.
The scope of work for this particular segment includes:
– 15 miles of new trail construction
– 25 miles of existing trail improvements
– 14 miles of existing, already well-maintained trails
– 9 miles of area-specific relocation to improve sustainability
– 9 miles of existing Forest Service Roads
Every section of new and improved trail will be adaptive-friendly, increasing access for everyone. Additionally, new and updated sections of trail will be built with modern-day, best practices to reduce maintenance costs and be more resilient to Vermont’s changing climate.
We couldn’t be more excited for this next step in the Velomont’s development, and we hope you are, too. It’s important that people hear our community’s support for this project, so we’re asking folks to please leave a comment before December 13th, 2024. If it’s helpful, we’ve prepared a few sentences below for you to copy/paste and/or edit to include any specific reasons why you support the Velomont’s progress.
You can submit comments via email or phone:
Email: comments-eastern-green-mt-finger-lakes-manchester@usda.gov
Phone: 802-362-2307
Please include:
Your name, address, and telephone number or email address.
The project you are commenting on in the subject line: Velomont Trail Manchester Ranger District.
Your comments about the proposal (in your words or using our prepared comment).
For more information, please consider taking a look at the USDA Forest project overview, the map of the proposed trail, and the Velomont Vision Plan.
And of course, don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly at info@vmba.org if you have any questions about this exciting proposal.
Many thanks for your help bringing this project to life,
Nick Bennette
Executive Director
VMBA
RJ Thompson
Executive Director
Vermont Huts Assoc.
Matt Williams
Executive Director
Catamount Trail Assoc.
Angus McCusker
Director
Velomont Trail