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08-12-20, 06:02 PM
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Vermonters!
Are there any Vermonters out there? I'm relatively new to cycling but would like to read of your experiences and where you cycle.
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08-13-20, 01:44 PM
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Check this out
Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail & the Island Line Trail
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08-13-20, 02:24 PM
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Where in VT?
Over half the road miles in the state are dirt, but dirt can be beautiful. It usually has lighter traffic. There are two bike trails that cross the state; a very rugged one runs north-south, through the spine of the Green Mountains, one more suited to human consumption runs east-west, between Burlington and Wells River. The latter is on some roads and some old railroad right way, ~90 miles. It is relatively flat, and in Wells River it connects with the Cross New Hampshire Adventure trail which runs ~80 miles to Bethel, Maine, also pretty flat. Burlington has some bikeways that head north to the islands, and, eventually to Montreal, if they ever start letting us in again. Two bike shops to check out are Old Spokes Home, in Burlington,and Onion River.
Welcome to Vermont, and good luck
Over half the road miles in the state are dirt, but dirt can be beautiful. It usually has lighter traffic. There are two bike trails that cross the state; a very rugged one runs north-south, through the spine of the Green Mountains, one more suited to human consumption runs east-west, between Burlington and Wells River. The latter is on some roads and some old railroad right way, ~90 miles. It is relatively flat, and in Wells River it connects with the Cross New Hampshire Adventure trail which runs ~80 miles to Bethel, Maine, also pretty flat. Burlington has some bikeways that head north to the islands, and, eventually to Montreal, if they ever start letting us in again. Two bike shops to check out are Old Spokes Home, in Burlington,and Onion River.
Welcome to Vermont, and good luck
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Where in VT?
Over half the road miles in the state are dirt, but dirt can be beautiful. It usually has lighter traffic. There are two bike trails that cross the state; a very rugged one runs north-south, through the spine of the Green Mountains, one more suited to human consumption runs east-west, between Burlington and Wells River. The latter is on some roads and some old railroad right way, ~90 miles. It is relatively flat, and in Wells River it connects with the Cross New Hampshire Adventure trail which runs ~80 miles to Bethel, Maine, also pretty flat. Burlington has some bikeways that head north to the islands, and, eventually to Montreal, if they ever start letting us in again. Two bike shops to check out are Old Spokes Home, in Burlington,and Onion River.
Welcome to Vermont, and good luck
Over half the road miles in the state are dirt, but dirt can be beautiful. It usually has lighter traffic. There are two bike trails that cross the state; a very rugged one runs north-south, through the spine of the Green Mountains, one more suited to human consumption runs east-west, between Burlington and Wells River. The latter is on some roads and some old railroad right way, ~90 miles. It is relatively flat, and in Wells River it connects with the Cross New Hampshire Adventure trail which runs ~80 miles to Bethel, Maine, also pretty flat. Burlington has some bikeways that head north to the islands, and, eventually to Montreal, if they ever start letting us in again. Two bike shops to check out are Old Spokes Home, in Burlington,and Onion River.
Welcome to Vermont, and good luck
@OP. Telling us where you are located helps refine the recommendations as to routes. As Pratt indicated a lot of routes are gravel roads and is why I know own a gravel bike, to take advantage of this stuff. I've typically ridden out of the Ludlow area and done many loops and routes in that region, plus stuff in Burlington. Bottom line is about everywhere in Vermont is great for road and gravel riding, mt. biking as well if you're into rocks and routes !.
One good resource is RideWithGPS. Do a Find and look for routes in a particular area.
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I'm up in the NEK and am riding on the roads. I'm new to the sport/hobby and struggle on hills so am trying to find a lot of flat areas which is very difficult in Vermont. 
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one more suited to human consumption runs east-west, between Burlington and Wells River. The latter is on some roads and some old railroad right way, ~90 miles. It is relatively flat, and in Wells River it connects with the Cross New Hampshire Adventure trail which runs ~80 miles to Bethel, Maine, also pretty flat.
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08-23-20, 06:10 AM
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I’d suggest working on getting stronger on hills. Unless you stick to rail trails, the highways that follow the rivers or travel over to the Champlain Valley to ride, hills is what we got. NEK has great gravel riding. Two NEK rail trails are the Lamoille Valley from W. Danville to St. J. and the relatively short Beebe Spur trail that runs from Newport to near the Canadian border along Lake Memphremagog (when the border is open it’s possible to connect to the Longer Tomifobia rail trail in Canada via a short road ride).
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