Trail Route Notices and Alerts
Storm damage, road construction, you name it. Check here for updates on temporary changes or impacts to plan around along the Cross Vermont Trail route. Use this information in addition to the information in our maps and cue sheets.
Sand, and other flooding impacts, in Waterbury.
The "green path" behind the Waterbury State Office Complex - especially the part around the cornfield, between the office buildings and Hope Cemetery - has a lot of sand on the trail. This was deposited by the floods of the last couple years. We are looking at expedient measures to take in the short term to make a more useable treadway through here.
Long term there may be some major flood remediation work done at this site, to make the flood plain more available to the river in future storms. Stay tuned for updates as to how the trail may be adjusted in the future as a part of these larger efforts.
Slumping again along Route 2 in East Montpelier.
A short section of the trail alongside Route 2 in East Montpelier has an ongoing slump, initially triggered by the July 2023 storm. CVTA is working to keep this spot patched and open for use in the short term. Long term VTrans is planning a larger project to suppor the road here (and by extension the trail.) As of Spring 2025, this is still a long term goal with no specific timeline attached.
Major reconstruction project ongoing in Groton.
The Town of Groton is resurfacing the railbed between Pine Mountain and Rickers Mill during May and June 2025. Stay alert on the trail for notices of work ahead and possible detours.
Beavers repurpose railbed as dam.
(Ongoing issues.)
We can't fault them for repurposing the railbed, that'd be the pot calling the kettle black. At various times, it ebbs and flows, beavers will block culverts under the old railbed and use it as a dam to make their pond. Sometimes they (busily) build their dams up taller than the old bed, and water spills over onto the trail making large puddles. It's dramatic and cool to see. Many people can just splash through. However, it does make the going more difficult. Periodically this happens in the Wells River Conservation area behind Blue Mountain Union, and in Groton State Forest west of Lanesboro. This notice affects Maps 1 and 3.
