Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

12/18/2025

The South Hero Recreation Park (Rec Park) is being updated in response to a community need for a safe, enjoyable walking path for people using wheelchairs, mobility aids, adaptive sports equipment, strollers, or simply looking for a gentle, scenic route.

Rec Park is home to a 0.5 mile trail system, a StoryWalk along the trail, a fitness station, and interactive learning stations. This public park is owned and managed by the Town of South Hero, and is highly used by students at the neighboring public K-8 school.

Read more and plan your visit:

The South Hero Recreation Park (Rec Park) is home to a 0.5 mile trail system, a StoryWalk along the trail, a fitness station, and interactive learning stations.

12/17/2025

Across Vermont, people are coming together to make the outdoors more inclusive. The Trail Accessibility Hub is helping make it possible.

In this short video, you’ll hear how:
🤲Collaboration through the Hub is improving access to pedestrian, mountain biking, and aquatic areas.
⛏️Trail managers and builders are accessing new resources.
🥾Community members are finding connection, joy, and belonging.
🏞️ Trails have been updated at Pratt Refuge in Duxbury and Brewster Uplands in Cambridge in partnership with Vermont Land Trust.

The Trail Accessibility Hub is coordinated by the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council and supported by:
Community Geographics
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
Upper Valley Trails Alliance
Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports
Vermont Mountain Bike Association

12/15/2025

Enock Glidden is on a mission to make Vermont’s trails easier for everyone to navigate. His on-the-ground reviews of trail accessibility are added to Trail Finder, a free statewide website where you can search for accessible adventures.

🔗Read more in a recent VTDigger story sponsored by the Vermont Trail Accessibility Hub:

Trail Finder, a free, statewide trail website supported by the Vermont Trail Accessibility Hub, is making it easier for Vermonters of all abilities to find outdoor adventures that fit their needs. With accurate information and firsthand stories, the project is helping more people experience the joy....

12/15/2025

"It gets people like me and other people like me outdoors and experiencing nature in an independent way."

See how Vermont's Trail Accessibility Hub is reshaping outdoor spaces to welcome more people from older adults to those with mobility devices or young children.

🔗Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs10x7jCBr8

12/12/2025

Discover trails for every body in every season all across Vermont.

Trail Finder is a free website that shows you exactly what to expect from surface info to slope, parking, and more.

It is one of the few map-based trail databases in Vermont focused on accessibility.

The “Access(ible) Experience” search filter helps users find trails that offer greater levels of access.

👇 Plan your next outdoor adventure with confidence.
🔗Visit www.trailfinder.info

12/12/2025

Because of the Vermont Trail Accessibility Hub, Vermont’s trails are opening up to more people. The Hub is giving trail managers practical tools, data, and on-the-ground support to improve everything from mountain biking trails and shoreline access to kiosks and signage.

“When we talk about trails, we’re really talking about people. Who gets to be here? Who feels welcome?” — Sharon Plumb, Vermont Trails & Greenways Council program manager, in a VTDigger article sponsored by the Hub.

🔗 Read the full story:

Across Vermont, a growing partnership is making trails more welcoming for people of all abilities. Through the Trail Accessibility Hub, trail managers are expanding accessible routes, improving trail design, and helping more people experience the freedom and connection that come from being outdoors.

12/12/2025

John and Judy Blackmer are both in their 90s. While aging has limited what they can do outdoors, they still get outside every day.

🔈 Listen to their story: https://vermonttgc.org/case_study/audio-story-access-to-the-outdoors-at-every-age/

This story was produced by Anna Van Dine for the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council.

12/12/2025

“Everything felt thoughtfully designed for accessibility without losing that wild, natural feel...the experience left me grinning ear to ear…the sense of peace was exactly what I’d hoped for.”

🔗Read about Edie Perkins' visit to Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) and her experience using the trail system and canopy walk with her wheelchair here: https://www.trailfinder.info/trail-talk/post/vins-getting-into-and-above-the-woods-in-a-wheelchair

The VINS trails were updated with Trail Accessibility Hub partner Upper Valley Trails Alliance.

12/12/2025

When trail managers have the right tools and support, trails become places where more people feel welcome.

In just 18 months, the Vermont Trail Accessibility Hub has assessed 50+ trails, improved accessibility info. for 60+ routes on Trail Finder, and brought together trail stewards and disability advocates through webinars, site visits, and hands-on guidance—all to make outdoor access more equitable across Vermont.

🔗 Watch the full video in the VTDigger story about the Hub's efforts: https://vtdigger.org/2025/12/01/clearing-the-path-for-more-accessible-outdoor-spaces/