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to Newfane "^ West Dummerston ^" Directions to the West River Trail Covered Bridge Black Mtn. Trailhead river access East - West From Rte. 30: Turn onto the Green Iron Lower Section ?³ Rd Bridge (1.5 mi. south of the Dummerston Covered Bridge, or 4.6 mi. north of the Brattleboro and Dummerston, Vt. Retreat Farm and Grafton Cheese). At West the far side of the bridge, turn right onto First Edition, October 2012 Dummerston Rice Farm Rd. The trailhead is 0.5 mi. t S from the bridge on the left. 00.511.5miles

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r property have been acquired, and initial trail c "^ h improvements are underway. A three and one-half a r d S ! ! ^ Directions to the p " mile section is now open for non-motorized use. r i n S g Marina Trailhead t T re e R From the north - Roundabout at Exit Future plans include extensions north along Rice d Farm and Quarry Rd, and south to the Brattleboro 3: Go south 1.3 mi. on Putney Rd (Rte. ?³ 5) and make a hard right onto Spring Train Station and across the Connecticut River to Tree Rd (just before the bridge over the Grafton connect to New Hampshire’s rail trails. Cheese West River). Turn left, then right, and "^ Retreat go 0.3 mi. to the trailhead at the end of Retreat Farm We welcome volunteer assistance for trail work, "^ Meadows the road. fundraising, organizing events, website Retreat Trails L Putney Rd From the south - downtown !a t "^ in S maintenance, etc. Please contact us if you’re d r Brattleboro (Main and High St): Go e Brattleboro e r n Ik v north on Main St, which becomes interested in volunteering or to make a donation. a Retreat i

d S common R e t Putney Rd, for 1.0 mi. and bear left

C t onto Spring Tree Rd (just past the u Thank you! c i t bridge over the West River). Turn left,

e then right, and go 0.3. mi to the Main St

Solar n trailhead at the end of the road. Friends of the West River Trail Hill High St o "^ C 138 Elliot St, Suite 3 v Exit 2 rn A Weste ?z Brattleboro, Vt 05301 ! Aá to Hinsdale, N.H. BRATTLEBORO t www.westrivertrail.org S l n a Ca n¤ Añ Brattleboro Train Station Ik (Amtrak stop) map by Jeff Nugent, WRC; Trailmap_8x11 b&w-2012.mxd