D&H Rail Trail - Northern Section

Recreating on the D&H Rail Trail provides a very scenic and enjoyable experience, as the trail winds its way along a relatively gentle grade in southwestern Vermont.
Trail Activity
Walking Bicycling Snowshoeing Horseback riding Snowmobiling
Length
10.20 miles, One Way
Difficulty
Easy
Towns
Castleton (VT), Poultney (VT)
Surface
Gravel/Crushed Stone/Cinder, Snow, Ungroomed
Pets
Permitted on leash
Fees
No

Description

The D&H Rail Trail encompasses two sections of the former Delaware and Hudson Railroad that are in Vermont. These two sections are separate by a space of several miles where the old rail line crossed back into New York and then back again through Vermont.

The D&H Rail Trail is a multiple-use trail open to pedestrians, bicyclists and horseback riders in the summer and snowshoers, skiers and snowmobilers during the winter. The trail includes 17 wooden-decked bridges with 5-foot railings. The trail tread consists of the original cinder rail bed ballast and stone.

Trail Manager

For more information on the park and the trails, visits Vermont State Parks online, or contact Rick Hedding at (802) 786-3854 or rick.hedding@vermont.gov

VT Dept. Forests, Parks & Recreation Region 2: Rutland Region

VT Dept. Forests, Parks & Recreation Region 2: Rutland Region
271 North Main Street, Suite 215
Rutland, VT 05701-2423
Phone: (802) 786-0060
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VT Dept. Forests, Parks & Recreation District 2: Rutland District

VT Dept. Forests, Parks & Recreation District 2: Rutland District
271 North Main Street, Suite 215
Rutland, VT 05701-2423
Phone: (802) 777-7480
lisa.thornton@vermont.gov
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Trail Tips

Plan Ahead and Prepare
Be prepared to find your way home. Familiarize yourself with the area before you set out and bring your map and compass along.
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Trailhead Information

The northern section of the D&H Rail Trail has trailheads and parking at both ends – in Castleton at Castleton University and in Poultney on either Depot Street or Bentley Ave.

Click on a parking icon to get custom directions
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silcassano
March 12, 2021
A new gravel parking area was added in 2020 off Bentley Avenue, just south of Main Street. It is on the east side of the trail and identifiable once you see the split rail fence.
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