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Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail

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Coordinates: 43°33′03″N 73°13′44″W / 43.5509°N 73.2289°W / 43.5509; -73.2289
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D & H Rail Trail
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TypeState park
LocationCastleton, West Pawlet, Poultney and Rupert, Vermont
Coordinates43°33′03″N 73°13′44″W / 43.5509°N 73.2289°W / 43.5509; -73.2289
Area19.8-mile (31.9 km)
Operated byVermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20160828133745/http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/dh-rail-trail.html

The Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail is a 19.8-mile (31.9 km) rail trail built along an abandoned Delaware & Hudson Railway (D&H) corridor between West Rupert and Castleton, Vermont. The trail runs in two disconnected segments, separated by a short section that leaves the state for neighboring New York State before returning to Vermont. The trail is a state park and is managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.[1]

The former corridor was the D&H's Washington Branch, whose trains were known locally as the “Slate Picker”. The D&H Washington Branch ran from Eagle Bridge, New York, to Castleton, Vermont. D&H abandoned the Eagle Bridge-Salem, New York section in 1980 and sold the railbed to Ron Crowd with a grant from the Urban Development Corporation.[2]

The Poultney-Castleton, Vermont and Rupert, Vermont-Granville, New York segments were sold to the Vermont Agency of Transportation and subsequently converted to the D&H rail trail.[2]

The Salem, New York-West Rupert, Vermont and West Pawlet, Vermont-Granville, New York segments were sold to the New York State Department of Transportation. A rail trail was slated by the state, but were halted at the government level, resulting in several sections reverting to local property owners.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "D & H Rail Trail". Vermont State Parks. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Mountain Bike Trails in Vermont : Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail : Central Region : bikekinetix.com". www.bikekinetix.com.



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