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Biking in North Hero & Surrounding Areas
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Bike Tours from Bike Vermont
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North Hero House/Champlain Islands
4-Day / 3-Night
Bike Tours
Enjoy the unique beauty of riding the easy
roads that wander the shores of Lake Champlain while
immersing yourself in the rural Vermont countryside with
prosperous farms, apple orchards and small historic
villages. |
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North Hero House/Champlain Islands
3-Day / 2-Night Bike Tours
This tour enjoys easy riding along Lake Champlain with
spectacular distant views of the Green and Adirondack Mountains.
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Biking in the Champlain Islands
The Lake Champlain Islands offer numerous touring
routes. They are an extraordinary combination of gently rolling farm
fields, orchards and beautiful waterfront views. This 27-mile long
chain of islands is linked to mainland Vermont by a series of
causeways. Traffic is minimal on most island roads with the exception
of the major north-south artery, US Route 2.
For more info, visit the Official Vermont Tourism
site...
Vermont Vacations
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A Legacy of Ancient Stone
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Isle La Motte,
VT |
Lake Champlain |
13.4 miles |
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A Legacy of Ancient Stone - 10.1 - Isle La
Motte
Following the perimeter of the Island, terrain is
flat along a combination of paved and unpaved roads,
all in good condition and all quiet. Traffic is
minimal, in fact the loop is recommended for
families. The recommended start/end point is St.
Anne's Shrine on the west shore. Here, cyclists are
welcome to visit the peaceful grounds or swim at the
Shrine's sandy beach. Food, public restrooms, picnic
tables, and parking are also available at the
Shrine. Provisions are also available at a General
Store. Lodging is available at B&B's along the route |
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Island Life
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Grand Isle,
VT |
Lake Champlain |
11.6 miles |
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Island
Life, roams the
backroads and shores of Grand Isle for a reflection of Island living,
past and present. Pedal through an open field, and past the original
one-room schoolhouse and the Hyde Log Cabin. A highlight along this path
is an observation platform atop a low hill, affording an expansive view
over the campground, across the "Inland Sea" and Mount Mansfield and the
Green Mountain Ridgeline. You’ll return back to the ferry dock after
your 11.6 mile ride.
Highlighting history and Vermont’s natural
resources, Island Life is a 12-mile tour through the
heart of the island chain. Visit the Gordon Center
House, an 1824 Federal-style stone house built by
the original ferry owner, Benjamin Bell. Tour the
Ed Weed Fish Culture Station with exhibits and
fish runs where land-locked Atlantic salmon, brook,
brown and rainbow trout, as well as lake trout and
steelhead are raised to be stocked in waters
statewide. Stop by the
Hyde Log Cabin, one of the oldest remaining log
cabins in the United States. Relax at the
Grand Isle State Park. Take a swim, share a
picnic or walk an interpretive trail to an
observation platform with unbelievably beautiful
views of the inland sea, Mount Mansfield and the
Green Mountain Range. |
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Stone Castles
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Grand Isle & South Hero,
VT |
Lake Champlain |
13.4 miles |
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Stone Castles begins at the
Grand Isle Ferry
dock. Tour South Hero on this 13-½ mile
loop, where gardener Harry Barber created numerous
miniature buildings from Vermont stone during the
late 1920s until his death in 1966. Today there are
only five castles, three houses and several garden
structures still in existence. These wonderful
works by Barber are on privately owned land, but can
be viewed from the road. Bring your binoculars to
see detail, or to watch some of the abundant
wildlife found on the island. |
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Other Tours |
Liquid Elixir - 11.7 - Alburg, VT
The loop begins your trip in Alburg Village at the
Alburg Rail Trail. It then follows backcountry paved
and unpaved roads through wetland areas. Traffic is
minimal and terrain is relatively flat. There are no
services along this loop, except in the Village.
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A Trail to Two Beaches - 15.8 - Alburg &
North Hero, VT
This relatively flat "figure-8" loop connects two
State parks, and may be shortened by riding only one
of the circuits. By themselves, the Alburg circuit
is 5.8 miles and the North Hero circuit is 9.3
miles. Great lake views abound. Traffic is minimal.
Sections of the loop are unpaved (indicated on the
map) however, generally they are in good condition
and passable with a touring bike with fairly
substantial tires. The recommended start/end point
is at either Alburg Dunes State Park or North Hero
State Park. Provisions, lodging, and parking are
available in the Village of North Hero, just south
of the loop on Route 2. If you do bicycle to North
Hero, use caution on Route 2, as shoulders are
narrow and traffic can be bothersome |
Attractions Map in Islands
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• Vermont, New York, and Québec in one bicycling adventure
• Lake Champlain: 120 miles long, 12 miles wide, 580 miles of
shoreline
• most historic body of fresh water in North America
• Adirondack Mountains to the west--Green Mountains to the east
The Champlain Bikeway, a 363-mile route around the
entire Lake and along the Richelieu River in Quebec suggests
mostly paved rural roads; however, there are some sections where
unpaved roads are used to access superb scenery and services or
to avoid heavily traveled paved roads. In every case where the
Bikeway uses an unpaved road (indicated in the directions), an
alternate paved road is also offered to accommodate cyclists
with narrow tires or who feel unpaved roads may not provide the
experience they are seeking. Connecting theme loops, ranging in
distance from 10 to 47 miles in length, follow both paved and
unpaved roads. Paved alternates for unpaved sections are not
offered for theme loops. Those loops with unpaved sections are
generally in fine condition for cross-bikes or touring bikes
with reasonably substantial tires.
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Directions |
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Bicycle and Pedestrian - Design
The
Local
Transportation Facilities (LTF)
Program is responsible for the development of
Enhancement Projects, Bicycle and Pedestrian
Facilities, Park-n-Rides, Scenic Byways and
"Local" Projects. The majority of the projects
have a high degree of local focus and for the
most part, development and construction is
managed by local municipalities.
511
is America's Traveler
Information
 Telephone
Number - the vision is a simple cell phone
number that travelers can remember and use for
travel conditions regardless of their location
in the United States. |
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