| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, VT |
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Island Line Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Huge amount of FREE parking at Airport Park trailhead! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Comments: |
The entire Island Line Trail covers a distance of about 12.5 miles. However my wife and I only walked the segment of trail that begins at the Airport Park trailhead and leads you out onto Lake Champlain via a causeway. From there, you get spectacular views of the Lake, as well as New York's Adirondack Mountains, and Vermont's Green Mountains.
The trail's official start point is at the Oakledge Park trailhead on Flynn Street in south Burlington and then runs northward skirting the shoreline of Lake Champlain. It continues onto the causeway and then ends abruptly out on the Lake where a seasonal bike ferry connects with South Hero, VT. However, due to storm damage caused by spring flooding in 2011, the offical end of the trail is currently at the south side of an old iron trestle which spans a preexisting gap in the causeway. Despite the flood damage, much of the Island Line Trail is still open, but major repairs will begin this summer.
My BLOG (link below) has a few photos taken during this trek. |
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 | Name: |
1HappyHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
randonneur8 AT yahoo DOT com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-05-28 |
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 | Link: |
 https://1happyhiker.blogspot.com/2012/05/walking-on-water-island-line-trail-in.html |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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