LITTLE RIVER STATE PARKSUMMER TRAILS GUIDE
GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS
• Hikingtrailsaremarkedwithblueblazes.• Forestboundariesaremarkedwithorangeblazes.• Overnightcampingandcampfiresareallowedonlyin
designatedremotesitesandinthedevelopedcampground.Inquireattheparkofficeformoreinformation.
• Stayonmarkedtrails.Hikingorridingofftrailcauseserosionanddestroysvegetation.
• Keeptrailsfreeoflitter.Carryoutwhatyoucarryin.• Keeppetsonaleashatalltimesinthecampground.• Hikingtrailsareforfoottravelonly.Multi-use
trailsareforfoottravel,horsesandbicycles.• ATVsandothermotorizedvehiclesarenotpermittedon
thetrailsystem.
Remember–whenhiking,makesuretotellsomeoneyourplansandestimatedreturntime.Don’thikealone.Checktheweatherbeforeheadingout,dressappropriatelyandwearsturdyshoes.Bringafirstaidkit,flashlight,map,andplentyofwaterandsnacks.
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HIKING TRAIL DESCRIPTIONS
Traildistancesareone-wayandnotedonthemapbetween“tick”marks.
Woodward Hill Trail (2.12 miles)WoodwardHillTrailispartoftheVTAssociationofSnowTravelers(VAST)trailsystemandisnotmaintainedasahikingtrail.StartattheStevensonBrookTrailneartheLastBlockSawmill(0.00miles).HikesouthtotheintersectionoftheCompartment1Road(0.63miles).TurnlefttotraveldowntheCompartment1RoadbacktoLittleRiverStatePark(another1.11miles)orcrosstheCompartment1Roadandcontinueanother1.49miles.WoodwardHillTrail/RoadintersectswiththeLittleRiverRoad.Turnleft2.5milestoreturntotheLittleRiverparkoffice.
Compartment 1 Road (1.97 miles)Compartment1Roadstarts0.25milesnorthoftheLittleRiverparkofficeontheparkroadtowardscampgroundAreaB.Thisroadisnotmaintainedasahikingtrail.At1.11milestheroadintersectswiththeWoodwardHillTrail.TurnrighttoreachtheStevensonBrookTrailinanother0.63miles,orcontinueanother0.86milestotheendoftheroad(Deadend).Pleasebeawareofpossibleloggingtruckactivityonthisroad.
Cut-Off Trail (0.2 miles)TheCut-OffTrailconnectstheDalleyLoopTrailandtheStevensonBrookTrail,crossingStevensonBrook.Thiscanbeadangerousstreamcrossingduringtimesofhighwater.
Stevenson Brook Trail (2.5 miles)StevensonBrookTrailstartsneartheintersectionoftheCompartment1RoadandtheLittleRivercampgroundroad0.25milesnorthoftheparkoffice.Travelnorth0.63milestothejunctionoftheCut-OffTrail.TurnrightalongtheCut-OffTrailtomeetupwiththeDalleyLoopTrailorcontinuepastthejunctionanother1.06milestotheintersectionoftheWoodwardHillTrailandtheSawMillTrail.Bearrighttocontinueanother0.55milesalongtheSawmillTrailtotheDalleyLoopTrail,orbearleftandcontinue0.63milesalongtheWoodwardHillTrailtotheCompartment1Road.ContinueontheStevensonBrookTrailpastthesiteoftheLastBlockSawmillanother0.81milestotheDalleyLoopTrail.
Dalley Loop Trail (3.54 miles)TheDalleyLoopTrailstarts0.75milesnorthoftheLittleRiverparkofficeontheroadtowardscampgroundAreaB.Parkingisontherighthandsideoftheroad;thetrailheadonyourleft.Stopatthekioskandthenhikeuptheroadpasttheirongatekeepingtoyourleft.TheHistoryHikeinterpretivesignsalongthistrailbegintheirstoryfromhere.Thistrailisanoldtownroadthatgraduallyclimbsuphill.At0.44miles,havingpassedtheDavidHillandBertGoodellfarms,youwillreachthejunctionoftheCut-OffTrailthatwilltakeyoutotheStevensonBrookTrail.ThereisadangerousstreamcrossingduringtimesofhighwaterontheCut-OffTrail.ContinuingstraightuptheroadpasttheHighBridge,AlmeronGoodellandPatsyHerbertfarms,youwillreachtheintersectionoftheSawmillTrailat1.43milesandtheStevensonBrookTrailat1.59miles.TravellingnortheastpasttheJosephRickerfarmandtheUpperCemeteryyouwillreachtheintersectionofthePattersonTrailat1.82miles.Thetrailcontinuessoutherlyandslopesdownhillfromhere.At2.15milesyouwillbeattheintersectionoftheKeltyCornersTrail.TheRickerSchoolHousewaslocatedatthiscorner.ContinuingonpasttheRandallandHurlburtfarms,youwillreachtheintersectionoftheRickerFarmTrailin2.89milesandtheHedgehogHillTrailat3.03miles.InthislocationistheRickerhomestead.Another0.51milesdownthesteephillwillreturnyoutotheparkingarea.
Sawmill Trail (0.55 miles)TheSawmillTrailstartsattheintersectionalongtheDalleyLoopTrailandtakesyouovertotheWaterburyLastBlockSawmillsite.ThereisadifficultstreamcrossingjustbeforereachingthejunctionoftheStevensonBrookTrail.
Patterson Trail (0.79 miles)ThePattersonTrailstartsneartheUpperCemeteryofftheDalleyLoop.ThisoldfarmroadtopsaridgewherethetrailturnsrightandeventuallyintersectswiththeKeltyCornersTrailat0.79miles.BearrightalongtheKeltyCornersTrailandheaddownhillbacktotheRickerSchoolHouseontheDalleyLoop.IfyoubearleftontheKeltyCornersTrail,youwillreachGove’sTrailin0.17miles.
Kelty Corners Trail (0.56 miles)TheKeltyCornersTrailstartsatthesiteoftheRickerSchoolHouseandtravelssteeplyuphill0.39milestotheintersectionofthePattersonTrail.Fromheregoanother0.17milesontheKeltyCornersTrailtotheintersectionofGove’sTrail.Anadditional0.24mileswilltakeyoutotheCottonBrookRoad.
Ricker Farm Trail (1.21 miles)TheRickerFarmTrailstartsneartheRickerCemeteryalongtheDalleyLoopTrail.AfterpassingtheRickerSugarhousefoundation,thetrailintersectswiththeHedgehogHillTrail.Keeptoyourleftandhikeanother0.89milestotheCottonBrookRoad.
Gove’s Trail (0.82 miles)Gove’sTrailstartsalongtheKeltyCornersTrailandcontinuessoutheasterly0.82milestotheintersectionoftheCottonBrookRoadandFoster’sTrail.
Foster’s Trail (1.4 miles)Foster’sTrailstartsattheintersectionofGove’sTrailandtheCottonBrookRoad.Itheadseasterly1.40milesandconnectswiththeintersectionoftheCottonBrookRoad.Hedgehog Hill Trail (1.30 miles)HedgehogHillTrailbeginsnexttotentsite#59incampgroundAreaB,travellingsteeplyuphilltotheEzraFullerfarmandintersectingwiththeRickerFarmTrailat1.03miles.Hikeanother0.27milestotheGideonRickerFarmandtheDalleyLoopTrail.
Cotton Brook Road (6.47 miles)StartingatthenorthernterminusoftheRickerFarmTrail,travelnorth0.44milestotheintersectionofGove’sTrailandFoster’sTrail.Continuenorthward0.82milestotheintersectionofKeltyCornersTrail.Continueon,bearingright4.99milesalongtheCottonBrookRoadbacktoFoster’sTrail.ContinueontheCottonBrookRoadapproximately1.5milestothegateandtheMoscowCanoeAccess,orturnrightontoFoster’sTrailtravelling1.4milestoreturntotheintersectionoftheCottonBrookRoadandGove’sTrail.AleftonCottonBrookRoadfor0.44mileswillreturnyoutotheRickerFarmTrail.
Nature Trail (0.50 miles)TheNatureTrailisaneasyself-guidedinterpretivetraildescribinghistory,geologyandnaturalhistoryofthearea.
Almeron Goodell House
The Ricker basin was settled starting in 1790 with the arrival of George Kenyon. For approximately the next 130 years this area was a thriving community of farms, sawmills, churches, schools, creameries and taverns. Starting in the early 1920’s, Green Mountain Power started buying up these properties with the intent of building a hydroelectric dam on the Little River. After the great flood of 1927, the US Army Corps of Engineers designed a flood control dam. Vermont purchased Green Mountain Powers’ property and in 1934 the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began construction of the dam. The reservoir that was created flooded much of the area and made access impossible, ending a long tenure of hillside farming. Many of the trails you are now walking on were once town roads. As you travel along, you will notice old stone walls, foundations and artifacts hidden in the woods. Just imagine the houses, farms and daily activities of the residents that once inhabited this hillside!
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Approved Uses of the Trails
Hiking - all trails; hikers yield to bikers on
�ow trails
Horseback Riding – allowed trails
• Compartment 1 Road
• Dalley Loop Trail starting at the kiosk
heading towards the Sawmill Trail
and around to the Ricker Farm Trail
• The Ricker Farm Trail
• Cotton Brook Road excluding Foster’s Trail
Mountain Biking – same trails as horseback
riding and Foster’s Trail
Flow Trails - Hikers yield to bikers
ATVs prohibited
Dalley Loop Trail
Foster’s Trail
Gove’s Trail
Hedgehog Hill Trail
Kelty Corners Trail
Duck Down Trail
Nature Trail
Patterson Trail
Ricker Farm Trail
Sawmill Trail
Stevenson Brook Trail
Woodward Hill Trail
Roads
Streams
Cemetery
Primitive Camping is allowed only in the Cotton Brook area. Please call Little River State Park (802-244-7103) or the Barre Regional O�ce (802-476-0171) or visit our website at vtstateparks.com for more information.
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Kiosk Goodell House
SUMMER TRAILS GUIDE
LITTLE RIVER STATE PARKMT. MANSFIELD STATE FOREST
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revised 03/2018 - ERP
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