Please consider making a donation to support trail maintenance and improvements. Friends of the West River Trail is a registered 501 (3) (c) organization. Click HERE TO DONATE .
The Friends of the West River Trail Inc. (FWRT) recently secured 13.7 acres of woodland in South Londonderry, Vermont, achieving strategic goals related to enhancing and expanding the existing West River Trail. Click HERE to make a donation to the Upper Section.
In October, 2014, the Historical Society of Windham County acquired the Newfane Railroad Station in Newfane, Vermont. The property includes the old depot building and the water tank building, both of which were built in 1880 under the auspices of the Brattleboro – Whitehall Railroad (later called The West River Railroad.)
The Windham County Historical Society has restored the Station as a Museum of the West River Railroad and as an annex to its County Museum in Newfane. The Railroad Station property is a short walk from the County Museum. Click HERE for a slide show of the grand opening on October 14, 2017. The Museum is open from Memorial Day weekend in May through Columbus Day weekend in October, and is located on the main street (Rt.30) in Newfane, VT.
Organized in 1992, the Friends of the West River Trail (FWRT) is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the establishment of a 36-mile scenic trail through the West River Valley – eventually linking Brattleboro, Dummerston, Newfane, Townshend, Jamaica and South Londonderry.
Fiends of the West River Trail's mission is to:
Develop and maintain a publicly accessible system of paths along the West River corridor for educational, recreational and alternative transportation purposes.
Promote public awareness and enjoyment of the recreational path system and of the history, geology and biota of the West River valley.
Coordinate local, state and federal interests in planning, funding, construction, management and use of the trail system.
Hurray! The weather is gorgeous and the lower section of the West River Trail is currently open at both the northern and southern trailheads. Signage at the Marina Trailhead and Rice Farm Road Trailhead will indicate current trail status. In addition, check the project’s website here for construction updates that affect the trail.
THE WEST RIVER TRAIL 