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TRAIL UPDATE 7/12/24

Audubon Vermont staff were able to walk most of our trails this afternoon and further assess the flooding damage. Please read on for important trail updates:

The entirety of the River Trail from Horseshoe Bend to the Brook Trail is badly damaged and marked sections of the trail are closed indefinitely. The damage on the east River Trail (across Main Road) was more extensive than we had originally anticipated. Major portions of the trail are either washed away or blocked by downed trees, and floodwaters swept in enormous amounts of garbage and debris. As previously shared, the west River Trail (by the sugarbush) is completely washed out and is totally impassable. Please stay away from steep banks and edges.

Please avoid the Brook Trail until the water levels in Sherman Hollow Brook have lowered.

The flood waters have mostly receded from Hemlock Swamp and Beaver Pond. But there are some areas where water is still over boardwalks and bridges as well as patches of deep mud. We recommend avoiding these trails until conditions dry out.

Please stop by our Visitor Center or call us at 802-434-3068 for trail condition updates.

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The Green Mountain Audubon Center's hiking trails are open year-round to the public daily from dawn until dusk. Nestled in the foothills of the Green Mountains, the 250-acre Green Mountain Audubon Center offers outstanding opportunities for exploration and discovery of the natural world of Vermont. Five miles of trails wind their way through a variety of natural communities including, northern hardwood forest, hemlock swamp, and the Huntington River.

TRAIL MAPS are available at our trailhead kiosks, at the Visitor Center on Sherman Hollow Road, or to download online.

Please read our Center Policies before your visit.

Explore our trails as a community naturalist or scientist with the help of some awesome mobile identification apps! Check out some easy-to-use apps on our Naturalist Apps page. Note: We do not have service on property, so please download any apps you'd like to use before visiting us. Or stop by our Visitor Center between 8:30am-4pm (M-F) to use our wifi.