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Seven Daysies Awards 2022
Best place to bike
Colchester Causeway
Colchester Causeway — Lake views — on both sides — for miles. That's likely what clinched a Daysie for the Colchester Causeway Path, where nature meets infrastructure in the middle of Lake Champlain. Built in 1901 as part of the Rutland Railroad, the old Island Line is now a flat, wide rec path that hosts bikers, walkers, strollers and fisherfolk.
Flanked by giant quarried chunks of granite and marble, the state-owned gravel strip starts where the Burlington bike path leaves off, in Colchester, and continues to a break in the causeway that allows boat traffic to pass through. A seasonal ferry bridges the gap, connecting bikers to great riding in the Champlain Islands and points north.
Just remember: That wind on your back will feel different on the return trip. Benches, picnic tables and fishing access points are great reasons to stop along the way.
Other Finalists
- Burlington Greenway
- Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
- Stowe Recreation Path
Previous Winners
- 2023 Best place to bike - Colchester Causeway
- 2019 Best place to bike - Colchester Causeway
- 2018 Best place to bike - Burlington Bike Path
- 2017 Best place to bike - Burlington Bike Path
- 2016 Best place to bike - Burlington Bike Path
- 2015 Best place to bike - Burlington Bike Path
- 2014 Best place to bike - Burlington Bike Path
Location Details
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Burlington Greenway
- Lake St., Burlington Burlington VT 05401
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Colchester Causeway
- N/A, -73.311955, Colchester Chittenden County VT 05446
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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
- n/a, St. Johnsbury to St. Albans Champlain Islands/Northwest VT 05478
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802-229-0005
- www.lvrt.org
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Stowe Recreation Path
- 137 Main St., Stowe Stowe/Smuggs VT 05672
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802-253-6148
- www.stowerec.org…
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