Greensboro Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Head

TRAILHEAD CONSTRUCTION

Construction of the LVRT Trailhead started in 2023 with the removal of the row of trees in the land that was envisioned as the parking lot. The town road crew along with some volunteers worked to lay out the parking lot boundaries and a good gravel and crushed stone base for the lot. Large granite blocks from Woodbury Granite were used for the boundary along the edge of the trail and cement parking markers were laid to show the property border. Justin Foster constructed the 2 small bridges that traverse the ditching to connect the trail to a picnic table and benches. One of the benches was donated by Shawn Messier & family in honor of Andy and Sybil Messier. Stuart Lapointe planted trees to take the place of the ones that had to be cut down and some shrubs by the Trailhead sign. A kiosk with a map of the trail and information about the trail was installed. LVRT Trailhead construction was made possible by generous contributions from the Wisdom Connection, New England Grass Roots Environmental Fund, Hill Farmstead Brewery, Francis Downing, Greensboro Association, Highland Lodge, Shawn & Deb Messier, Kenneth Mann, the Pleasants Fund, the Prevot Family Foundation, and community members who contributed to the project in many ways!

MURAL

In 2024, as part of the Bend Revitalization Initiative, we were awarded a Vermont Arts Council Animating Infrastructure grant to hire artist Tara Goreau to create a large community-drawn mural depicting the history of Greensboro Bend. Using historical references and community input, Tara Goreau of Chelsea, VT designed the 32-foot long mural, designed to be installed at the LVRT Trailhead. At the 2024 Annual Bend picnic, Tara hosted a community painting session with community members of all ages contributing to the mural. She took it back to her workshop and painted the finishing touches.

POLLINATOR GARDENS

Following the Greensboro Town vote to become a “Pollinator Friendly Greensboro,” and in collaboration with the Greensboro Conservation Commission and the Greensboro Association, a couple of pollinator gardens were added to the Trailhead- a pollinator garden between the trail and the granite blocks and another garden along the mural. In the summer of 2026, we have plans for one more pollinator garden to be planted on the north side of the trail towards the bridge.  

FUTURE PLANS…

To complete the design concept, we are working towards the construction of a portalet building and a small pavilion on the East side of Main Street, across from the main parking area and adjacent to the Rail Trail.