The mission of the Trails Committee is to establish paths for non-motorized transportation and recreation in Richmond, to maintain these paths, to link with other towns when feasible, and to promote safe citizen use of these paths.
Contact us at trails@gmavt.net

Members:
Callie Ewald (Co-Chairperson)
Jean Bressor (Co-Chairperson)
Véronique Beittel
Steve Bower
Sam Graulty
Willie Lee
Martha Marciel
Tyler Merritt
Jim Monahan
Ian Stokes

Link to our map:
Richmond Trails Map January 2015  or : http://tinyurl.com/RichTrailsMap
or follow links to http://www.westernslopesvt.org/recreation/hiking-climbing/

Richmond Trails entries at the Trailfinder http://trailfinder.info (Many of these entries have photos of the trails)
Warren and Ruth Beeken Rivershore http://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/warren-and-ruth-beeken-rivershore-trail
Volunteers’ Green Trail    http://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/volunteer-green-trail
Old Jericho Road Trail    http://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/old-jericho-road-trail
Johnnie Brook Road Trail    http://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/johnnie-brook-road-trail
Safford Uplands Nature Preserve http://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/safford-uplands-nature-preserve
Preston Forest Legacy http://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/preston-forest-legacy
VYCC Trails    http://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/vycc-trails

Websites to Neighboring Towns (with links to their Trails Committees, if applicable)
Hinesburg  http://www.hinesburg.org/
Hinesburg Trails Committee:  http://www.hinesburg.org/trailscomm.html
Williston:  http://www.town.williston.vt.us/
Essex: http://www.essex.org/
Essex Trails Committee: http://www.essex.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={BD4E87CF-933C-4FB3-AF99-F1E01802B008}
Charlotte: http://www.charlottevt.org/
Charlotte Trails Committee: http://www.charlottevt.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={73F79C3A-3620-4BCC-ADE8-D3CD6A5977FB}
Charlotte Trails: http://www.charlottevt.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={7F182300-ABDB-43A3-AA73-53F5A962F0AD}
Shelburne: http://www.shelburnevt.org/
Parks and Trails:  http://www.shelburnevt.org/departments/339.html
Waterbury:  http://www.waterburyvt.com/

Other Organizations
Local Motion: http://www.Localmotion.org
Fellowship of the Wheel: http://www.fotwheel.org/

Information for Landowners (Liability, etc.)
Vermont Statute on limited Landowner Liability: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/fullchapter.cfm?Title=12&Chapter=203
A good summary at: http://www.uvlt.org/docs/landconservation/VTLiability.pdf

Vermont Trails and Greenways manual http://www.crossvermont.org/images/page_sundry/vttrailmanual.pdf

• Sample agreements: Pages 24-26
• Trail Layout and design:  Pages 38-39
• Considerations about Trails and Liability:  Page 43-44
• Summary of Agreements (‘licenses’, etc.) Page 44

Trails Committee Minutes and Agendas

Richmond Trails Committee meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7pm at the Town Center, unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming Meetings:
September 20th 2016
October 18th 2016
November 15th 2016
December 20th 2016

Minutes:

Trails Minutes July 2016
Trails Minutes June 2016
Trails Minutes-May 17th 2016
Trails Minutes-April 18th 2016
Trails Minutes-March 15th 2016
Trails Minutes-February-2016
Trails Minutes-January-2016

Trails Committee Minutes from Years 2014, 2015: