Healdville Trail

Hike Name: Healdville Trail Location: south VT Length: 3 Submitted by: Jay Maciejowski Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more Vermont trail reviews Vermont national parks Vermont state parks
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Description
The Healdville Trail is the principal day hiking trail to the top of Okemo Mountain in Ludlow, Vermont. It begins on the west side of the mountain at the site of the former Healdville Train Station along the Green Mountain Railroad Tracks in Mt Holly, Vermont. The trail, blazed with blue paint leaves the parking area and crosses two small brooks before ascending gradually along the second brook through a scenic hardwood forest until it reaches the transition forest of red spruce and white birch. It runs gradually uphill and passes a vista point at 2.5 miles where a fine view of Mt Holly and the main Green Mountain chain can be seen on good viewing days. At 2.8 miles, the trail ascends steeply to a small clearing which was the site of the fire tower watchman's cabin. The only remaining structure on the site is the chimney. Just after the cabin site the trail merges with the main hiking trail which runs from the end of the Okemo Mountain Road to the firetower. The firetower has been reconditioned by the State of Vermont and is open to hikers. The tower affords excellent views of the White Mountains to the northeast including Mt Washington, the Green Mountains to the West and Ascutney and Monadnock to the east.

Directions to Hike
From Ludlow Vermont, take Vt Route #103 west towards Rutland. Approxamately five miles from Ludlow on Route #103 turn left on Station Road (this turn is just beyond the Wright Construction Company building). Drive about 1 mile on Station Road until you cross the railroad tracks. Turn left and there is a large parking area immediately at the end of a short drive. The parking area and the trail is maintained by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Green mountain Railroad.

Contact Information
This trail was built by the Vermont Youth Corps. and is managed along with the 7500 acre Okemo State Forest by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, in North Springfield, Vermont. Telephone number:802-886-2215.

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