Healthy Lamoille Valley is excited to announce that the Brewster River Mountain Bike Club (BRMBC) has completed construction on a new beginner level mountain bike trail at The Midlands in Cambridge! The new family-friendly, 1.25 mile loop is now rideable and available to be used by the public. Trailhead access is located at Clif Reynolds Road near the intersection with Edwards Road. The trail is located on a portion of the Brewster Upland Conservation Trust, called the “Midlands Zone” due to its proximity midway between the Village of Jeffersonville and the Village of Smugglers’ Notch Resort. It is envisioned that additional trail development in this area could eventually link these two destinations.
The Brewster River Mountain Bike Club (BRMBC) is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in the Cambridge/Jeffersonville area and is an independent affiliate chapter of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA). The primary purpose of the club is to ensure the sustainable future of mountain biking in Underhill, Cambridge and neighboring VT towns to create and maintain non-motorized/multi-use trails, promote responsible riding, conservation, youth participation and respect for the outdoors. Partners of the BRMBC include the Vermont Land Trust, Beckner Bryan and the Vermont Mountain Bike Association.
The new trail development at the Midlands was among four community projects in Lamoille Valley that was awarded funding through Healthy Lamoille Valley’s mini-grant program this year. The mini-grant program supports healthy community design projects that make it easier for people to live healthy active lives. Creating and enhancing access to recreational opportunities is one of the guiding principles of Healthy Community Design and is based on research that shows that building this infrastructure into our communities has tremendous health, economic and environmental benefits. To learn more about Healthy Community Design visit our website: https://www.healthylamoillevalley.org/healthy-communities/fenton/.
Thank you to the Brewster River Mountain Bike Club and partners for your efforts and for helping to make Lamoille Valley a healthier place to live! For more information on the BRMBC please visit their website www.brmbc.org.
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6/29/15