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A Guide to Walking Routes in Newport, Vermont
1. Bike Path3.8 miles to the Canadian BorderPark at North Country Hospital. One way, you will need to turn around and come back. Buggy in the springtime.
1A. Primeau TrailsWalk length depends on routeOff the Bike Path. All trails have distance markers. Open to all non-motorized traffic. Please, no bikes during mud season.
2. City Loop3.5 milesA good walk with a couple of pleasant hills. A nice trip around the city.
3. North Country High School2.5 milesTakes you past the high school and hospital.
4. Shaded Walk1 milePark at the hospital. A nice quiet walk with low traffic, partly on sidewalks.
5. Gardner Park1.2 miles including three bridgesA nice tour of Gardner Park.
6. Short-But-Sweet0.7 milesDepending on which way you go, there is one steep section. Great for those days when you don’t have a lot of time.
7. Highland Avenue2 milesAll sidewalks except for Longview Avenue. Counterclockwise includes some steep climbs.
8. Quarry Trails (inset)For those that enjoy a bit of a hike!At the top of Darling Hill you are rewarded with a gorgeous 360 degree view that includes the Lake Memphremagog and Willoughby Gap. Please be courteous and respectful when using these trails.
Newport Walk Index
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A Rewarding Hike: Derby Line Trail (not shown)Begins behind the Derby Elementary School, in Nelson’s Cornfield. It goes across the MSTF ( Memphremagog Ski Touring Foundation) bridge, spanning Johns River. Then up the hill on Regis Beloin’s land. Beautiful view of Derby Line and Stanstead.
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king
Fac
tsW
alki
ng is
the
num
ber o
ne p
artic
ipat
ion
spor
t w
orld
wid
e. S
ome
heal
th b
enefi
ts o
f wal
king
are
:
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s b
ack
pai
nSl
ims
your
wai
stLo
wer
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lood
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ssur
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vels
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ad c
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duce
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e ris
k of
hea
rt a
ttac
kEn
hanc
es s
tam
ina
and
ener
gyIm
pro
ves
mus
cle
tone
Can
be
done
whi
le y
ou’re
trav
elin
gIf
you
run
for 3
0 m
inut
es a
t 5 m
ph, y
ou w
ill b
urn
abou
t 285
cal
orie
s.If
you
wal
k fo
r 30
min
utes
at 4
mph
, you
will
bur
n ab
out 1
65 c
alor
ies
(leve
l sur
face
), 22
5 ca
lorie
s (s
light
in
clin
e of
5%
) and
360
cal
orie
s (in
clin
e of
10%
).St
retc
hing
bef
ore
a w
alk
will
hel
p lo
osen
you
r m
uscl
es a
nd re
duce
the
chan
ce o
f sor
e or
inju
red
mus
cles
.Sh
oes
are
the
sing
le m
ost i
mpo
rtan
t pie
ce
of e
quip
men
t for
the
wal
ker.
The
y ca
n be
the
diffe
renc
e be
twee
n ha
ving
a fu
n, re
laxi
ng w
alk,
and
an
unc
omfo
rtab
le, p
ainf
ul o
ne!
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Wal
k Ch
eckl
ist
Chec
k a
box
each
tim
e yo
u ta
ke o
ne o
f the
rout
es.
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k 1
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t Wal
k 1A
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k 2
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k 3
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k 7
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k 8
Der
by
Lin
e Tr
ail
Get
out
and
wal
kTh
e m
ost i
mpo
rtan
t thi
ng is
to g
et o
ut a
nd m
ove
arou
nd. T
he fo
llow
ing
tips
are
impo
rtan
t, bu
t don
’t le
t the
m s
low
you
dow
n. M
ost o
f us
can
get o
ut fo
r a
shor
t wal
k w
ithou
t too
muc
h ex
tra
effor
t.
Wea
r lay
ers
Don
’t lik
e th
e w
eath
er?
Wai
t a fe
w m
inut
es.
Verm
ont’s
wea
ther
can
cha
nge
quic
kly,
so
be
prep
ared
whe
n yo
u go
out
wal
king
or h
ikin
g.
Laye
red
clot
hing
is e
ssen
tial t
o co
mfo
rt a
nd w
earin
g w
hite
or b
right
col
ors
mak
es y
ou m
ore
visi
ble.
Sock
sW
ear s
ocks
mad
e of
fibe
rs s
uch
as C
oolm
ax,
poly
prop
ylen
e, s
ilk, w
ool o
r a c
otto
n sy
nthe
tic
blen
d th
at w
ill w
ick
away
sw
eat.
Cot
ton
will
hol
d in
m
oist
ure
and
incr
ease
the
chan
ce o
f get
ting
blis
ters
. Lo
ok fo
r pad
ded
sock
s, w
hich
cus
hion
the
bott
oms
of y
our f
eet,
but m
ake
sure
they
fit w
ell i
nsid
e yo
ur
shoe
s.
Hat
sA
hat
kee
ps y
ou w
arm
in c
old
wea
ther
and
sha
des
your
hea
d an
d fa
ce fr
om th
e su
n th
roug
hout
the
year
. In
war
m w
eath
er, t
ry a
vis
or w
hich
will
let t
he
heat
esc
ape
whi
le s
hadi
ng y
our e
yes.
Pack
sO
n sh
ort w
alks
, poc
kets
will
pro
babl
y su
ffice
for
carr
ying
the
min
imum
ess
entia
ls.
How
ever
, for
lo
nger
wal
ks a
nd h
ikes
, it’s
impo
rtan
t to
dist
ribut
e th
e w
eigh
t of w
ater
, key
s, w
alle
t, et
c. e
venl
y.
Back
pack
s, w
aist
-pac
ks, o
r wris
t/sh
oe w
alle
ts a
re
grea
t for
this
pur
pose
.
Wat
erD
rink
wat
er b
efor
e, d
urin
g, a
nd a
fter
wal
king
. You
ne
ed to
drin
k ev
ery
half-
hour
whi
le w
alki
ng a
t a
mod
erat
e pa
ce a
nd m
ore
ofte
n if
you
are
swea
ting.
Sun
pro
tect
ion
Nev
er le
ave
hom
e w
ithou
t sun
scre
en, e
ven
on
clou
dy d
ays.
You
r ski
n ne
eds
prot
ectio
n ag
ains
t sk
in c
ance
r, w
rinkl
es a
nd s
unbu
rn.
A w
ater
proo
f su
nscr
een
with
an
SPF
of 1
5 or
hig
her i
s ke
y. D
on’t
forg
et y
our e
ars
and
that
bal
d sp
ot!
Bug
Pro
tect
ion
Enjo
y ge
ttin
g ou
tsid
e bu
t hat
e th
ose
pesk
y m
osqu
itoes
and
bla
ck fl
ies?
To
keep
you
rsel
f co
mfo
rtab
le w
hile
wal
king
and
saf
e fr
om th
e W
est N
ile V
irus
use
inse
ct re
pelle
nt th
at c
onta
ins
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or o
il of
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on e
ucal
yptu
s. F
ollo
w
dire
ctio
ns c
aref
ully
and
con
sult
your
doc
tor w
hen
usin
g in
sect
repe
llent
on
child
ren
unde
r 3 y
ears
of
age.
Iden
tifi
cati
onD
on’t
leav
e ho
me
with
out c
arry
ing
som
e ty
pe o
f id
entifi
catio
n. I
f you
hav
e an
y si
gnifi
cant
alle
rgie
s or
a s
erio
us m
edic
al c
ondi
tion,
be
sure
to w
ear y
our
med
ical
bra
cele
t or n
eckl
ace
on y
our w
alks
. The
se
thin
gs c
an s
ave
you
a lo
t of g
rief i
n th
e ca
se o
f an
emer
genc
y.
Loca
l and
Sta
tew
ide
Reso
urce
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ewp
ort
Rec
reat
ion
Dep
artm
ent
Phon
e: (8
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mo
nt G
over
no
r’s C
ou
nci
l on
P
hysi
cal F
itn
ess
& S
po
rts
pro
gra
ms:
Get
Mov
ing
Verm
ont P
rogr
amG
over
nor’s
Wal
king
Cha
lleng
e
For i
nfor
mat
ion
call
(802
) 657
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2
or w
rite:
Verm
ont G
over
nor’s
Cou
ncil
on
Phys
ical
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ess
& S
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ivis
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ealth
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• •
Ready. Set. Walk.
Most of us w
ould like to be more physically fit
and active, but often it’s difficult to find the tim
e.
Additionally, it’s often hard to know
where to go or
what opportunities are out there to im
prove our
health through physical activity.
To help with this problem
, Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of Vermont’s N
ortheast Kingdom
Comm
unity Advisory Board decided to create
a resource dedicated to helping people in our
comm
unities become healthier. W
e hope that this
guide will encourage you to take advantage of the
walking and hiking opportunities available in your
comm
unity.
Special thanks to the New
port District offi
ce of
the Vermont D
epartment of H
ealth for their help in
compiling this m
ap.
620.07 (08/06)
Wal
king
Saf
ety
Face
Tra
ffic—
If yo
ur ro
ute
does
not
hav
e a
path
or s
idew
alk
and
you
are
forc
ed to
wal
k on
the
road
, alw
ays w
alk
in th
e di
rect
ion
faci
ng o
n co
min
g tr
affic.
Dre
ss c
orre
ctly
—D
ress
to b
e se
en. L
ight
col
ored
clo
thes
and
or
refle
ctiv
e m
ater
ial.
Nev
er w
alk
alon
e—If
at a
ll po
ssib
le, w
alk
with
a fr
iend
, it
mak
es it
safe
r and
mor
e en
joya
ble.
Alw
ays l
et so
meo
ne k
now
w
here
you
’re g
oing
and
wha
t tim
e yo
u ex
pect
to re
turn
.W
alk
defe
nsiv
ely—
Don
’t si
mpl
y as
sum
e th
at a
ll dr
iver
s kno
w
that
the
pede
stria
n ha
s rig
ht o
f way
. Man
y of
them
don
’t.Lo
se th
e je
wel
ry—
Leav
e va
luab
les b
ack
at h
ome.
The
onl
y ac
cess
ory
you
real
ly n
eed
is a
wris
twat
ch.
Vary
you
r rou
tes—
Don
’t es
tabl
ish
regu
lar p
atte
rns b
y w
alki
ng th
e sa
me
way
eve
ry d
ay. R
ando
mly
var
y yo
ur ro
utes
an
d th
e tim
es th
at y
ou g
o. N
ot o
nly
is it
safe
r but
it’s
a m
ore
inte
rest
ing.
Self-
defe
nse—
Som
e in
divi
dual
s car
ry h
and-
held
spra
y de
vice
s for
pro
tect
ion.
Use
spar
ingl
y an
d w
ith c
autio
n.Ca
rry
ID—
Alw
ays c
arry
som
e fo
rm o
f ide
ntifi
catio
n in
cas
e of
an
acci
dent
or m
edic
al e
mer
genc
y. I
f you
are
aw
ay fr
om
hom
e, m
ake
a no
te o
f the
add
ress
whe
re y
ou a
re st
ayin
g.Ke
ep ri
ght:—
If yo
u ar
e w
alki
ng o
n a
cycl
ing
or p
edes
tria
n pa
th, a
lway
s kee
p rig
ht so
that
the
fast
wal
kers
or c
yclis
ts c
an
easi
ly p
ass.
Leav
e th
e Tu
nes a
t Hom
e—Th
at w
ay y
ou w
ill b
e al
ert t
o an
y po
tent
ial d
ange
rs, b
e it
a do
g, a
fast
app
roac
hing
car
or t
he
soun
d of
oth
er p
eopl
e ar
ound
you
.
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