Berlin Segments A and B form integral portions of the larger proposed Central Vermont Regional Path system. This system would extend from the Dog River Recreation Area in Montpelier through Berlin, Barre City, Barre Town, and terminate in the village of Graniteville.

Berlin Segment A (3.8 kilometers) will extend from Montpelier’s border at the Winooski River and follow an unused rail bed to the Ames Plaza light. Segment A is part of Vermont’s Bike and Pedestrian Program which provides 80% federal funding and 10% state funding. A 10% local town match is required. Berlin has raised its share through a town ballot article and additional fundraising efforts and has completed Conceptual Plans. Final Plans are nearly complete,  the Right-of-Way phase is underway and construction is scheduled to begin in 2010. Montpelier’s joint project will link the CV Civic Center and downtown Montpelier to our path.

Berlin Segment B (1.18 km) is in it’s initial analysis phase. It would extend from the Ames Plaza light to the Barre City line following an unused rail bed and run between the Stevens Branch River and Route 62. Segment B also includes a bridge in back of the former Grand Union connecting the path to the Barre-Montpelier Road shopping district. This segment is not currently funded. In this joint analysis project, Barre City is planning to link our segment to the Granite Museum.