Robert Frost Interpretive Trail
The following information was prepared by the USFS and can be found here.
Trail Facts:
| Length: 1.2 mile loop | Feature: Poetry, Views, Berry Picking |
| Max. Elev. Change: 30 ft | USGS Map: East Middlebury Quad |
| Amount of use: heavy | Difficulty Level: easy |
| Average Trip time: 1/2 to 1 hour | |
| Managed uses: hiking, ungroomed nordic skiing, showshoeing | Use restrictions: no horses, mountain bikes or motorized vehicles |
Trail Description:
This trail is a National Recreation Trail that commemorates Robert Frost's poetry. Several of his poems are mounted along the trail in the woods and fields. Blueberries, raspberries, and huckleberries grow in an old field at the far end of the trail. The Forest Service maintains the old fields along this trail with prescribed burns to preserve the scenic, open appearance of this area. The trail is an easy walk. The first 0.3 miles crosses a boardwalk over a beaver pond and goes out to the South Branch of the Middlebury River. The boardwalk section is accessible and suitable for wheelchairs. Please practice Leave No Trace ethics, such as carry out what you carry in.
Directions:
From Middlebury, travel south 4.0 miles on Route 7 to where it intersections with Route 125. Travel east on Route 125 for 5.8 miles. Parking area is on the right.
From Rochester, travel 4.0 miles on Route 100 to its intersection with Route 125. Travel west on Route 125 for 9.9 miles. Parking is on the left.
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