Cycling in Poultney

2014 course for Stone Valley 50. Stone Valley 50 Cue Sheet &amp; Map&nbsp; <div>  DIRECTION/ DISTANCE (miles) </div> <div> 1. Proceed onto School Circle 0.0 </div> <div> 2. Right onto Wilson Avenue 0.1 </div> <div> 3. Right onto York Street 0.2 </div> <div> 4. Right onto York Street Ext. 0.4 </div> <div> 5. Right onto Farnam Road 2.3 </div> <div> Cross Route 30 </div> <div> 6. Straight onto Hannon Road 2.6 </div> <div> 7. Left on Lewis Road 3.3 </div> <div> 8. Continue on Sand Hill 6.2 </div> <div> 9. Right onto South Street 6.6 </div> <div> 10. Right on Stasso Road 8.1 </div> <div> Intersection of three different </div> <div>  roads in a short distance – </div> <div>  Follow Course markers! </div> <div> 11. Continue on Piontek Rd 11.6 </div> <div> 12. Right onto State Route 4A 12.9 </div> <div> 13. Right on Bird's Eye Road 14.0 </div> <div> 14. Straight on Snowmobile Trail 17.0 </div> <div> 15. Right onto Ames Hollow Road 17.3 </div> <div> 16. Left on Hampshire Hollow Road 18.7 </div> <div> 17. Left onto Vermont Route 140 21.5 </div> <div> 18. Right onto Orchard Road 25.1 </div> <div> 19. Right onto Coy Hill Road 26.0 </div> <div> 20. Right on Mountain Road 28.3 </div> <div> 21. Right onto Lamb Hill Road 29.1 </div> <div> 22. AID Station Mile 30 </div> <div> 23. Right on Saw Mill Hill Road 31.1 </div> <div> 24. Left on Endless Brook Road 31.7 </div> <div> 25. Right onto Dayton Hill Road 33.3 </div> <div> 26. Left onto Vermont Route 140 35.3 </div> <div> 27. Right onto Finel Hollow Road 38.3 </div> <div> 28. Left on Pond Hill Road 40.7 </div> <div> 29. Left on Watkins Hill Road 40.7 </div> <div> 30. Left on Gorhamtown Road 42.7 </div> <div> 31. Left onto Lewis Road 44.0 </div> <div> 32. Right on Hannon Road 45.4 </div> <div> Cross Route 30 SLOW DOWN* </div> <div> 33. Straight onto Farnam Road 46.0 </div> <div> 34. Left onto D&H Rail Trail 46.2 </div> <div> 35. Follow Markers to finish 49.3 </div> <div> 36. Arrive at Finish 49.6! </div>

This short loop is for cyclists who want to pedal interesting, unpaved roads. It climbs into the hills east and north of East Poultney and up the “Loop Road”, a very old road that now has three separate names. On the long downhill, the road descends next to a gorge that has several waterfalls. A hybrid bike is most suited for this ride as it is mostly on hard-packed dirt roads and a crushed cinder trail. This loop takes you to Castleton on the bed of the old D &amp;H Railroad line. It returns to East Poultney on rolling dirt roads where traffic is very sparse. This ride is best suited for hybrid bikes as it is almost entirely on crushed cinders and hard-packed dirt roads. By returning to Poultney on the rail trail, you can shorten the ride to 15 miles and avoid all hills.