State Rail Trail update under way

View from the Presidential Rail Trail which runs from Gorham to Whitefield. The state is updating its plan for the rail-trail system in New Hampshire. (COURTESY PHOTO)

GORHAM — The N.H. Department of Transportation is updating its 2005 State Rail Trail Plan and is holding a virtual public meeting Thursday, Aug. 18 to gather public comments.

The New Hampshire Rail Trail system has more than 360 miles of recreational trails including two sections in Coos County. Running from Gorham to Cherry Pond in Whitefield is the 18-mile Presidential Rail Trail which goes through the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge and provides great views of the Presidential Mountain range. The 7.5-mile Upper Coos Rail Trail between Colebrook and Beecher Falls, Vt., follows along the Connecticut River.

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