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 from 6-7:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 18) to gather public comments.

The New Hampshire Rail Trail system has more than 360 miles of recreational trails including one section in Carroll County. The Cotton Valley Rail Trail is 12 miles long and begins at Depot Street in Wolfeboro and ends at Turntable Park in Wakefield.

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