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Damaged Section Of Long Trail Reopens

Friday, 10/14/11 6:06am

The Associated Press

The last section of the Long Trail damaged by Irene has reopened.

Officials say three miles of the trail in Shrewsbury remained closed for a month while the rest of the Long Trail had reopened weeks earlier.

The Green Mountain Club says that it had proposed a detour of the damaged section of the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail around the washouts in Shrewsbury. Officials say the U.S. Forest Service has posted and opened the detour.

Officials say many side trails in the Green Mountain Forest remain closed.


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