Champlain Valley Trail (Peebles Island State Park to Halfmoon)

This section, from Waterford to Halfmoon, marks the beginning of the Champlain Canalway Trail. The Trail is the towpath beside the historic Champlain Canal, passing wetlands, woods, and abandoned stone canal locks: it has a stone-dust surface.

Covering 8.8 km, this is a satisfying walk that most reasonably fit hikers will complete in about 1 hour and 58 minutes.

This linear trail moves from one end to the other without looping back. A return journey by transport — or retracing the path — is needed to get back to the start. The trail is officially waymarked as CVT, so look out for the trail markers along the way.