This rail-trail follows the old Montpelier and Wells River Railroad, which ran across northeast Vermont carrying materials from quarries in Barre. It has three different sections for recreation. This section begins at Lake Groton and stretches north to Marshfield. You’ll pass by ponds, hiking trails, rural villages, thick wooded forests and there is a variety of wildlife to be seen. The trails surface is a mix of dirt, gravel, sand and some section of road.