Lake Champlain Bikeways

More routes! We just received a $21,000 grant from the VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation for theme-loop development in Addison County. read more

Millenium Trails

Making history: LCB is proud to be designated as Vermont's Millennium Legacy Trail. read more

"Make it Happen" cover Making it happen: find out how LCB can help you establish bicycle theme loops to enhance tourism, economic growth, and safe, fun cycling in your community. read more

Lake Champlain Bikeways' mission is to promote bicycling throughout the Lake Champlain regions of New York, Vermont and Quebec for the purposes of increasing opportunities for bicycle recreation and transportation, improving the quality of life, enhancing the economic vitality, advocating for sustainable communities, encouraging healthy lifestyles, and raising public awareness and appreciation of inherent scenic, historic, cultural, natural and recreational resources throughout the area.

view of Lake Champlain • Lake Champlain: 120 miles long, 12 miles wide, 580 miles of shoreline, and the most historic body of fresh water in North America
• a 363-mile principal route around the entire Lake called the "Champlain Bikeway"
• 1400+ miles of theme loops ranging from 5 to 60 miles along a vast network of quiet back roads
• Adirondack Mountains to the west--Green Mountains to the east
• Taconic Mountains to the south--Richelieu River to the north

Local Motion's bike ferry • panoramic lake and mountain views
• agricultural landscapes, historic hamlets, and picturesque villages
• gently rolling terrain to undeniably hilly
• scenic Lake crossings by way of ferry system
• connections to trains with bicycle carriage
• a region rich in history and tradition
• museums, forts, and historic attractions

• within a few hours drive from Boston, Montréal, and New York City
• accessible via plane, train, bus, car, and, of course, bicycle!
• reasonably priced bicycle-friendly accommodations
• charming inns and B&Bs--elegant restorations of large 19th century houses
• theater, cultural events, live music, and fine dining
• family-owned farmstands and well-stocked general stores
• sixty-four public & private campgrounds within a three-mile buffer around the Lake
• guided and packaged tours offered by local companies

Amy Bell
Bike/Pedestrian Coordinator
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Montpelier, VT

Lou Bresee, Treasurer
Green Mountain Bicycling Club
South Burlington, VT

Carolyn Harding, President
Director of Visitors & Convention Bureau
Plattsburg-North Country Chamber of Commerce
Plattsburg, NY

Ronald Ofner
Vice President
Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau
Lake Placid, NY

Jean-Francois Pronovost
Executive Director
Velo Quebec
Montreal, Quebec

Peter Racette
Esquire/Enthusiastic Cyclist
Redford, NY

Gary Randorf
Adirondack Council
Elizabethtown, NY

Maja Smith
Graphic Designer
MajaDesign
Shelburne, VT

Chapin Spencer, Secretary
Executive Director
Local Motion, Inc.
Burlington, VT

Bonnie Waninger, Vice-President
Director of Special Projects
NW Regional Planning Commission
St. Albans, VT

Zandy Wheeler
Co-owner
Ski Rack
Burlington, VT

Janine Hetherington
Executive Director
Lake Champlain Bikeways

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Disclaimer: Users assume all risks, inherent and not inherent, in the use of materials recommending routes of the Lake Champlain Bikeways network and all affiliated organizations, and individuals disclaim any and all liability on their part for damages or injuries to persons or property should they occur. Routes are chosen, designated and/or signed because: they are popular, or are preferred, or provide continuous routes to destinations, or are lightly traveled, or are scenic, or have more room for cars and bikes, or possess a combination of these attributes.