- Check out a list of our publications and then order them online.

- Discover our natural and cultural interpretive theme loops and then order them online.

- Try these other publications relevant to Champlain Valley bicycling.

- Read about Around the Lake, a fascinating guide to the historic treasures of the region which is available through the Lake Champlain Basin program.

- Show your support with a Lake Champlain Bikeways Decal.

- Develop your Champlain Valley theme loop with Lake Champlain Bikeways using our manual, Lake Champlain Bikeways; Making it Happen.

- Spread the word about Lake Champlain Bikeways by distributing the Lake Champlain Rack Card.

- Learn about the more technical aspects of creating Lake Champlain Bikeways with our Technical Assistance Manual.

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Lake Champlain Bikeways Publications List

-Lake Champlain Bikeways "Decal"

-Lake Champlain Bikeways; Making it Happen

-Lake Champlain Bikeways Rack Card

-Lake Champlain Bikeways Technical Assistance Manual

To obtain copies of any of the above publications, please make a special request by contacting the Lake Champlain Bikeways Clearinghouse at: c/o Local MotionTrailside Center, 1 Steele Street #103, Burlington, VT 05401

Phone/Fax: (802) 652-BIKE, E-mail: info@champlainbikeways.org

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Other Publications:

Adirondack Coast Bikeways, 2000, Adirondack Coast Bikeways. Click here to order a free copy!

Bicycling the Lake Champlain Islands, 1999, Northwest Regional Planning Commission. Click here to order a free copy!

Bicycling the Northern Adirondack Coast, 1999, Northern Adirondack Coast Bikeways Committee.  Out of print - new edition will be available December 2005.

  "Cycle the City!", 2001, Local Motion, Inc. Project. Burlington Bikeways, Inc. Click here to order a free copy!

Island Line Rail-Trail Brochure, 2001, Local Motion, Inc. Click here to order a free copy!

Guide to Sites and Services along the Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail, 1999, Northwest Regional Planning Commission, free. Click here to order a free copy!

Around the Lake: A Guide to Historic Sites on Lake Champlain, 1996. Available by writing: Lake Champlain Basin Program, Cultural Heritage Office, 814 Bridge Road, Crown Point, NY 12928.

Heart of Vermont Bikeways: 9 loops through Addison, Rutland and Windsor Counties, 2005, Lake Champlain Bikeways. Available October 2005

Burlington Biking and Hiking Map, 1996, Steven Bushey Cartography, $4.95, call: (802) 253-7489.

Lake Champlain Region Road Map and Guide, third edition, 2005, Northern Cartographic, Vermont Dept. of Tourism or call 1-800-VERMONT to request your copy.

Fields at Work:1996 Guide to the Champlain Valley's Farm Landscapes,  Champlain Valley Heritage Network (CVHN), $3.00 donation requested plus postage, call: (518) 597-4646.

Cycle and Recycle Calendar, 1997. Available through the VT Bike/Ped Coalition, $9.00, call (802) 899-1132.

As companies publish maps and guidebooks of Lake Champlain Bikeways routes and information, their publications will be included on our publications list.

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Around the Lake: a Guide to Historic Sites on Lake Champlain

The extraordinary richness of historic and archaeological resources found throughout the Champlain Valley is the physical evidence of a long and varied history spanning more than 10,000 years. Around the Lake is a guide to historic sites which collectively tell the story of native culture, maritime history, agricultural prosperity, and industrial development. Including 45 historic sites and museums in Vermont, New York, and Québec, this attractive guide illustrates and interprets our heritage.

As Lake Champlain's natural beauty and extensive recreational offerings continue to define its character, its rich cultural and historic resources are a testimony to our heritage and remain for visitors and residents to explore. Around the Lake is $3.00 and available through the Lake Champlain Basin Program, Cultural Heritage Office, POB 204, Grand Isle, VT 05458.

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Lake Champlain Bikeways "Decal"

Businesses, Communities, and Bicyclists:

Now you can show your support for Lake Champlain Bikeways to enhance the region's well-deserved reputation as a bicycling destination by placing this new, attractive, three-color Bikeways decal in your business window, or any other visible location!

Your message is clear:

For businesses, you can promote yourself to the growing population of touring bicyclists coming to cycle in the Champlain Valley. This eye-catching decal will attract cyclists to stay over at your B&B, eat at your restaurant, buy at your general store, or use your variety of services.

For communities and bicyclists, you can show your support for Lake Champlain Bikeways to help expand opportunities for bicycling in the Champlain Valley.

By taking this small step, you will join the hundreds of other businesses and individuals helping to establish the Lake Champlain Valley as a bicycle-friendly destination! Request your free decal today by writing: Local MotionTrailside Center, 1 Steele Street #103, Burlington, VT 05401
Phone/fax: (802) 652-BIKE  E-mail: info@champlainbikeways.org Supplies are limited. (This decal by no means implies the provision of specific services for cyclists by an individual business owner.)

Lake Champlain Bikeways; Making it Happen A Manual for Communities and Businesses in the Champlain Valley Interested in the Benefits of Bicycle Theme Loops
This manual is designed to help communities, businesses, and non-profit organizations establish bicycle theme loops as part of the Lake Champlain Bikeways network. Over the years, many individuals have asked the question: "How can my community or business directly benefit from Lake Champlain bikeways?" Or questions like: "What does it take to be a bicycle-friendly community or business?" or "How can we attract more bicycle tourists to our region?" or "What is meant by 'theme loop' and how can we get one started?"

It's these and other questions that this manual begins to answer. It is intended to give you a taste of the opportunities offered through the Lake Champlain Bikeways program. For a full meal, interested persons should obtain a copy of our more comprehensive technical manual, Lake Champlain Bikeways: What It Can Do For Your Community and Business, by Bruce Burgess, founder and director of Bicycle Holidays, a touring company in Middlebury, Vermont.

A Lake Champlain Bikeways Theme Loop Defined:
A Lake Champlain Bikeways Theme Loop is a bicycle route of the Lake Champlain Bikeways network named for the natural and cultural characteristics of the landscape it passes through. Using existing roads, theme loops generally range from 5-60 miles in distance and often link natural, cultural, historic, and recreational sites and attractions. As side loops of the 350-mile Champlain Bikeway around the Lake, theme loops offer opportunities to explore the hamlets and hinterlands of the Champlain Valley. Important facilities and services that provide touring cyclists with food, water, parking, restrooms, and accommodations, exist on all Lake Champlain Bikeways theme loops.

Lake Champlain Bikeways theme loops are for communities and businesses in the Champlain Valley interested in enhancing economic vitality and improving quality of life.

Lake Champlain Bikeways Rack Card 
Help Lake Champlain Bikeways spread the word by distributing our 4"x9" Rack Card. This bilingual English and French card is designed to entice bicyclists to plan a cycling vacation in the Champlain Valley. Primarily, it lists the key ingredients that make the Champlain Valley a premier bicycle touring destination and where to obtain more information. Co-sponsored by Lake Champlain Ferries, the card also identifies ferry crossings on Lake Champlain. To order multiple copies for distribution, please contact the Lake Champlain Bikeways Clearinghouse at: c/o Local MotionTrailside Center, 1 Steele Street #103, Burlington, VT 05401 Phone/fax: (802) 652-BIKE     E-mail: info@champlainbikeways.org

Lake Champlain Bikeways: What It Can Do for Your Community and Business A Technical Assistance Manual
The purpose of this 250-page document is to assist citizens and government officials who may be wondering what their response should be to the Lake Champlain Bikeways program and/or desire to make their own communities more bicycle-friendly. It will also help businesses benefit from the increased level of bicycle tourism that the Lake Champlain Bikeways initiative attracts. Finally, the manual will acquaint interested parties with Lake Champlain Bikeways, its mission, accomplishments, and what Lake Champlain Bikeways expects to accomplish in the future. It presents a wealth of information in choosing bicycle routes; amenities that bicyclists want; how to be a bicycle-friendly community; how to be a bicycle-friendly B&B or Inn; the economics of bicycle touring; funding improvements for bicycles and much, much more. To order a copy, please send $5.00 for shipping and handling to the Lake Champlain Bikeways Clearinghouse at: c/o Local MotionTrailside Center, 1 Steele Street #103, Burlington, VT 05401