Recreation

Worcester Recreation Committee Meetings:

Email address: worcester-rec-committee@googlegroups.com

We meet every 4th Monday of the month @ 6:30pm in the music room @ Doty Memorial School.

2.2.23 WRC Agenda    2.2.23 WRCMinutes

WBRD ’22 Annual Report

Get out and enjoy the landscape–any way you can!

hunger mt

Ladd Field

At the village center, the Ladd Field is the site of a soccer field and baseball diamond.  The Ladd Field Committee has plans to revamp the basketball and tennis courts, and to develop other uses for outdoor fun. The field has been used in the past for Fourth of July celebrations including fireworks, food vendors, tented displays by community groups, and various entertainment for the whole family.

Hiking

The GMC (Green Mtn. Club) asks hikers to stay off of the Worcester & Hunger Mountain trails from April 15th to Memorial Day to help control erosion.

Worcester Mountain Trail
This trail is 2.5 mi. to the summit with 1900 ft. elev. gain. It climbs the west side of Worcester Mtn. Remember that the sun falls behind the ridge by late afternoon. Start during A.M. hours for maximum light.

Directions to trailhead: From Worcester Village (0.0 mi). Left on Minister Brook Rd. Right at four corners on Hampshire Hill Rd.(1.5 mi.). Continue straight, bearing left on Mountain Rd.(4.0 mi.) to trail parking (4.1 mi.).

Hunger Mountain (Middlesex Trail):
This trail is 2.4 miles to the summit with. 1800 ft. elev. gain. Optionally, follow a fork in the trail to a lower scenic summit at White Rocks Mtn. (approx. 2 miles total, 1500 ft. elev. gain)

Directions to trailhead: From Montpelier, head north on Rt. 12 past Wrightsville Reservoir boat launch sign. Turn left onto Shady Rill rd.(0.0 mi.) Drive through Shady Rill, turn right after Rumney School onto Worcester Rd.(2.2 mi.) Take left fork onto Bear Swamp Rd.(2.8 mi.) At 2.9 mi. bear left again, continue to clearing and trailhead (4.9 mi.)

Biking

Worcester’s dirt roads offer scenic though often steep mountain biking.

In the warmer months, some residents commute to Montpelier (9 miles) along Route 12.

For road bikers, Route 12 through Worcester is part of a popular  60-mile loop that connects Montpelier, Middlesex, Stowe, Morrisville and Elmore.

Swimming

Lake Elmore – 9 miles north of Worcester.

Wrightsville Reservoir – 4 miles south of Worcester.

Snowmobiling

The trail network of Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) trails passes through Worcester. The Worcester Rangers are our local VAST club.

Green Mountain Passport Program
A program offering free day-use passes to Vermont State Parks and Historic Sites for Vermonters 62 years of age or older.

What is it?

A program offering free day use passes to Vermont State Parks and Historic Sites
Who is Eligible?

1. Vermont residents at least 62 years of age, or

2. Vermont Veterans of the uniformed services.
How Do I Get My Passport Card?

1. Complete and application at your town office

2. Submit a one-time $2 Fee

3. Receive your Green Mountain Passport Card – good for life! (nontransferable).
Green Mountain Passport Application Form
1. Applicant must be a resident of Vermont and of the municipality where application is made.
2. The applicant must swear under oath that he/she is a legal resident of Vermont and is either the age of 62 or older, or a Veteran of the uniformed services.
3. Applicant completes the application and submits $2.00 to the town official.
4. Clerk certifies application, fills out the Passport card and gives card to the applicant.
5. Clerk maintains records for fiscal accounting for municipal records, replacement of lost cards, and reporting of total number of cards issued.

Vermont State Historic Sites

  • Bennington Monument, Bennington
  • President Calvin Coolidge’s
  • Community Plymouth Notch
  • President Chester Arthur Historic Site, Fairfield
  • Chimney Point, Addison
  • Hubbardton Battlefield, Hubbardton
  • Senator Justin Morrill Homestead, Strafford
  • Mount Independent, Orwell
  • Old Constitution House, Windsor
  • Eureka Schoolhouse, Springfield
  • Underwater Preserves, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes.