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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 19, § 301 (2026)

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(Cite as: 19 V.S.A. § 301)
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Cited in 9 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Smith v. Town of Derby, 742 A.2d 757 (Vt. 1999).
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Smith v. Town of Derby, 742 A.2d 757 (Vt. 1999). · cites it 2× “Town highways are "exclusively maintained by the towns," 19 V.S.A. § 301(7); see also id. § 303 (town highways "shall be under the general supervision and control of the selectmen of the town"), but routine maintenance of the bridge, like snow removal, was performed by…”
Escheverria v. Tunbridge (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). · cites it 10× “19 V.S.A. § 301. Definitions. As used in this chapter: * * * (8) “Trail” means a public right-of-way that is not a highway and that: (A) previously was a designated town highway having the same width as the designated town highway, or a lesser width if so designated; or (B) a…”
Gerlach v. Town of Chittenden (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). · cites it 4× “Chapter 7, of altering and reclassifying the 1796 Road to a trail pursuant to 19 V.S.A. §301 (8)(A). That section of reclassified trail which crosses the Fishkin/Marshall property .”
John Gerlach & Debra Gerlach v. Town of Chittenden, 2026 VT 25 (Vt. 2026). · cites it 2× “to a trail pursuant to 19 V.S.A. § 301[](8)(A). That section of the reclassified trail which crosses the [predecessors’] property and abuts the [neighbor’s] property shall be used for hiking and other non-motorized recreational purposes.”
Town of Alburgh v. Murphy (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “See 19 V.S.A. § 301 et seq. Defendants assert that Plaintiff’s claim fails because the statute required unidentified corridors to be placed on official maps of town roads by 2015 and Plaintiff does not allege this occurred.”
John Echeverria & Carin Pratt v. Town of Tunbridge, 2026 VT 5 (Vt. 2026). “2024). To ascertain the scope of the public’s right, we look to the purpose of public trails, which is to provide “access to abutting properties or for recreational use.”
Jockey Lane Subdivision Final Plat (Vt. Super. Ct. 2008). “” 19 V.S.A. § 301(4). The legislative body of a municipality may discontinue any town highway under the procedures found in 19 V.”
Jockey Lane Subdivision Final Plat (Vt. Super. Ct. 2007). “” 19 V.S.A. § 301(4). The legislative body of a municipality may discontinue any town highway under the procedures found in 19 V.”
Appeal of Teeter (Vt. Super. Ct. 2005). “Even if that deeded right-of-way also provides pedestrian access to a hiking trail extending to the south and west of that deeded right-of-way, that fact does not transform the land lying under the deeded right-of-way into a legal trail under 19 V.S.A. §301(8). Therefore,…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 19, § 301(4) — 2 cases
Jockey Lane Subdivision Final Plat (Vt. Super. Ct. 2008). “” 19 V.S.A. § 301(4). The legislative body of a municipality may discontinue any town highway under the procedures found in 19 V.”
Jockey Lane Subdivision Final Plat (Vt. Super. Ct. 2007). “” 19 V.S.A. § 301(4). The legislative body of a municipality may discontinue any town highway under the procedures found in 19 V.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 19, § 301(7) — 2 cases
Smith v. Town of Derby, 742 A.2d 757 (Vt. 1999). “Town highways are "exclusively maintained by the towns," 19 V.S.A. § 301(7); see also id. § 303 (town highways "shall be under the general supervision and control of the selectmen of the town"), but routine maintenance of the bridge, like snow removal, was performed by…”
John Gerlach & Debra Gerlach v. Town of Chittenden, 2026 VT 25 (Vt. 2026). “to a trail pursuant to 19 V.S.A. § 301[](8)(A). That section of the reclassified trail which crosses the [predecessors’] property and abuts the [neighbor’s] property shall be used for hiking and other non-motorized recreational purposes.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 19, § 301(8) — 2 cases
Escheverria v. Tunbridge (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “19 V.S.A. § 301. Definitions. As used in this chapter: * * * (8) “Trail” means a public right-of-way that is not a highway and that: (A) previously was a designated town highway having the same width as the designated town highway, or a lesser width if so designated; or (B) a…”
Appeal of Teeter (Vt. Super. Ct. 2005). “Even if that deeded right-of-way also provides pedestrian access to a hiking trail extending to the south and west of that deeded right-of-way, that fact does not transform the land lying under the deeded right-of-way into a legal trail under 19 V.S.A. §301(8). Therefore,…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 19, § 301(8)(A) — 1 case
Gerlach v. Town of Chittenden (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “Chapter 7, of altering and reclassifying the 1796 Road to a trail pursuant to 19 V.S.A. §301 (8)(A). That section of reclassified trail which crosses the Fishkin/Marshall property .”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 19, § 301(8)(B) — 2 cases
Escheverria v. Tunbridge (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “19 V.S.A. § 301. Definitions. As used in this chapter: * * * (8) “Trail” means a public right-of-way that is not a highway and that: (A) previously was a designated town highway having the same width as the designated town highway, or a lesser width if so designated; or (B) a…”
John Echeverria & Carin Pratt v. Town of Tunbridge, 2026 VT 5 (Vt. 2026). “2024). To ascertain the scope of the public’s right, we look to the purpose of public trails, which is to provide “access to abutting properties or for recreational use.”
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