It proceeds north about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the village of East Hardwick, roughly paralleling the path of the Lamoille River upstream.

As VT 16 continues north, it soon passes by Horse Pond, the source of the Lamoille River, clipping the town of Wheelock briefly before returning to Greensboro.

VT 16, now known as Dry Pond Road then follows the Barton River downstream as it continues its northward journey.

[4] After passing through Glover center, VT 16 enters the town of Barton, then has a junction with I-91 (at Exit 25) about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) later.

[4] The portion of VT 16 west of US 5 was originally numbered in 1922 as part of Route 12 of the New England road marking system.

In Vermont, it passed through Montpelier and continued north through the village of Barton, ending at the city of Newport.