Its Vermont counterpart is a 10.050-mile (16.174 km) connection to U.S. Route 7 (US 7) through the Bennington County town Arlington.

Now in the hamlet of The Plains, NY 313 crosses along the base of Peaked Rock, crawling through farms in Jackson.

After several bends, the route joins a parallel of the Batten Kill, remaining a rural two-lane roadway.

Now running alongside the Batten Kill, NY 313 enters the town of Salem for a short distance before crossing back into Jackson.

[7] NY 313 continues northeast through Jackson as a two-lane farm road, crossing an intersection with the eastern terminus of CR 61.

At CR 61, the route bends eastward along the Batten Kill, crossing it near an intersection with Hickory Hill Road.

At the intersection with Covered Bridge Road, VT 313 enters West Arlington, Vermont, which is slightly more developed than the area surrounding it.

Passing through a relatively stable environment of woodlands and clearings, the highway begins to turn to the southeast again.

[8] NY 313 was assigned to its current alignment as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.