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Basics
- Activity Type:
- Biking,
Wildllife Viewing,
Sightseeing - Length:
- 6 days
- Difficulty:
- Low to High
- When Offered:
- Sep
- Price:
- Starts at $2598
Description
Pedaling Southern Vermont’s Peaceful Countryside
With its pastoral landscape of rolling hills, forests, meadows and farmland, this pocket of southern Vermont is perfectly set to the speed of bicycle touring. Backroads takes you along quiet undulating roads, where miles of uninterrupted riding unfold past red barns, historic towns, covered bridges and peaceful lakes dotting the quintessential New England countryside. Learn the art of pressing cider and churning butter, watch renowned glassblowers in action, sample maple syrup and nibble Vermont cheddar. Come evening, relax in exquisite country inns acclaimed for their remarkable cuisine and gracious hosts.
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When Offered:
Price:
- From $2,598 to $2,998 pp dbl. occ.
- (+$850 for sgl. occ.)
- 9/16-21 Price $2,598 pp dbl. occ., (+ $850 for sgl. occ.)
- 9/23-28 Price $2,898 pp dbl. occ., (+ $850 for sgl. occ.)
- 9/30-10/5 Price $2,898 pp dbl. occ., (+ $850 for sgl. occ.)
- All meals included except 1 lunch and 1 dinner.
Departure Location:
Hotel Info:
The Mountain Top Inn & Resort - Chittenden (1 night): This understatedly elegant and aptly named inn, nestled deep in the woods on 350 acres, welcomes you with a massage service, cozy guest rooms with antiques and exposed-beam ceilings, and splendid views.
Woodstock Inn & Resort - Woodstock (2 nights): Offering a full-service spa and hailed by Travel+Leisure as “one of the 500 greatest hotels in the world,” this inn exudes country sophistication and charm.
Windham Hill Inn - West Townshend (2 nights): Built in 1823 amid 160 acres of forest and meadows, it was heralded by New York magazine as “the kind of place you go when you want to retreat from the world.”
Additional Details:
Day 1 Chittenden
Meet in Burlington and shuttle to Pittsford In the shadow of Vermont’s Green Mountains, spin through a postcard-perfect landscape on a warm-up ride Keep an eye out for playful otters and beavers as you pedal alongside the state’s longest river, Otter Creek.
Days 2–3 Woodstock
Historic covered bridges and peaceful farmland highlight your route through Calvin Coolidge Historic State Park to Woodstock Picnic at the Billings Farm Museum, a working dairy farm Ride through woods of birch, pine and maple and across the Appalachian Trail to Quechee Watch local glass artisans ply their trade at the Simon Pearce factory The galleries and shops of Woodstock invite you to spend an afternoon of leisure.
Days 4–6 West Townshend
Explore Windsor, home to the longest covered bridge in the country Skirt the base of Mount Ascutney and follow the course of the Black River to Chester, a small town settled in 1764 Relax at our inn or ride to Grafton, a restored 19th-century village filled with historic buildings Bike past orchards and family-owned maple syrup farms that tempt a visit Immerse yourself in easygoing Vermont village life on a ride through the scenic and lightly traveled Rockingham Valley.
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