Southern Vermont Biking

Vermont Biking

Through Peaceful Southern Countryside in Autumn

Cool mornings, warm colors, rolling hills invite you. Round the corner and you’re high above in the Green Mountains. Around the next, quiet farmlands. Taste the maple. Hear the hum of your wheels on the timber of a covered bridge. Take the afternoon in Woodstock and walk the quaint shops in biking shoes. It’s okay. They’ve heard the "clip-clop" before. Southern Vermont was made for the ride.

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The Day-to-Day Itinerary

Day 1 Bike beneath oak canopies, along picturesque rivers and by old red barns in Southern Vermont  Ready for a pick-me-up? The New England Maple Museum offers some of Vermont’s sweetest products and insight into this centuries-old tradition  Spin through a postcard-perfect landscape beneath the Green Mountains.

Day 2 Gourmet Prince & the Pauper cuisine and sophisticated country inns  Pedal quiet lanes on an invigorating route highlighted by covered bridges and bright fall colors.

Day 3 Picturesque Woodstock, a quintessential New England village  Birch, pine and maple trees flank your path across the Appalachian Trail  In the village of Quechee - known for its covered bridge - watch local glass artisans ply their trade at the Simon Pearce factory.

Day 4 Rolling routes with serious ascents and rollicking downhills  Follow babbling Knapp Brook to the ski town of Ludlow Need suspenders, a folding fan or a set of Click Clacks? Find these and more at the renowned Vermont Country Store in historic Weston.

Days 5-6 Taste maple syrup, cheese, beer and other local delights  Relax at our inn or bike to quaint Grafton, with old stately buildings, art galleries and shops galore Dirt and paved roads lead to century-old Hildene Mansion, a Georgian Revival beauty built by Abraham Lincoln’s son.

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Vermont Biking

Premiere Inns

The Mountain Top Inn & Resort
The Mountain Top Inn & Resort

Chittenden (1 night) "This is one of the most beautiful inns in New England. The views are breathtaking...overlooking Mountain Top Lake...surrounded by fantastic mountains," said Recommended Country Inns New England.

Woodstock Inn & Resort
Woodstock Inn & Resort

Woodstock (2 nights) An "imposing landmark resort hotel facing the village green in a beautifully preserved village noted for its restored 18th-century homes," according to Andrew Harper. (pool, spa, golf)

Windham Hill Inn
Windham Hill Inn

West Townshend (2 nights) Built in 1823 amid 160 acres of forests and meadows, this is the ultimate country getaway. A Relais & Châteaux member. (pool, tennis)

Vermont Biking

Routes For All Abilities

Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. We know your pace may vary from one day to the next-and your traveling companion's may differ somewhat from yours. So we present a range of mileage options, and each day you decide exactly what and how much you want to do.

Activity Level Average Time Biking Average Walking Average
1 2-3 hours 10-20 miles 2-5 miles
2 2-4 hours 21-30 miles 5-7 miles
3 3-5 hours 31-40 miles 7-9 miles
4 4-6 hours 41-55 miles 9-11 miles
5 5-7+ hours 56-75+ miles 11-13+ miles

Daily Mileage Options & Cumulative Elevation Gain

Day 1
  • Levels 1 to 2 2 Route Options Available
  • 12, 25 miles
  • 500 - 2000 feet elevation gain
Day 2
  • Levels 3 to 5  2 Route Options Available
  • 39, 61 miles
  • 2100 - 3400 feet elevation gain
Day 3
  • Levels 3 to 4 2 Route Options Available
  • 31, 49 miles
  • 1400 - 2500 feet elevation gain
Day 4
  • Levels 2 to 4 3 Route Options Available
  • 26, 37, 54 miles
  • 1300 - 3700 feet elevation gain
Day 5
  • Levels 3 to 5 2 Route Options Available
  • 31, 56 miles
  • 1900 - 2800 feet elevation gain
Day 6
  • Levels 1 to 3  2 Route Options Available
  • 16, 31 miles
  • 1300 - 2200 feet elevation gain

Please note: The terrain makes the routes on this trip feel more challenging than the mileage suggests.

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Premiere Inns Trip Price*
  • $2,898 to $3,198 pp dbl. occ.
  • (+$1,100 to $1,160 for sgl. occ.)
Trip Notes

All meals included except 1 dinner

Cancellation Policy

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Meet / Depart

Burlington, Vermont

Special Interest

Culture & History, Fine Wine & Cuisine, Natural Beauty &/or Wildlife, Romance &/or Honeymoon

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