Hike through the dramatic stone passage of Smugglers’ Notch to Sterling Pond, one of Vermont’s highest alpine trout ponds • Continue to Elephant’s Head for sweeping views across the Green Mountains • Traverse the exposed ridgeline of Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s tallest peak, where rare alpine tundra clings to the summit • Follow sections of the famed Long Trail past Taft Lodge and descend by gondola or on foot to our mountainside retreat • Explore the cafés, breweries and village charm of nearby Stowe.

Journey into Vermont’s quiet Northeast Kingdom, hiking wooded trails through Groton State Forest to panoramic views from Owl’s Head Mountain overlooking Lake Groton and Kettle Pond • Experience one of New England’s most iconic traditions with a picnic lunch at a classic Vermont maple farm.

Climb Mount Moosilauke, one of New Hampshire’s famed 4,000-foot peaks, where sweeping views stretch across the White Mountains from Franconia Ridge to the Sandwich Range • Travel the scenic Kancamagus Highway, one of New England’s most celebrated fall foliage drives • Hike deep into White Mountain National Forest past waterfalls, beaver ponds and the Appalachian Mountain Club’s historic Zealand Falls Hut • Continue to the quieter reaches of the backcountry on routes leading toward Zeacliff Pond and Mount Zealand • Ride the historic Mount Washington Cog Railway to the “Top of New England,” where alpine scenery and dramatic weather have drawn adventurers since the 19th century.