Walk through a fern-laced hardwood forest below Mount Equinox and into the 900-acre Equinox Preserve, teeming with rare plants and diverse wildlife • A hiking tour through Vermont’s Merck Forest and Farmland Center reveals sweeping vistas of the Taconic Mountains • Visit the historic village of Manchester, known for its stately homes and manicured lawns • In the 1860s, Manchester was the vacation destination for Abraham Lincoln’s family • Taste maple syrup and learn the fine art of sugarmaking at Havoc Hill Sugar House.

Spend the morning exploring scenic Hildene, a bucolic southern Vermont estate with walking trails weaving through stunning meadows and forests and see multiple historic buildings and a Georgian Revival mansion built by Lincoln’s son • Browse the famous Vermont Country Store on our way to Manchester, perhaps purchasing a treasured souvenir • Watch for wild turkeys while walking on historic carriage roads in Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park • Sugar maples, 400-year-old hemlocks, bridges and wide-open pastureland make it a superb place to meander on foot • Hike gentle switchbacks to the top of Mount Tom and Mount Peg, drinking in the sight of Woodstock below you as the Green Mountains rise in the distance • Admire a bird’s-eye view of storybook homes, steepled churches, the Middle Covered Bridge and the Woodstock Inn, all nestled amid the green and gold valley • Revitalize in a Scandinavian cedar sauna or dip into a whirlpool at our hotel’s tranquil spa • Take a gander at the sprawling gardens and enjoy a farm-to-table dinner.