Vermont Inn-to-Inn - Self-guided (May through October)
Please
contact us to set up a custom trip for you!
Trip Cost:
See below
Hike through trails and forest roads in the Green Mountain
National Forest of western Vermont, and nearby on quiet lanes and byways in the Mad
River, White River, and Champlain Valleys from one inn to the next. You cover 8-12 miles
a day through ridge-and-valley terrain. Stays are at small inns and B&Bs, most of which
are tucked in quiet, scenic spots.
We get you the inn reservations, provide you with an itinerary, and maps for each
day's hike. You pay for lodging and meals as you go, and hike on your own only carrying a
small pack, while your luggage is transported to the next inn, never having to drive!
Just to name a few of the highlights you'll visit are secluded Silver Lake,
Rattlesnake Point with it's spectacular Champlain Valley view, Robert Frost's summer
cabin, fabulous waterfalls, section of Vermont's famous Long Trail, the cozy
Warren Village Store, covered bridges, and historic Middlebury. There are many options
available to choose from depending on ability and conditions of the terrain at the time.
Each night's stay is at great little inns and B&Bs, such as the
Churchill House Inn
near Brandon, Blueberry Hill Inn in Goshen; the
Waybury Inn in East Middlebury; the
West
Hill House B&B in Warren; the Crystal Palace B&B
in
Bristol, or the Huntington House
in Rochester. Dinner is usually at the inn or a local restaurant
nearby. The
order of the itinerary will depend on availability of the inns at the time you want to
come, so no two trips are entirely alike.
Trip cost:
$130 per person/per day for 2 to 3 people. Singles, and larger groups need to
be priced separately and will be slightly higher.
This includes getting inn reservations for you, providing you with an
itinerary and maps for each day's hike, transporting your luggage, shuttling
you to/from trailheads and other places (when needed), and pick-ups and
drop-offs at Burlington, VT Airport or nearby train/bus stations (days
preceding or following the trip will be $50 per tour).
In addition, you pay for all lodging and meals (more choices for you) as you
go, and will need to secure your reservations with each inn using your credit
card or a check, once we have made them for you. This is in addition to our
trip cost per person mentioned above, and usually averages $120 per person/per
night (some are higher than others). So, for example, a trip for 2 people for 6
days and 5 nights would cost about $2,760 ($1,560 for the tour and $1,200 for
lodging, dinner and breakfast). This doesn't include any costs for lunches, etc.
