Guides

Ten signature trails with full stats, trailhead logistics, what to pack, where to eat after and a 3-day hiking itinerary.

From the flat Champlain Islands loop to the 10,500-foot LAMB gap ride — terrain, tyres, gearing and refuelling stops.

Route 100 end to end, Smugglers' Notch, the Equinox Skyline Drive and Granville Gulf — with stops, timings and seasons.

A tight weekend loop: Burlington’s waterfront, a brewery crawl, Shelburne Farms and Mount Philo.

A 380-mile road trip down Route 100 and back up Route 7 — Burlington to Brattleboro to Bennington.

State park lean-tos, free summits and swimming holes — three days for about $245 all in.

Twin Farms, the Pitcher Inn and Hotel Vermont, with private guides and tasting menus.

95 miles north — Old Montreal, Mount Royal and world-class food in a single day.

A ferry across Lake Champlain, the Keene Valley drive and 1980 Olympic sites.

Cross the Connecticut River for Dartmouth, the Orozco murals and the Hood Museum.

Quechee Gorge, the Middle Covered Bridge, Billings Farm and Vermont’s only national park.

Vermont’s highest peak, three ways — the toll road, the gondola, or on foot.

Crawford Notch, a heritage railroad, tax-free outlets and the Kancamagus Highway home.

Six regions, five price tiers — from $35 state park lean-tos to $2,500 all-inclusive estates.

The state really has six seasons — including mud season and stick season. Plan around them.

95% of visitors need a car — plus what the trains, buses and ferries actually cover.

The 9% meals and rooms tax, real daily budgets and what to tip whom.

One of the safest states — but ticks, bears, moose and mountain weather need respect.

Ten foods the state invented or perfected, from the maple creemee to apple pie with cheddar.

Six farmers' markets, three legendary co-ops and two food halls where locals actually shop.

Twelve real meals under ten dollars, from Montreal-style bagels to a 1925 diner.

Fifteen zero-cost experiences — waterfalls, a gold-domed state house and free museums.

Burlington runs to 2am. Everywhere else closes by eleven — here is how to plan around it.

Eight ranked viewpoints, from a 968-foot valley overlook to a 4,300-foot alpine ridge.

The Big Four — Stowe, Killington, Sugarbush and Jay Peak — compared, plus lodging strategy and gear.

Chasing Vermont’s autumn peak down the spine of the Green Mountains.

Warren Falls, Bingham Falls, Bartlett Falls and more — with the safety rules that matter.

Heady Topper, Hill Farmstead, Cabot, Jasper Hill and sugar-on-snow — a three-day itinerary.

272 miles up the spine of the Green Mountains, from the Massachusetts line to Quebec.

Church Street, waterfront swings, the Colchester Causeway and the South End arts district.

Kissing bridges, town greens and country inns with the fire already lit.

Lake Willoughby’s fjord cliffs, Kingdom Trails singletrack and world-best beer down dirt roads.

26 flat miles of crushed limestone from Richford to Swanton, then a kayak into the delta.

A ten-minute ferry to 253 car-free acres of cedar groves, shale beaches and Adirondack sunsets.