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Mad River
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Valley
Tucked between two
ranges of the Green
Mountains, this region
boasts a ski area (see
p55), chic Waitsfield
village, and the outdoors
sports center of Warren.
Mount Equinox Skyline Drive
6 Historic covered bridges
This 5-mile (8-km) toll road (above), along
cross many streams.
a high ridge, offers spectacular sunsets and
The Long Trail
breathtaking views of the Green, Adirondack, 0
White, Berkshire, and Taconic mountain ranges. This 270-mile
(432-km) path follows
Manchester
7 the Green Mountains
A genteel vacation from Massachusetts to
resort since the 1890s, Quebec, crossing most of
Manchester is so posh Vermont’s highest peaks.
that its sidewalks are Take a day hike between
marble. Shop in the access points (below).
upscale designer outlet
stores on the outskirts,
or hit the slopes at
nearby Stratton and
Bromley ski areas.
Robert Frost
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Wayside
Poet Robert Frost (1874–
1963) and the Vermont
landscape where he
farmed are inseparable.
See nature through a
poet’s eyes by following
the effortless interpre tive
Burlington 1 trail in Ripton to a cabin
89 where he wrote much of
7 Waterbury his later verse.
Waitsfield
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NEED TO KNOW Green Mtn Club Visitor
Middlebury 100
3 8 MAP K3–6, J6 Center: 4711 Waterbury-
7 Stowe Rd; 802 244 7037;
Brandon Green Mountain National open mid-May–mid-Oct:
Forest Manchester Ranger daily; mid-Oct–mid-May:
Killington
Rutland Station: 2538 Depot St, Mon–Fri
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4 100 Manchester Center; 802
Wallingford 362 2307; open Mon–Fri • Especially in the north,
temperatures plummet in
Bennington Battle winter, spelling icy
30 0 Monument: 15 Monument
7 conditions. Be prepared
6 Manchester Circle, Bennington; 802 for road closures.
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100 447 0550; open daily mid- • The Warren Store (284
7 Apr–Oct; adm Main St, Warren) has hot
Bennington
4 Hildene: 1005 Hildene Rd, grilled food, sandwiches,
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Manchester; 802 362 1788; pastries, and sweets at
Map of the open daily; adm breakfast and lunch.
Green Mountains
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