Vermont in October

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o-man

Social climber

Paia,Maui,HI

Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 6, 2016 - 02:51pm PT

My goddaughter is getting married in Stowe on the 9th of October.
I'll be solo with a mini van and some time on my hands early in the week.
I live on Maui and don't get to the mainland very often.I have never been to New England and I'm excited about experiencing some new country and people.
Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

tradmanclimbs

Ice climber

Pomfert VT

Sep 6, 2016 - 03:01pm PT

do you climb? if you go on MP perhaps you can get a partner to climb in smuggs?

c wilmot

climber

Sep 6, 2016 - 04:56pm PT

An obvious is Ben and jerrys right by Stowe for tourist stuff. Climbing wise their is smugglers notch close by. A great hike is the hells brook trail on mt Mansfield. What are you looking to do?

Jon Beck

Trad climber

Oceanside

Sep 6, 2016 - 05:32pm PT

I love road tripping up the coast of Maine, beginning of winter though.

TradEddie

Trad climber

Philadelphia, PA

Sep 6, 2016 - 05:51pm PT

Go to the White Mountains in NH. VT is nice, but there's very little bare rock.

TE

Todd Eastman

climber

Bellingham, WA

Sep 6, 2016 - 08:39pm PT

Go cow tipping in Vermont!

Edge

Trad climber

Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO

Sep 6, 2016 - 08:57pm PT

Vermont will be beautiful in early October.

If you want to climb, bouldering at Smugglers Notch is super convenient if you're solo. There are other crags around, but nothing as good as road tripping to Rumney (sport) or Franconia Notch (trad) in New Hampshire, just a couple hours away. There are gyms in/near Burlington.

Mt Mansfield has some nice hiking, as does Camels Hump.

You will also be close enough to visit Montreal for the day, eh?

Fly fishing will be good in the Upper Connecticut River and other streams closer to Smuggs.

If you only have a few days, I wouldn't waste my time traveling to the coast, but that's just me. Most of it is just overcrowded commercialized tourist traps anyway, and the good spots are far removed.