Vermont Fall Foliage Tour

• Hiking Distance: 8 miles
• Elevation Gain/Loss: 1,209 feet
• Accommodations: Warren Lodge

Today, your guide will pick you up at your hotel in Burlington and explain the details of the trip over a light breakfast. After a short shuttle we will meet up with the famous Long Trail as we prepare to hike to the summit of Mt. Grant. Mt. Grant is 3,623 ft tall and the view from the summit offers a panoramic vista of the surrounding mountains including the Champlain Valley, Mount Abe, and Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s tallest peak. The trail to the peak is also known for the popular resting point “Sunset Ledge,” a scenic vista offering great views to the west just over a mile into the trek. After a tasty picnic lunch prepared by your guide, we will head back down to check into our hotel in Warren, Vermont. We will take a walk around the small town of Waitsfield, visit a wonderful covered bridge and dine at a local, hand-picked, farm-to-table restaurant.

• Hiking Distance: 5.5 miles
• Elevation Gain/Loss: 1,100 feet
• Accommodations: Warren Lodge

Today we will head south to catch up with another section of the Long Trail. Our goal today is a triple summit of The Great Cliff, Mount Horrid and Gillespie Peak. Mount Horrid is a 3,216 ft peak in the Green Mountains and home to Peregrine Falcons and other wildlife like Moose and Beaver. The view from the summit of Gillespie Peak is well worth the trek, where your guide will prepare another fantastic trail lunch. After we picnic and take in the view, we will retrace our route back to the shuttle.

We cap today off with a visit to an iconic Vermont feature – a local maple farm that produces fresh maple syrup. We will enjoy a guided tour of the farm and the syrup making process as well as a tasting. We’ll enjoy another dinner at a hand-picked restaurant before retiring for the night.

• Hiking Distance: 3 miles
• Elevation Gain/Loss: 1,200 feet
• Accommodations: Green Mountain Inn

Today we will pack up our gear and head for the iconic town of Stowe, Vermont. Along the way we will stop and embark on a memorable trek up the Long Trail to Molly Stark mountain. Today’s ridge hike offers excellent views of the Mad River Valley to the east and Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains to the west. After an amazing hike we will head into Stowe, visit a charming Cider Mill, and check into our amazing local lodge.

• Hiking Distance: 5.5 miles
• Elevation Gain/Loss: 2,500 feet
• Accommodations: Green Mountain Inn

Today is the highlight for many of our guests! We will tackle an iconic peak amongst the Vermont “4,000 footers” – Camel’s Hump. Camel’s Hump is the third tallest peak in Vermont at 4,083 ft and offers amazing views of the surrounding mountains, exploding with fall colors (be sure to bring your camera/phone on this one!). The peak is perhaps the state’s most famous summit and has been featured on the state quarter. From the top, on a clear day, we can see the tallest peaks of three states: Mount Mansfield in Vermont, Mount Washington in NH and Mount Marcy in NY. We will descend past a waterfall and picturesque creeks, looping back to the shuttle. We cap today off with a tour of the famous Ben and Jerry’s ice cream factory and a final, celebratory dinner. What a week it’s been!

• Hiking Distance: 5.5 miles
• Elevation Gain/Loss: minimal
• Shuttle to Burlington: 1 hour

An early wake-up call and a great breakfast precedes our hike to Moss Glen Falls, a beautiful waterfall lined with bright green moss, wildflowers and flora. After the waterfall, we will head back to Burlington to explore an expansive farm that borders Lake Champlain. The farm is a self-sustaining operation including a dairy, organic produce garden and over four miles of scenic hiking trails. After a beautiful walk to the shores of Lake Champlain we will enjoy one last picnic together on the shoreline as we prepare to say our goodbyes. We will drop you off at your hotel or the airport for nostalgic good-byes to Vermont’s amazing landscapes and brilliant fall colors.