Start off your Vermont bicycle tour with a picnic lunch in Vergennes which features a picturesque village green perched above a waterfall. Pass through one of Vermont’s signature covered bridges en route to the Waybury Inn, our home for the next two nights.

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The Waybury Inn

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Ride through one of the longest covered bridges in Vermont and stop for a visit to the Stephen A. Douglas Museum. Enjoy a short hike to waterfalls, and then relax on the lakeshore.

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The Waybury Inn

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Wind your way north to Bristol then on to the tiny hamlet of Lincoln nestled in a small valley below the towering peaks of the Green Mountains. Enjoy a dip in a local swimming hole before following the river to the classic New England college town of Middlebury where Swift House Inn, the former governor’s mansion, will host us for the night.

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The Swift House Inn

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Begin your day with a guided tour of the beautiful University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm, home to the most highly regarded breeding stock in the world. Follow Otter Creek, Vermont’s longest river, past lovely farms before arriving on the shore of Lake Champlain to the stunning Basin Harbor Club.

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The Basin Harbor Club

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Ride through valley farmland for a visit to the remains of a historic fort across the bridge from Crown Point. The ride over the bridge offers panoramic views of Lake Champlain and surrounding farmland.

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The Basin Harbor Club

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Begin the day with a cruise across Lake Champlain to Westport, NY. Disembark for a beautiful ride through the Adirondack Park to Essex, NY, the entire town of which is listed on the National Historic Register. Return to Vermont by ferry for a farewell picnic lunch overlooking the lake.

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