Frommer's Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine
Chapter One
The Best of Vermont,
New Hampshire & Maine
One of the greatest challenges of planning a vacation in northern New England is
narrowing down the options. Where to start? Here's an entirely biased list of destinations,
the places I enjoy returning to time and again. Over years of traveling through
the region, I've discovered these places to be worth more than just a quick stop; they're
worth a major detour.
1 The Seven Wonders of Northern New England
The Appalachian Trail: This 2,100-mile
trail from Georgia to Maine has
some of the most spectacular scenery
in northern New England. The trail
enters the region in southwest Vermont,
winding through the southern
Green Mountains before angling
toward the White Mountains of New
Hampshire. From here, it passes by
remote Maine lakes and through hilly
timberlands before finishing up on
the summit of Mount Katahdin. See
chapters 5, 8, and 10.
Lake Champlain (Vermont): "New
England's West Coast" is lapped by
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