25 Bicycle Tours in the Lake Champlain Region: Scenic Tours in Vermont, New York, and Quebec

by Charles Hansen

Overview

A guide to the premier cycling destination in New England, a region of outstanding scenery, with lightly traveled, good quality roads, attractive and historic towns and villages, friendly residents, and a range of lodging and dining options.

This book offers rides over the entire Lake Champlain region, from the southern tip of the lake at the birthplace of the U.S. Navy in Whitehall, New York, to its northernmost bay in Quebec, west to Lake Placid and extending east to the charming college town of Middlebury. Charles Hansen, who has been riding and organizing bicycle tours in the area for two decades, has researched and ridden these routes to create a book that will serve all cyclistsfrom the hardcore roadie who wants the challenge of an 82-mile ride through the eastern Adirondacks, to the casual rider or family looking for a scenic and largely flat afternoon outing. Several multiple day-tours are described, including the Lake Placid Weekender that starts from Burlington and provides a highly scenic and satisfying two-day ride for touring cyclists. Route notes are provided for The Grand Tour, a nine-day circumnavigation of the entire lake with a rest day in Montreal, as well as shorter variations on this tour. From 25 Bicycle Tours in the Lake Champlain Region you'll learn much about the rich history of the region as well as find out about tourism organizations, lodging, museums, and attractions along the way. 30 black & white photos, 25 maps.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881505757
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	06/17/2004
Series:	25 Bicycle Tours
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	9
	Acknowledgments	11
	Tours at a Glance	12
	Introduction	17
	Whitehall and the South Area Tours
1	Whitehall-Fair Haven: Back roads and rolling hills across two states	31
2	Whitehall-Ticonderoga: Hills, history, and a cable ferry	37
	Middlebury and the Vermont Southern Tours
3	Middlebury-Brandon: Lake Dunmore, Otter Creek, and rolling farmland	47
4	Middlebury-Vergennes: Adirondack views, lake views, and Morgan horses	55
5	Middlebury-Burlington: Historic college town to Queen City and back	61
	Burlington and the Vermont Central Tours
6	Charlotte Loops: Farms, rolling hills, and distant views	75
7	Richmond-Hinesburg: Four-town tango--quiet river valleys and a round church	83
8	Burlington-Essex: The two-ferry, two-state tour	87
	St. Albans and the Vermont Northern & Quebec Tours
9	Milton-St. Albans: Back roads, dairy farms, and the lake	97
10	Swanton-Philipsburg: A "taste" of Quebec	103
11	Bedford-Philipsburg: Route de Vin	109
	The Lake Champlain Islands Tours
12	South Hero-Grand Isle: Log cabins, tiny castles, split-rail fences, and sublime views	119
13	Isle La Motte: A shrine, very quiet roads, and equatorial reefs	125
14	Gordon Landing-Rouses Point: Blissful lakeside riding in two states (with a Quebec option)	129
	Plattsburgh and the New York Northern Tours
15	Champlain-Chazy: Mooers, some cows, apples, and the lake	141
16	Plattsburgh-Dannemora: Into the (foot) hills	147
17	South Plattsburgh-Peru: Apple orchards, pinewoods, and mountain views	155
	Essex, Westport, and the New York Central Tours
18	Keeseville-Jay: Ladder loops along the Ausable	165
19	Essex-Whallonsburg: Mountain views, lake views, and ravishing, rolling roads	171
20	Westport Loops: Along the lake and into the hills	177
	Ticonderoga and the New York Southern Tours
21	Moriah-North Hudson: Quiet remote roads and a cool finish	187
22	Ticonderoga-Ironville: Some climbing, a little history, and then a descent	191
23	Ticonderoga-Chimney Point: A college, a bridge, and two forts	197
	Multiple-Day Tours
24	Burlington-Lake Placid (Keene): The Adirondack Explorer	207
25	Whitehall-Montreal: The Grand Tour	219