[Jeff Torrey]

Originally Posted by Keeper

Well, since you brought it up. Some info. Particularly, route 17 which is easily one of the best driving roads in the Northeast. I was thinking about driving this route in October.

The route below traverses all four mountain passes between route 4 and I-89 and includes the Rt-17-Lincoln Gap loop and the best part of route 100.

from:US-2 @44.296764, -72.686011 to:Lincoln Rd @44.127339, -73.046085 to:VT-100 @44.003478, -72.850316 to:Court St/US-7/VT-125 @44.010080, -73.163010 to:Lake Dunmore Rd/VT-53 @43.909063, -73.066454 to:VT-107 @43.824750, -72.583450 - Google Maps

There is some dirt on this route but only Lincoln Gap IIRC. It is a problem with some roads in Vermont. It's much less of an issue in NH. You could plan around it. If you do it let us know.

Shawn- I'm thinking of doing this Route. I would like to avoid Dirt Roads, so I could use your help to plan around that. Not sure what your source is ...Last year I was using "Trails" but my subscription ran out.

From Chesterfield, NH (overnight for NJ/NY/CT people) we could pick up RTE 100 close by and head North, or we could jump on Rte 91 to Rte 89 and get off close to this planned Route. Get to the meat of the Trip sooner (still an hour and 15 minutes up the Highway.

As it is from Chesterfield, NH... Up the Intersate, through the mountain passes, up Rte 100 and out to Rte 89 it's a 5 hour trip. Add an hour for lunch that gets from say 10 am to 4pm. Then the 3 hour trip home (you and I).

We could start out earlier 9am from Chesterfield, NH and finish up earlier in the day. If we start out early and do a late lunch (2pm) , then people can take as long as they want at lunch. Just have to plan a Gas stop/bathroom/snack break ...about half way.

The other thought is to get on Rte 89 and go all the way up to Middlesex, VT and do the trip South. Might be less traffic on the South side.

Feedback again please.