DESTINATIONS VERMONT THE US


RIGHT: Stowe


Mountain Resort


FAR RIGHT: Canoeing on the


Lamoille River


BELOW: ZipTour


Adventure


SAMPLE PRODUCT


Premier


Holidays offers a seven-night stay in Vermont from £899 per person, including two nights in Killington, two nights in Burlington and three nights in Stowe, and car hire. It is based on two adults sharing, flying


from Heathrow to Boston on May 17. trade.premier holidays.co.uk


Grand American Adventures has a five-night cycling tour of Vermont, with the option of adding extra time in Burlington. Prices start at £1,969 per person, including bed- and-breakfast accommodation, but not flights. grandamerican adventures.com


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off the scenic Vermont Route 15 at Sterling Ridge and take to the water with Vermont Canoe & Kayak. A 90-minute trip down the Lamoille


River is so gentle that we managed to eat giant sandwiches – stuffed with locally cured ham and lashings of mustard – as we paddled. Self-guided kayak rental is $40 a day, while a guided morning river kayak costs $55. The most popular option is a water and wine tour that ends at a local winery (from $65). For a slightly more high-octane


experience, head to Stowe Mountain Resort, where the ZipTour Adventure allows you to whizz over the forest canopy at up to 60mph. Once harnessed up, you board the gondola to the top of Mt Mansfield, where two side-by-side lines descend the 10,193 feet to the resort, meaning you can ride


Small kids splash in the shallows, while a woman in a stars-and-stripes bikini has brought her iguana for a swim


– or race – with a companion. Since pull-down handle bars allow riders to control their own pace, I doubt that I reached the speeds advertised, but it was thrilling nonetheless. Located on the spot of Stowe Mountain Resort’s first ski lodge, Ranch Camp is more than just a bike- hire shop. It gives access to the Cady Hill trail network, with rides suitable


for beginners and more advanced mountain bikers. After a sweaty climb through the forest with just one scraped knee between us – mine – we’re rewarded with an amazing view glimpsed through the trees, and lunch. Sweaty, muddy and ever-so-slightly


bloody, we head off in search of Warren Falls on the Mad River, for a cooling and cleansing dip. Much like Vermont itself, this river


flows against the grain. Hidden by trees, a collection of waterfalls, natural slides and jumping-off points surround the deep, blue pools. I queue with a bunch of kids (and a dog) to jump 10 metres into the icy water below. Families picnic, big kids holler and smaller ones splash in the shallows. And in one corner, a woman in a stars-and-stripes bikini has brought her iguana for a swim.


PICTURES: SHUTTERSTOCK; JESSE SCHLOFF PHOTOGRAPHY


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