Connecticut River Byway - Vermont
a day / 231 miles / 7 hours 41 minutes
New England's longest, most powerful river tells the story of clashing continental plates and glaciers, of Abenaki living on the land, and of colonial settlement among fields and forests. Experience traditions, vivid history, deeply rooted farming heritage, call of the railroads, natural beauty, and recreation along the Connecticut River Byway.
Day 1
9:00 - 209.7 miles / 6 hours 59 minutes - 15:59
Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was established in 1997 to conserve, protect and enhance the abundance and diversity of native plant, fish and wildlife species and the ecosystems on which they depend in the Connecticut River watershed, which covers large areas of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut. It contains a variety of habitats, including northern forest valuable as nesting habitat for migrant thrushes, warblers and other birds; rivers and streams used by shad, salmon, herring and other migratory fishes; and an internationally significant complex of high-quality tidal fresh, brackish and salt marshes.
15:59 - 20.9 miles / 41 minutes - 16:41