New England
6 Slow Drives Through Fall Color
Ready to hop in your car to take in the vibrant colors of fall? Use these driving directions for the best slow drives to see foliage in New England.
By Yankee Magazine|Sep 01 2014|
Roger Winnicki sets up a shot with photographer Corey Hendrickson’s camera while dog companion, Bailey, admires the view.
Credit: Corey HendricksonRoger Winnicki sets up a shot with photographer Corey Hendrickson’s camera while dog companion, Bailey, admires the view.
Credit: Corey HendricksonCredit: Corey Hendrickson
6 Slow Drives Through Fall Color
VERMONT | 60 Miles of Beauty
Vermont Fall Foliage Drive Directions From Vergennes, take US 7 South. Bear left on VT 17 East to Bristol. Continue following VT 17 East to Waitsfield. Follow VT 100 North to 100B North through Moretown and Middlesex. Bear right on US 2 East to Montpelier. Vermont Fall Foliage Drive | Things to Do
A wild ride awaits down Route 17 from Appalachian Gap through the Mad River Valley.
Credit: Corey HendricksonCredit: Corey Hendrickson
MAINE | Driving the Sheepscot
Maine Fall Foliage Drive Directions From Wiscasset, take ME 218 North to Whitefield. Bear left on ME 194 West; then an immediate right (north) on Townhouse Road to ME 126. Bear right on ME 126 East for 1 mile; then bear right on East River Road (ME 218 South). Bear left on ME 194 East; then, where 194 makes a sharp right, bear left on Hollywood Boulevard instead. Either ME 194 South or Hollywood Boulevard will get you to Head Tide Village; from there bear left on ME 218 South back to Wiscasset. Maine Fall Foliage Drive | Things to Do
Farms and fields line lovely Townhouse Road north of Whitefield.
Credit: Sara GrayCredit: Sara Gray
MASSACHUSETTS | Along the Great River
Massachusetts Fall Foliage Drive Directions From South Hadley, take MA 47 North to Sunderland. Bear left on MA 116 North to visit Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation; then backtrack to MA 47 North. Bear left on Sunderland Road, heading north toward Montague, on the Sawmill River. Follow Turners Falls Road north; it becomes Montague Road and takes you into the village of Turners Falls. At the end of your tour downtown, take Avenue A to the north end of town; cross the Connecticut River on the bridge over the dam, and at the stop light, cross MA 2 and head straight up the hill on Main Road into Gill. North of the town center, bear right on MA 10 East; cross the Connecticut River into Northfield and bear left on MA 63 through town and into New Hampshire. Massachusetts Foliage Drive | Things to Do
Housed in an 1842 grist mill, the Montague Bookmill offers a wide assortment of used books as well as a lively café.
Credit: Krisin Teig
Thank you ☺️. Will definitely do some of these .. just too bad The Adirondacks, where I live, aren’t part of New England.
Are there maps available for these slow tours?
WHAT A JOY TO SEE THESE PICTURES ON A DREARY RAINY DAY MARKED BY Covid
Ditto to Pamela’s comment. We had a log cabin on 6th Lake in the Adirondacks and the autumn colors I had assumed were part of New England. Many years later, In Maine, after an interval in Pennsylvania, all three states have been a joy of riotous color in the autumn. Judy Hollister