Browsing Tag »Hiking
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Amy Brady
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There’s lots of shopping in Brattleboro for the ladies and while we’re perusing the racks of Altiplano and the shelves of , the guys can enjoy the isles and isles of gear at Sam’s Outdoor Store in southern Vermont just a few blocks from our inn. Sam’s has three locations with the original here in [...]
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Tim Brady
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Mount Monadnock, in New Hampshire, offers some great half day hikes to an amazing bare rock summit with 100 mile views to points in all six New England States. Mount Monadnock, located in the Monadnock State Park, is said to be the second most frequently climbed mountain in the world, after Japan’s Mt. Fuji. While [...]
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Tim Brady
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Last year the Brattleboro Retreat completed updates on a series of trails that climb throughout their expansive property. The trails date back to the 1800′s when many of them were created for the use of the patients and staff of the “Vermont Asylum”, which continues to operate today as the Brattleboro Retreat. As a matter [...]
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Tim Brady
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One of the unique stops along the is the Retreat Tower. This tower was built by the patients of the Vermont Asylum (now the Brattleboro Retreat) in 1887. At the time, doctors believed that hard, meaningful labor could help mental patients regain their stability. So a group of patients was put to work building this [...]
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Amy Brady
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Mt. Wantastiquet in Hinsdale, NH is just a short walk from downtown Brattleboro, VT and is one of our favorite simple hikes. It’s easily walkable from our Vermont B&B, and offers 3 great choices for hiking. Start by walking downtown and crossing the steel bridge into New Hampshire. Make the first left and follow that [...]
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Amy Brady
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Looking for a reason (or excuse!) to get outside this weekend? Check out Vermont Days, June 13 & 14, 2009. Vermont Days offer free admission to all State Parks, Forests, and State owned Historic Sites. This means you can take advantage of some free hiking (not that we mind the normal $4 or so, which [...]
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Amy Brady
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The Chesterfield Gorge in Chesterfield, New Hampshire is the perfect location to take an easy hike with beautiful views. This stroll through the woods along the Chesterfield Gorge is serene. Surrounded by the beauty of nature and the sound of rolling water this is a relaxing way to spend an hour. This is one of [...]
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Tim Brady
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So being that Halloween is just around the corner, I thought it would be time to share a unique hike that is just a few minutes away from our Inn in Brattleboro. The hike is in the Madame Sherri Forest in Chesterfield, New Hampshire (which is just over the bridge from Brattleboro – directions below). [...]
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Tim Brady
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So our inn, Forty Putney Road Bed and Breakfast, backs up to a nice trail along the water that is apparently called the “Hogle Wildlife Sanctuary”. In doing some research I cant seem to find any reference to the history of this sanctuary online. I have asked some folks around and haven’t had much luck [...]
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