You often hear that baseball is America’s national pastime, but this may have to be amended for Vermont. Instead, hiking is our state’s past time, which is fitting for a place so sweetly named the Green Mountain State. With many fun, challenging, and stunningly beautiful trails, Vermont has the best hiking trails in New England—sorry NH, ME, and MA. Let’s take a look at the Sunset Ridge Trail in Vermont, one of the best hikes in VT.

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What do you think are the most beautiful hikes in VT? Let us know below in the comment section.

For more hiking in VT, check out this guide to the Camel’s Hump Trail HERE.

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What are the most beautiful hikes in Vermont?

One of the most scenic hikes in Vermont is the hike up Mt. Mansfield (featured in this article), which, as we saw, provides some of the most spectacular views in our state. Some other beautiful hikes in Vermont are 1. Mount Pisgah Trail, 2. Camel’s Hump Trail, and 3. Lye Brook Falls Trail. There are loads more amazing hiking trails in Vermont. We often feature new VT hikes on our site so check back in often for more spectacular Vermont hiking trails.

What are the best road trips in Vermont?

Vermont has so many amazing backroads and road trip options that you really can’t go wrong anywhere you choose. Sometimes it’s best to just hop in the car and go… anywhere! For a more structured trip, here are a few phenomenal road trip options for you in Vermont. If you are looking for the best mini road trip in Vermont, this two-hour drive through the Notch of Mt. Mansfield along Vermont Route 108 from Stowe to Jeffersonville is perfect, and it may just be the most beautiful drive in all of Vermont. Happy road trippin’!

What is the most scenic town in Vermont?

To give an answer to this question is sure to upset some and please others due to how subjective this question is. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, as the saying goes. But with that being said, here are our picks for the five most scenic towns in Vermont: 1. Manchester; 2. Woodstock; 3. Grafton; 4. Stowe; 5. Shelburne. Of course, there are many other scenic and worthy towns to visit. If you are still interested in finding more picturesque towns in Vermont, check out the 17 most picturesque towns in Vermont. Let us know which ones you think are the most beautiful.

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