The Vermont Inn to Inn Walking Tour

Day #1 

The first day of our Vermont Inn to Inn Walking Tour, we started at the Colonial Inn in Weston, Vermont. We loaded our luggage into the Inn's van and were dropped off at our starting point for the walk. It was a rainy morning, but we were prepared with rain ponchos, raincoats, and umbrellas. And even though the 11 miles of walking was a bit wet, the fall colors were gorgeous! We arrived at the second inn, the Inn Victoria in Chester, Vermont by early afternoon. We enjoyed a delicious dinner and were even treated to flambe' made at our table - yummy!

The first Inn that we stayed in

The Colonial Inn

A little bit wet today

Our lodging for the night - The Inn Victoria

Day #2

Today started off chilly, but with no rain! We walked a total of 13 miles today from the Inn Victoria, through the village of Chester, along rolling country roads and eventually arrived in Proctorsville. The Golden Stage Inn was our destination in Proctorsville. We enjoyed cheese/crackers & drinks in the afternoon, followed by another yummy dinner. After receiving our walking instructions for the next day, we played a rowdy game of Taboo in the Inn's living room.

Ready to start walking!

A cemetery in the town of Chester

The Chester Train Depot

One of several stone buildings in Chester built in the early 1800s

We stopped at a roadside farmer's market where Tracy and I played pumpkin tic-tac-toe

A break for lunch

The Golden Stage Inn where we stayed in Proctorsville, VT

Day #3

We started our 11 mile walk today with clear, but chilly weather. Once again, the fall foliage and scenery were beautiful! We had been instructed by the innkeeper to take a slight detour from the rural road we'd been walking on to get a view from the summit overlooking the valley and the town of Ludlow. We were glad we did - it was breathtaking! Once we got into Ludlow, we checked into The Governor's Inn where we had the third floor to ourselves. We had a few hours before dinner was served, so we headed into town for a few drinks at the Killarney Bar. 

Ready to tackle Day #3

On the top of the summit

We made it to Ludlow, VT

Our Inn for the night - The Governor's Inn

Enjoying Killarney's Bar after a full day of walking

Day #4

Our last day of the walk was a 7-mile jaunt that began with the innkeeper dropping us off at a monastery (the starting point of today's walk). We would eventually make our way to the village of Weston where The Vermont Country Store is located. When we got to Weston we decided to keep going to the Colonial Inn (the Inn where we had stayed the 1st night and where our van was parked), load up the van, and then drive back into Weston for lunch and shopping. When we had had our fill of Weston, we started the 3-hour drive toward Boston. Jim met us outside of Boston to pick me up so that he and I could start the Maine portion of the trip. 

Beginning of Day #4

The grounds of the monastery - beautiful!

A stream and bridge as we entered Weston

Weston's town square

We finished the Inn to Inn Walk back where we started it!