2027 Vermont Walking & Hiking Tours
Read down on this page for all the details — inns, days of the week, length of tours, and pricing.
If you like to hike or walk, but don’t want to be confined to a daily group schedule, a self-guided but expertly-curated Vermont hiking vacation is an ideal independent getaway. Benefit from our 52 years of experience in searching out rewarding trails and footpaths and fine Vermont country inns.
***No door-to-door hiking is available this season. All the recommendations will be day hikes near your inns, sometimes onsite at your inns, but not connecting by foot. Only cycling tours are door-to-door this season.***
Self-guided Vermont hiking and walking packages are all-inclusive and feature
- relaxed Old World dinner service at your inn each evening
- comfortable country inn accommodations (private baths; non-smoking inns)
- full country breakfast at your inn each morning
- brown-bag hiker’s trail lunch packed for you by your breakfast innkeeper
- our hiking trail notes in advance through a fun and informative “Vamoos” app
- detailed paper local trail maps distributed by the innkeepers
- an innkeeper’s “trail talk” (orientation to local conditions) each morning
- housekeeping and waitstaff gratuities
- Vermont rooms and meals tax (9% or 10% depending on the town).
Your only out-of-pocket expense on tour is alcohol if desired.
A limited number of rooms with two beds are available if desired (please request at time of booking).
On a hiking/walking tour, you’ll need use of a car to reach the touring area, to get to the trailhead each morning, and to drive on to your next inn each afternoon, stowing your luggage in your car after breakfast and retrieving it as you check in at your next inn before dinner. Hiking/walking is not door-to-door.
Self Guided Vermont Hiking Inns
In 2027, hikers and walkers will stay at these wonderful inns, some surrounded by the Green Mountain National Forest and other inns in quaint villages nearby:
Fox Creek Inn, Chittenden, Vermont (Forest setting)
Mountain Top Inn, Chittenden, Vermont (Forest setting)
Lilac Inn, Brandon, Vermont (Village setting)
Swift House Inn, Middlebury, Vermont (Village setting)
Blueberry Hill Inn, Goshen, Vermont (Forest setting)
All package prices are “per person double occupancy” (ppdo = the rate each person pays when two share a room)
Schedule and pricing appear below; for the recommended trails for each day, please visit this page
2027 Summer Five-Night Tour (May 9th through September 10th)
The Full Vermonter: arrive at Fox Creek Sunday afternoon; finish at Blueberry Hill Friday morning
Sunday Fox Creek; Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*; Thursday Blueberry Hill
Five-night summer tour: $1695 ppdo / $3390 per couple or $2145 ppso (solo guest / private room)
*Note: No trail lunch provided at Swift House; suggest gathering a picnic from the Natural Foods Co-Op around the corner on Thursday after breakfast to take with you on-trail
2027 Summer Four-Night Tour (May 9th through September 10th)
Green Mountain Days: arrive at Fox Creek Sunday afternoon; finish at Swift House Thursday morning
Sunday Fox Creek; Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*
Taste of Vermont: arrive at Mountain Top Monday afternoon; finish at Blueberry Hill Friday morning
Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*; Thursday Blueberry Hill
Any four-night summer tour: $1395 ppdo / $2790 per couple or $1745 ppso (solo guest / private room)
*Note: No trail lunch provided at Swift House; suggest gathering a picnic from the Natural Foods Co-Op around the corner on Thursday after breakfast to take with you on-trail
2027 Summer Season Three-Night Tour (May 9th through September 10th)
Country Cozy: arrive at Fox Creek Sunday afternoon; finish at Lilac Inn Wednesday morning
Sunday Fox Creek; Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac
The Vermont Sampler: arrive at Mountain Top Monday afternoon; finish at Swift House* Thursday morning
Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*
Village House, Mountain House: arrive at Lilac Inn Tuesday afternoon; finish at Blueberry Hill Friday morning
Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*; Thursday Blueberry Hill
Any three-night summer tour: $995 ppdo / $1990 per couple or $1345 ppso (solo guest / private room)
*Note: No trail lunch provided at Swift House; suggest gathering a picnic from the Natural Foods Co-Op around the corner on Thursday after breakfast to take with you on-trail
2027 Fall Season Five-Night Tour (September 12th – October 15th)
The Full Vermonter: arrive at Fox Creek Sunday afternoon; finish at Blueberry Hill Friday morning
Sunday Fox Creek; Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*; Thursday Blueberry Hill
Five-night fall tour: $1895 ppdo / $3790 per couple or $2395 ppso (solo guest / private room)
*Note: No trail lunch provided at Swift House; suggest gathering a picnic from the Natural Foods Co-Op around the corner on Thursday after breakfast to take with you on-trail
2027 Fall Season Four-Night Tour (September 12th – October 15th)
Green Mountain Days: arrive at Fox Creek Sunday afternoon; finish at Swift House Thursday morning
Sunday Fox Creek; Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*
Taste of Vermont: arrive at Mountain Top Monday afternoon; finish at Blueberry Hill Friday morning
Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*; Thursday Blueberry Hill
Any four-night fall tour: $1545 ppdo / $3090 per couple or $1945 ppso (solo guest / private room)
*Note: No trail lunch provided at Swift House; suggest gathering a picnic from the Natural Foods Co-Op around the corner on Thursday after breakfast to take with you on-trail
2027 Fall Three-Night Tour (September 12th – October 15th)
Country Cozy: arrive at Fox Creek Sunday afternoon; finish at Lilac Inn Wednesday morning
Sunday Fox Creek; Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac
The Vermont Sampler: arrive at Mountain Top Monday afternoon; finish at Swift House Thursday morning
Monday Mountain Top; Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*
Village House, Mountain House: arrive at Lilac Inn Tuesday afternoon; finish at Blueberry Hill Friday morning
Tuesday Lilac; Wednesday Swift House*; Thursday Blueberry Hill
Any three-night fall tour: $1195 ppdo / $2390 per couple or $1545 ppso (solo guest / private room)
*Note: No trail lunch provided at Swift House; suggest gathering a picnic from the Natural Foods Co-Op around the corner on Thursday after breakfast to take with you on-trail