October Country Inn

3-Day / 2-Night Bike Tours

Inn

• October Country Inn, Bridgewater Corners

Rates and Dates

• $445 - May 14-16
• $470 - May 21-23, Jun 11-13, Jun 25-27, Jul 2-4, Jul 16-18, Jul 30-Aug 1, Aug 6-8, Aug 27-29, Sep 17-19
• $545 - Sep 24-26, Oct 1-3, Oct 8-10, Oct 15-17

Itinerary / Distances

• Fri: Arrival Day.
• Sat: 35 or 46 mi (57 or 75 km)
• Sun: 19 or 34 mi (31 or 55 km)

Deposit

$150 per person. Final payment due 60 days prior to your tour (personal check, Visa or MasterCard).

Bike Rental

$40

Single Travelers

Supplement for guaranteed private room (when available): $100

Supplement for single travelers willing to share a room: no charge*

*This fee will be fully refunded if we find someone to share your room. See "Single Travelers" at The Details for more information

What's Included

2 nights of lodging (double occupancy); 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners; detailed maps and itineraries; 2 experienced guides; full van support; cycling at your own pace along routes that we have carefully selected and continually improve; plus assorted epiphanies and serendipities

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel...
(a) at least 61 days prior to your tour, we will return 100% of your tour payments;
(b) 31-60 days from the date of your tour, we will return all of your tour payments except your deposit;
(c) 0-30 days from the date of your tour, there will be no refund of any tour payment.

Should Bike Vermont have to cancel your tour we will refund all your tour payments immediately as full settlement.

We strongly recommend you purchase Trip Cancellation Insurance as soon as possible. A detailed comparison of trip cancellation insurance policies and prices is available online and links for these sites are available at the end of the reservation page. We recommend CSA Travel Protection based on their rating by Consumer Reports. We will also send you an application form with your Confirmation.

Terrain

Easier

• Average Daily Mileage: 27 mi (44 km)
• Average Daily Mileage with Options: 40 mi (65 km)

 

3-Day / 2-Night Bike Tours October Country Inn Bridgewater Corners, Vermont

This tour features one of our most popular inns, plus superb cycling through lovely farmland and such classic villages as Woodstock, Quechee and Plymouth. At the October Country Inn, Edie and Chuck Janisse are welcoming and warm hosts, and will delight you with their creative cuisine. The inn is a converted rambling farmhouse with large comfortable common rooms and lovely grounds where you can enjoy an evening walk or take a swim in the pool.

Saturday’s ride takes us along the Ottauquechee River, past the handsome Lincoln Covered Bridge and into Woodstock. Often described as one of the prettiest villages in the country, Woodstock is renowned as an architectural showcase for early Federal-style buildings, and for its lovely village green, tasteful shops, antique stores and galleries and the fascinating Billings Farm and Museum. We cycle past the Taftsville Covered Bridge into Quechee where we can shop for crafts and pottery and watch the glass blowing at Simon Pearce's glassworks and retail shop.

Sunday’s cycling takes us along Pinney Hollow Brook to the Plymouth Notch Historic District. This tiny hamlet was the childhood home of Calvin Coolidge, and it was here that his father swore him in as the 30th President of the United States. The historic district has a number of interesting houses and exhibits, a beautifully restored church, a recreated general store, and the Plymouth Cheese Factory, which still produces a superb cheddar. From here we can enjoy an optional loop that takes us past Amherst and Echo Lakes. We then rejoin the standard route as we cycle north along the Black River, past lovely Woodward Reservoir, and down along the northerly branch of the Ottauquechee River back to the inn.

We also offer special beginner biking clinics on this tour. See Biking Clinic for the Beginner for details.