Day nine, Gorham, nEw hampshire to MontpelIer, vermont.

Now this is a stunning days riding of some 378 kms. I am thinking to myself this was better riding than the White Mountains of New Hampshire and that we have discovered one of New England’s best kept motorcycling secrets. Ignoring the ride north on NH16 from Gorham to Berlin which was nothing to rave about, let’s talk about the road north of Berlin. North of Berlin the road surface smooths out and the road twist And curves it’s way through rolling green hills following the line of the Androscogin river all the way to Errol, hardly a car on the road, 22 degrees, sun shining…….awesome riding. At Errol, hang a left on the NH26 over Dixville notch, we met 5 cars and 2 motorcycles between Errol and Dixville Notch, this is great motorcycling country. North western New Hampshire, there ya go.

Coffee at the Moose’s Muck cafe at Colebrook, headed south to Stratford and hung a right to enter Vermont, through to Orleans then Lowell then over Hazens Notch on 10 miles of gravel to Montgomery Center. Lunch somewhere on the Hazens Notch road.

Next we headed south toward Eden then took the 108 over Smugglers Notch to Lowell. Now this is a very slutty upmarket part of Vermont that oozes money like maple gum on Hazens Notch. Coffee at Lowell to hear how the place is busier in summer than winter. ( ski runs on all the hills in this area) but in the summer, thrives on mountain biking, hiking, gondola rides up the mountain blah blah. Queenstown eat your heart out, what a nice part of Vermont. Actually all of Vermont is outstanding.

Down to Montpelier for the night, capital of Vermont and the smallest State capital in the USA, chatting to some riders from Ohio who have trailered their bikes down to ride the good roads of Vermont and New Hampshire after doing some of the West Coast earlier in the summer. Full of good info.

I would be so bold as to suggest the ride depicted on the map below eats for breakfast, in terms of scenery and outright riding pleasure in terms of Twisties and no traffic, the higher rated popular White Mountains circuit we did yesterday. New England riders need to ride this circuit more often, much more appealing I would be so humble to suggest.

A great days riding.

PS, that thin black line at the top of the map below is the Canadian border.