Unique 6 Night/6 Day 46 Mile Hiking Loop: Westport to Willsboro Circuit

Adirondack Hamlets to Huts has collaborated with Champlain Area Trails (CATS) to establish the Westport – Willsboro Circuit and is excited to offer a pilot trip of this awesome farm and forest loop! Celebrate autumn this October in the Champlain Valley on this 6-night/6-day hiking excursion that takes you up and over low mountains with great views and along country roads where you can immerse yourself into the farms and forests of the Adirondacks’ banana belt. This guided trip features two nights of lodging on Lake Champlain, including a night at the luxurious Essex Inn, three farm stays, plenty of fresh, local food, and hikes up Coon, Split Rock, and North Bouquet mountains.

NIGHT 1 - Sunday, October 16th

Meet up at the Lakeside Motel in Westport at 8:00 PM for a briefing session having already eaten dinner.

DAY 1, NIGHT 2 - Monday, October 17th

We’ll hike 8.4 miles from Westport up and over Coon Mountain to Barred Owl Brook Farm. The views of Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains in Vermont from modest Coon Mountain are fantastic. We’ll learn a bit about the ecological importance of the Split Rock Wildway during our stay here at BOBF.

DAY 2, NIGHT 3 - Tuesday, October 18th

On our second and longest hiking day, we’ll go 12.7 miles from Barred Owl Brook Farm up along Split Rock Mountain, on country roads and through fields down into the quaint community of Essex. We will enjoy awesome views of Lake Champlain and all points east as we traverse the Split Rock Mountain ridge. Once we leave Split Rock Wild Forest, we’ll make our way north to Essex via one of Champlain Area Trails’ newest projects, the Essex Quarry. A fine dinner at the exquisite Essex Inn will be the much-deserved reward for our day’s travel.

DAY 3, NIGHT 4 - Wednesday, October 19th

On Day 3, we’ll have a more leisurely hike of 6 miles from Essex to Willsboro, where we’ll spend the night glamping away at Old Orchard Place overlooking a grove of apple trees. Along the way we’ll stop at Noblewood Park on Lake Champlain and get some sand between our toes! Dinner that evening will be at Old Orchard Place, where we will enjoy some of the finest pizza and eats to be found in the Champlain Valley!

DAY 4, NIGHT 5 - Thursday, October 20th

We skirt the Bouquet River and hike up and over North Bouquet Mountain on Day Four as we make our way south from Willsboro to glamping at Echo Farm. We cover almost 10 miles on this day as we pass through a variety of enchanting landscapes. Dinner this evening will be courtesy of the team at Farmstead Catering, who will treat us to a sumptuous meal that defines “eating local.”

DAY 5, NIGHT 6 - Friday, October 21st

After a fresh-cooked breakfast at Echo Farm, we’ll hike 9 miles on our final full day to DaCy Meadow Farm just outside of Westport. We will stop for lunch in Wadhams at the local gem, The Dogwood Bread Company, before finishing our hiking loop at DaCy Meadow Farm, itself another slice of pastoral heaven, where we will once again be treated to some amazing local, farm-fresh eats. We’ll spend the evening gathered around a campfire, recounting our trip’s adventures and stories.

DAY 6 - Saturday, October 22nd

We enjoy one last, farm-fresh meal with an awesome breakfast at DaCy Meadow Farm before bidding all many thanks for good times shared and safe travels home!

Call us at 518.354.5109 or Joe at 315.657.1320 to book your trip!