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djessop
07-08-2008, 00:19
Amig@s,

I plan to complete the LT on the northern end at approximately 3:41 PM August 16th 2008. I have an AMTRAK departing from Pittsfield, MA (near the southern end) at 3:41 PM August 17th, precisely 24 hours from my completing of the trail. Would someone kindly recommend how I can get from the northern end to Pittsfield in this time frame?

How's the hitching situation? I am a fairly decent hitchhiker (friendly, etc). So would I be able to hitch from the northern end to a town where I could take a bus down to Pittsfield (or Williamstown or North Adams, etc.)?

I appreciate any well-intentioned suggestions about this topic!

Thanks and see ya on the LT August 3-16.
angewrite
07-08-2008, 12:40
You can take a bus from Montpelier or White River Jct to Pittsfield. It will take you a few hours to hitch from North Troy to Montpelier but it's doable and you can find a cheap motel in town. Or you can take the train from Montpelier, Waterbury or Essex Jct to White River Jct and then take a bus to Pittsfield.
_terrapin_
07-08-2008, 12:43
I plan to complete the LT on the northern end at approximately 3:41 PM August 16th 2008.

Approximately? Why, couldn't you get it to the last millisecond? :-?
NorthCountryWoods
07-08-2008, 14:44
Probably a good idea to arrange a shuttle to at least Montpelier/Barre or White River Junction. You can never catch a ride when you really need one (at least I can't). Being that it's on a weekend, the hitching is usually worse....since tourists are the main cars on the road and have a different view of hitchhikers.

Good luck.
angewrite
07-08-2008, 17:19
Probably a good idea to arrange a shuttle to at least Montpelier/Barre or White River Junction. You can never catch a ride when you really need one (at least I can't). Being that it's on a weekend, the hitching is usually worse....since tourists are the main cars on the road and have a different view of hitchhikers.

Good luck.

I'd say it has a lot to do with what time you actually finish on the 16th. If you want to finish earlier on the 15th and get a ride to the Long Trail Fest in Rutland, let me know.
stranger
06-27-2011, 08:58
Pick up a one-way car rental in Burlington, drop off in Pittsfield, but if money is an issue this might not work.
Slo-go'en
06-27-2011, 12:33
Humm, just noticed this thread is 3 years old! Hope the OP got to the train station on time.

Just in case anyone else is thinking of hitching out of North Troy, keep in mind it is a sparcely populated area with little traffic and most of it very local. ( I lived in the Jay/North Troy area for a bit, some years ago)