Myself and another LT SOBO hiker used the North Troy B&B to stay at the night before, and got a ride to within about a mile of the northern terminus the next morning, worked out great. Here's some current info for this Inn:
North Troy Inn B&B (North Troy)
35 Vermont 243, North Troy, VT 05859
(802) 988-2527 –
[email protected]
This was back in 2017, but talk about getting lucky, maybe, just maybe they still do this: I flew into Burlington VT, and one of the owners of the North Troy Inn actually works a day job in Burlington and commutes every day to/from North troy, and he gave us a ride on his way home to North Troy. Knowing this and pre-arranging, I timed my travel to Burlington accordingly (weekday, arriving in the afternoon). Doesn't hurt to call the NT Inn and check.
Another option is to fly into somewhere reasonbly close and rent a car to get closer. The closest rental car place to North Troy is in Morrisville, about 35 road miles away, maybe you can get a shuttle from there to North Troy at least.
Obviously, this only works going SOBO, which I think is the best way to hike the LT, assuming you're in hiking shape (the northern LT is a butt-kicker!).
I simply cannot remember how I got from the southern terminus back to Boston! Getting O.L.D. I suppose.... Pretty sure I just skipped the last little section, hitched into Bennington VT and got a shuttle. I had already hiked this short section on my AT hike. Not much further into MASS though to get into north Adams which has a Hertz.
Here is Samantha (Sammi), owner of the North Troy B&B. She is a fantastic cook. Her scrambled egg creation was out of this world.
https://www.trailjournals.com/journal/photos/15390/752946/422214
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