transportation from canada

[Dogwood]

Drug and human trafficking has increase recently and the LT has started to get noticed. North Country Woods

Damn, that puts my supplemental hiking income in jeopardy.

[StubbleJumper]

You could make it to Sutton, Quebec, and take the bus to Montreal (90 mins). From there you can fly.

http://www.sutton.ca/f_direction.html

Why bother with Sutton? Just walk to Mansonville, which is about 5-ish miles from Journey's End, and you can catch a bus to Montreal. I can tell you from personal experience that the border guards are a little suspicious and a little curious when you cross the border on foot! It might have something to do with smelling bad and looking dirty and homeless....but with a passport and a little chat it goes just fine.

The other thing that should be noted is that Mansonville is a mixture of English and French people and nearly everybody can speak both languages, so there's no trouble at all with communications....and same goes with Montreal.

The Mansonville-Montreal bus schedule can be viewed at:

http://www.destinationknowlton.com/k...-schedule.html

[wvgrinder]

I stayed at the Inn in North Troy after my e2e last year. One of the owners works in Burlington Monday thru Friday. I caught a ride w/ him to Burlington in exchande for a little gas money. I then hitched back to my car which was parked at the Greylock C.C. I was in North Adams around 1:00 p.m.

[wvgrinder]

By the way, you will see Border Patrol up and down Journey's End Road - they know about the LT and hikers and such, but they are not playing around - don't joke around with them about anything or take their picture.

And be prepared to be met by a helicopter at the border!

[sharky]

How far is the hitch from Burlington to the Greylock CC? I'm also considering leaving a car roughly halfway at the Inn @ LT and hitching back to there.

[Dogwood]

I also agree that hitching in Vermont is pretty easy - I did have to wait about 1/2 hour to get a hitch out of AP GAP to Waitsfield for some reason - wearing your pack, smiling and not wearing a hat or sunglasses makes you seem less threatening to drivers - an easier way to get a ride (and I hitch a fair amount) is just talking to day hikers at the trail head whatever state you are in - VT or anywhere on any trail really - they always have a car close and are especially "curious" about folks doing long distance hikes.

Some savvy hitching advice from another hitcher "in the know!"

[stranger]

I would add collapse your hiking poles and take off those silly gaiters! Personally speaking, a sign works wonders

[AndyB]

when my wife joined my thru hike at port clinton, my hitching improved 10 fold,lol.