Rt 2 thru Vermont, NH, and Maine?

Rt 2 is a great drive. Is a little slow going in parts of Maine with lot's of little towns but they are all interesting in one way or the other.

Thanks for the feedback. I think I will nail that route down. (I'm kinda OCD when it comes to having a travel plan.) Just wanted to make sure it wasn't a decision that I would regret half way through the drive.

Doug

Johno02 wrote:
Just don't try to drive up Mt. Washington. In ANYTHING! Take the train! It looks good at the top, and at the bottom. But the inbetweens!!! Especially with the buses on it!

Driving a car up to the summit of Mt. Washington via the Auto Road is a piece of cake (albeit exciting) as long as the altitude and a narrow two-lane road doesn't cause a concern for you.

The buses mentioned above are actually passenger vans called Stage Coaches that use the road.

Done that road several times with no problems. The only thing to watch out for are your brakes and use your lower gears. On the descent, do not overheat your brakes! There are several SMALL pullouts where you can rest and cool brakes and, if you're in a heavy SUV, etc., do not skip any of those pullouts unless you use a heavy low gear.

FYI..the ascent has some sheer drop offs, mostly on the passenger side. On descent, there is mostly mountain up to the roadbed on the passenger side (there ain't any breakdown lane on that road!).

OK, I'm a wimp. I don't do interstate flyovers in cities either.

Just don't try to drive up Mt. Washington. In ANYTHING! Take the train! It looks good at the top, and at the bottom. But the inbetweens!!! Especially with the buses on it!

As the others have said, it's a perfectly decent two-lane road (well, as perfectly decent as New England roads get; parts can be rough from time to time). In general, any US highway is fine for most any RV or truck, and most but not all state highways are also okay.

If you will be in Bangor area, check our Pumpkin Patch C.G.
It used to be a Passport America park, not sure if it still is, but we enjoyed staying there.

Also we found Rte. 2 to be an interesting route to travel - not boring like an interstate. You should have no trouble with your M.H. & toad.

Rt 2 is a good road, wide 2 lane, yes to most of the above, small towns, scenic countryside, not all that twisting & winding, casual drive, we did it in a 30' with toad & dolly.
Before we went that way, I asked the same questions, after we went that way I found there was absolutely nothing to worry about.