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Second_Chance
Explorer II
Aug 15, 2017

Question(s) for those familiar with New England - esp. Maine

I would like to hear from any of you familiar with New England - and specifically Maine: we are currently near Plymouth, MA, and have until the end of September to make it up to Burlington, VT, where we have some reservations. My wife would like to poke around in Maine for a while. If we were to head up toward Augusta, how suitable would the following routes be to head back toward/through the White Mountain National Forest and meander toward Burlington, VT:

202/219 (Hartford); 219/26 (Bethel); and US-2/US-3 to I-93 and I-91

or...

Augusta back down to Portland and then US-302 through the forest back up to the final destination?

We're in a 36' fifth wheel with an F350 DRW 6.7 and my wife follows in a Toyota on travel days. We have about a 350 mile fuel range in mountains, so road suitability for the rig, fueling up, places to stay, etc., would all be of interest.

Thanks in advance.

Rob
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3 Replies

  • Roadpilot's avatar
    Roadpilot
    Explorer
    Aug 16, 2017
    I would agree with justaboutretired, I'd head along the coast of Maine then go to Vermont via route 2. Portland, Boothbay, Bar Harbor, Rockland, and Camden are all very nice places. Route 2 is one of the more scenic routes back through Maine and New Hampshire.
  • justaboutretire's avatar
    justaboutretire
    Explorer
    Aug 15, 2017
    I was in Waitsfield, Vt. this past June which is just south of Burlington. We took route 2 all the way from Waitsfield to I-95 in Maine on our way to Acadia National Park. Very scenic ride and had no problems pulling the trailer. Coming up from Plymouth, you can stop at Boothbay, Me. on the way north. Nice town and great restaurants. Then a couple hours north you can be in Acadia.

    Bill

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