Activities in Southern Vermont
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Bromley Mountain
Approximately 5 miles from town, 3284ft Bromley Mountain is a small family-oriented resort featuring 43 downhill ski runs and 10 chairlifts. In summer, you can try the Alpine Slide (the longest run in North America), a climbing wall, trampolines, a water slide, a children’s adventure park and more. Chairlifts whisk hikers and sightseers up to trails. The Long/Appalachian Trail runs right through Bromley. In mid-August, the UX Open – a play-off for the wildest golf game in the country – takes place on these brush-hogged slopes.
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Stratton Mountain
Stratton Mountain is an all-season playground about 16 miles east of Manchester. For downhill skiing and snowboarding (mid-November through April, conditions permitting), it has 90 trails and 100 acres of glade and tree skiing terrain, 13 lifts (including a summit gondola) and a vertical drop of more than 2000ft on a 3875ft mountain. There are also 20 miles of cross-country trails. Summer activities include golf, tennis, squash, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking and tons more.
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Gallery Walk
On the first Friday of each month, join the immensely popular Gallery Walk. Since the early 1990s, galleries and businesses have opened their walls to artists from an ever-increasing geographic reach and renown. A free monthly publication, available throughout town and on the website, maps the locations for this self-guided tour.
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Vermont Canoe Touring
Vermont Canoe Touring rents kayaks and canoes. While away an afternoon by bird-watching in the estuaries or visiting an unofficial nude sunbathing spot up the White River.
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Brattleboro Bicycle Shop
Brattleboro Bicycle Shop rents hybrid bicycles and dispenses plenty of advice about where to use them. It doesn’t have racks or kids’ bikes, though.
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Battenkill Canoe
BattenKill Canoe, 5 miles south of Manchester, rents canoes and kayaks for paddling the Batten Kill River.
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Batten Kill Sports Bicycle Shop
Rent a road or mountain bike from Batten Kill Sports Bicycle Shop.
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