New Hampshire Motorcycle Tour
Self-Guided Tour - 8 Days/ 7 Nights
Overview
845 mi
1352 km
Summer, Spring
30 - 90 °F
-1.1 - 32.2 °C
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Tour Itinerary
New Hampshire Motorcycle Tour
Day 1
0 mi/0 km
Manchester, NH - Arrival - Arrival
Today you arrive at Manchester Airport and transfer to your hotel. Overnight.
Day 2
150 mi/240 km
Manchester, NH – Stowe, VT
This morning you will pick up your motorcycle and your exciting trip from the mountains to the ocean through New England can begin. “Live Free Or Die” is the feisty motto of tiny New Hampshire, the state that hits every four years when its political primaries launch the horse race for the White House. During the presidential campaign’s opening stretch, locals have to turn into hermits to avoid having their votes solicited by every candidate running and their opinions polled by every reporter. Despite its apparent brevity, New Hampshire provides a hearty sampling of the topographic spectrum from its start at New England’s highest rolling farmland of the Connecticut River Valley. Manchester, like its namesake in England, was a major 19th century cotton producer. Although its massive amoskeag mills closed in the 1930’s, it remains the largest city in the state and is now notable mainly for the paintings in the Currier Museum of Art. From Manchester you take Route 101 west towards Keene and then follow Route 9 to Wilmington, a picturesque village. You have entered the state of Vermont, the quintessential New England! In Wilmington you pick up Route 100 and ride north to Plymouth Union, then get on 100A to Woodstock, which remains an exceedingly well-preserved example of small-town New England. From Woodstock follow Rte 4 until you hit SR 100 north and you are on your way to Stowe, a world-famous historic village, nestled beside Vermont’s highest peak, majestic Mt. Mansfield. Overnight.
Day 3
120 mi/192 km
Stowe, VT – North Conway, NH
From Stowe you take SR 100 up to Morrisville, where you enter SR 15 east towards St. Johnsbury, the industrial, retail and cultural center of the area of Vermont. Continue on Route 302 to Littleton, which is the largest town on the western end of Route 302 – this is a place that seems to be locked in the 1950’s. You continue south to Lincoln and will ride the famous Kancamagus Highway (Hwy 112) – this is one of the most incredible rides in the White Mountains. Enjoy a most excellent ride, which will take you over the crest of the peaks, giving grand vistas over an almost completely undeveloped landscape. Note: Alternatively you can just stick with Route 302 out of Littleton – a mighty pretty ride too! You can enjoy fantastic views of the White Mountains with Mount Washington, the star attraction of the White Mountain’s Presidential Range. At 6,288 feet this is the highest point in the northeast – called “Agiocochook” by Native American Indians and believed to be the home of the Great Spirit. Today’s destination is North Conway, home to New Hampshire’s most scenic railroad, and the commercial center of the Mount Washington Valley recreation area. Overnight.
Day 4
190 mi/304 km
North Conway, NH – Greenville, ME
Leave North Conway on Route 16 north towards Gorham, the gateway to the Great North Woods. Here, you pick up US 2 and after a few miles you are in Maine, the state famous for lobstering, picturesque coastal cities and beautiful lighthouses. Follow US 2 all the way up to Skowhegan – the Abenaki Indians called this island in the Kennebec River “a place to watch” as they looked for salmon in the depths below the falls. Continue on US 201 north to Bingham, SR 16 to Abbot Village and then ride a few miles north to Greenville, at the south end of Moosehead Lake. Nestled among tree covered mountains, Moosehead Lake is the largest lake east of the Mississippi in one state. While here, you might want to join a cruise to Mount Kineo, a historic American Indian gathering place in Moosehead Lake. Overnight.
