Guidebook - Moonlight Woods Surrounding Area
Skiing/Snowboarding
22 min drive. Part of the Icon pass. This is a pretty large ski area comprised of 2 peaks - Lincoln being the main peak and Ellen being the slightly smaller and more locals oriented side. Lots of terrain and good skiing here.
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Sugarbush Resort
102 Forest Dr22 min drive. Part of the Icon pass. This is a pretty large ski area comprised of 2 peaks - Lincoln being the main peak and Ellen being the slightly smaller and more locals oriented side. Lots of terrain and good skiing here.
20 min drive. A locally owned coop ski area, it is one of the few that does not allow snowboarding. It is also a more technically challenging ski area than some of the others in the area with good vertical drop. If you're looking for some moguls, you found them.
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Mad River Glen Ski Area Historic District
35-1 Schuss Pass20 min drive. A locally owned coop ski area, it is one of the few that does not allow snowboarding. It is also a more technically challenging ski area than some of the others in the area with good vertical drop. If you're looking for some moguls, you found them.
29 min drive. A smaller and slightly cheaper option than some of the big resorts. Not on Icon or Epic pass systems so its a little less crowded and like Mad River, more of a locals mountain. Night skiing on the main trail is also available here.
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Resort de Bolton Valley
4302 Bolton Access Rd29 min drive. A smaller and slightly cheaper option than some of the big resorts. Not on Icon or Epic pass systems so its a little less crowded and like Mad River, more of a locals mountain. Night skiing on the main trail is also available here.
41 min drive. Part of the Epic pass. On Mt Mansfield, this is the tallest peak in Vermont. A really high-end resort and ski area and while it can be quite busy on holidays, it has a lot of great terrain. They also offer some night skiing.
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Stowe Mountain Resort
5781 Mountain Road41 min drive. Part of the Epic pass. On Mt Mansfield, this is the tallest peak in Vermont. A really high-end resort and ski area and while it can be quite busy on holidays, it has a lot of great terrain. They also offer some night skiing.
1 hr 12 min drive in the winter. This is the time that it takes to go up and around to avoid the Notch Pass road closure on historic RT 108 between Stowe and Smuggler's resorts. This section is closed through the winter from mid-October through mid-May. Beware - your GPS will likely try to lead you right to the road closure so make sure to edit your route through Morrisville, Johnson, and Jeffersonville before picking up 108S to Smugs Resort.
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Estância de Contrabandistas Notch
4323 VT-1081 hr 12 min drive in the winter. This is the time that it takes to go up and around to avoid the Notch Pass road closure on historic RT 108 between Stowe and Smuggler's resorts. This section is closed through the winter from mid-October through mid-May. Beware - your GPS will likely try to lead you right to the road closure so make sure to edit your route through Morrisville, Johnson, and Jeffersonville before picking up 108S to Smugs Resort.
31 min drive. This is a tiny, family owned ski area and the tickets are cheap! Honestly, I've never even been but its right off of I-89 so its very easy to get to. If you're looking for something unique and off the beaten path, this is sure to be it. The Cochran family has quite the history of Olympic level ski racing as well.
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Cochran's Ski Area
910 Cochran Rd31 min drive. This is a tiny, family owned ski area and the tickets are cheap! Honestly, I've never even been but its right off of I-89 so its very easy to get to. If you're looking for something unique and off the beaten path, this is sure to be it. The Cochran family has quite the history of Olympic level ski racing as well.
City/town information
13 min drive. Cute town serving the Sugarbush and Mad River Resort ski areas. Plenty of restaurants and shopping as well as ski and board services.
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Waitsfield
13 min drive. Cute town serving the Sugarbush and Mad River Resort ski areas. Plenty of restaurants and shopping as well as ski and board services.
13 min drive. Walkable downtown area with some nicer bars and restaurants. Off of I-89 and not too far from the town of Stowe, but not so close that it feels like a tourist or ski town. Worth checking out.
Waterbury
13 min drive. Walkable downtown area with some nicer bars and restaurants. Off of I-89 and not too far from the town of Stowe, but not so close that it feels like a tourist or ski town. Worth checking out.
Breweries/Vineyards
12 min drive. The closest brewery and its a good one. Just over in Waitsfield with a large indoor space and outdoor seating area. Known for their IPAs and Sip of Sunshine in particular, they also brew some milder lagers and offer a variety of quality appetizers.
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Lawson’s Finest Liquids
155 Carroll Rd12 min drive. The closest brewery and its a good one. Just over in Waitsfield with a large indoor space and outdoor seating area. Known for their IPAs and Sip of Sunshine in particular, they also brew some milder lagers and offer a variety of quality appetizers.
19 min drive. There are two buildings here. One is the hard ciders including tables and ciders on Draft for drinking or tasting. The other is a store with cider donuts, sauces, and some other Vermont goods. The hard cider is good and they offer a range from dry to sweet.
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Cold Hollow Cider Mill
3600 Waterbury-Stowe Rd19 min drive. There are two buildings here. One is the hard ciders including tables and ciders on Draft for drinking or tasting. The other is a store with cider donuts, sauces, and some other Vermont goods. The hard cider is good and they offer a range from dry to sweet.
32 min drive. Associated with the von Trapp Lodge, this is their brewery including a nice open beer hall space and a large beer garden patio outside. The selection of beers is classic German, as is the food menu. Schnitzel, bratwurst, apfelstrudel, good for lunch or dinner. Can't really go wrong.
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von Trapp Brewing
1333 Luce Hill Rd32 min drive. Associated with the von Trapp Lodge, this is their brewery including a nice open beer hall space and a large beer garden patio outside. The selection of beers is classic German, as is the food menu. Schnitzel, bratwurst, apfelstrudel, good for lunch or dinner. Can't really go wrong.
33 min drive. Really good hard cider, full taproom with food and has a brewery feel about it.
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Stowe Cider
17 Town Farm Ln33 min drive. Really good hard cider, full taproom with food and has a brewery feel about it.
33 min drive. Home of the cult favorite Heady Topper IPA. Indoor "beer cafe", maybe a food stall outside, and a big outdoor area with seating. They specialize in New England Style IPAs and they are really good at it so if that is up your alley, this is worth a visit.
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The Alchemist
100 Cottage Club Rd33 min drive. Home of the cult favorite Heady Topper IPA. Indoor "beer cafe", maybe a food stall outside, and a big outdoor area with seating. They specialize in New England Style IPAs and they are really good at it so if that is up your alley, this is worth a visit.
33 min drive. This is a big space with indoor and outdoor seating as well as a full restaurant and separate pub area. Really nice place to sit down and have lunch outside in the summer. Situated on the Stowe bike path so you can plan to do a bike ride and stop in here for lunch and a drink.
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Idletyme Brewing Company
1859 Mountain Rd33 min drive. This is a big space with indoor and outdoor seating as well as a full restaurant and separate pub area. Really nice place to sit down and have lunch outside in the summer. Situated on the Stowe bike path so you can plan to do a bike ride and stop in here for lunch and a drink.
52 min drive. It is one of the better vineyards in the area so if you'd like to do a wine tasting, this is probably the one to go to. Consider making a reservation - it gets very busy! Sits right on the main Shelburne Rd but right across the street is Fiddlehead brewery and Folino's pizza.
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Vinícola Shelburne
6308 Shelburne Rd52 min drive. It is one of the better vineyards in the area so if you'd like to do a wine tasting, this is probably the one to go to. Consider making a reservation - it gets very busy! Sits right on the main Shelburne Rd but right across the street is Fiddlehead brewery and Folino's pizza.
45 min drive. If you're heading in the direction of Stowe anyway, this is a fun spot in the summer. They have a covered outdoor seating area with picknick tables in a beer garden type of setup. They do a variety of BBQ style food out there and they have a wide variety of beer styles, all tending to be pretty good.
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Lost Nation Brewing
87 Creamery Rd45 min drive. If you're heading in the direction of Stowe anyway, this is a fun spot in the summer. They have a covered outdoor seating area with picknick tables in a beer garden type of setup. They do a variety of BBQ style food out there and they have a wide variety of beer styles, all tending to be pretty good.
47 min drive. A no frills experience here. They have a bar where you can do tastings and not too much else. But the beer is quality and its another place specializing in New England style IPAs. If you're in the area anyway, maybe worth popping in.
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Ten Bends Beer
590 E Main St47 min drive. A no frills experience here. They have a bar where you can do tastings and not too much else. But the beer is quality and its another place specializing in New England style IPAs. If you're in the area anyway, maybe worth popping in.
1 hr drive. Located on South Hero of the Champlain islands, it is a really beautiful setting. With a unique selection of wines, although not quite on par with Shelburne Vineyards, and some snacks available, it is a really nice place to visit in summer when you can enjoy the patio and vast vineyards and walking paths.
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Vinícola e Vinhedo Snow Farm
190 W Shore Rd1 hr drive. Located on South Hero of the Champlain islands, it is a really beautiful setting. With a unique selection of wines, although not quite on par with Shelburne Vineyards, and some snacks available, it is a really nice place to visit in summer when you can enjoy the patio and vast vineyards and walking paths.
Grocery Shopping
Shaw's
12 minute drive to a full supermarket in Waitsfield.
6 min drive. The closest place to grab some essentials. A general store and gas station. They sell beer and wine as well.
Moretown General Store
6 min drive. The closest place to grab some essentials. A general store and gas station. They sell beer and wine as well.
Village Grocery
4348 Main St10 min drive. A smaller local market and deli in Waitsfield.
Hiking
15 min drive. Burnt Rock/Mount Ethan Allen. Take Hedgehog Brook Trail to connect to the Long Trail. Go out and back 4.9mi to Burnt Rock Mountain or continue onward for a 9.1 out a back to Mount Ethan Allen. The Long Trail continues on to Camel's Hump from there.
Hedgehog Brook Trail Head
15 min drive. Burnt Rock/Mount Ethan Allen. Take Hedgehog Brook Trail to connect to the Long Trail. Go out and back 4.9mi to Burnt Rock Mountain or continue onward for a 9.1 out a back to Mount Ethan Allen. The Long Trail continues on to Camel's Hump from there.
28 min drive. Camel's Hump. 6mi out and back trail. Challenging route but one of the best summit views.
Monroe Trail - Camel's Hump Trailhead
28 min drive. Camel's Hump. 6mi out and back trail. Challenging route but one of the best summit views.
25 min drive. Window/Camel's Hump. 5.1mi out and back trail considered to be a moderate route. This is a portion of the Long Trail and takes you to a view point. You have the option to skip the vista and continue up to Camel's Hump summit for a hard 12mi out and back.
Duxbury Window Trail
25 min drive. Window/Camel's Hump. 5.1mi out and back trail considered to be a moderate route. This is a portion of the Long Trail and takes you to a view point. You have the option to skip the vista and continue up to Camel's Hump summit for a hard 12mi out and back.
24 min drive. Stevenson Brook Trail starts at about 120 meters past the Park Office. An easy walk trail following a stream through the woods. In early spring it can be icy. If you want to complete the loop, you will need to cross the stream, but its nice even as an out and back.
From May to late October, all visitors are required to pay a day use fee of $4 for adults and $2 for kids.
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Parque Estadual Little River
3444 Little River Rd24 min drive. Stevenson Brook Trail starts at about 120 meters past the Park Office. An easy walk trail following a stream through the woods. In early spring it can be icy. If you want to complete the loop, you will need to cross the stream, but its nice even as an out and back.
From May to late October, all visitors are required to pay a day use fee of $4 for adults and $2 for kids.
27 min drive. 4.1 mi out and back trail from the Waterbury side of the mountain. Not too long but considered hard as it involves some scrambling as you reach the summit. I think its one of the more fun hikes if you like some technical challenge.
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Hunger Mountain Trailhead
27 min drive. 4.1 mi out and back trail from the Waterbury side of the mountain. Not too long but considered hard as it involves some scrambling as you reach the summit. I think its one of the more fun hikes if you like some technical challenge.
35 min drive. Hunger Mountain/White Rock. The Middlesex Trail brings you up into the Worcester range. Part of the way up you will have the choice to go up Mount Hunger (5.1mi) or White Rock (4.9). The peaks also have a connecting trail so you can make a loop out of it.
Middlesex Trailhead
35 min drive. Hunger Mountain/White Rock. The Middlesex Trail brings you up into the Worcester range. Part of the way up you will have the choice to go up Mount Hunger (5.1mi) or White Rock (4.9). The peaks also have a connecting trail so you can make a loop out of it.
Dinner/Lunch Places
15 min drive. Cool diner-styled place serving burgers and sandwiches as well as sushi. The food is really good across the board. Indoor and outdoor seating available.
Filling Station
15 min drive. Cool diner-styled place serving burgers and sandwiches as well as sushi. The food is really good across the board. Indoor and outdoor seating available.
14 min drive. This is the flagship location for this local non-traditional flatbread pizza chain. Great food, beautiful setting of red barn in a clearing among the hills.
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American Flatbread
46 Lareau Rd14 min drive. This is the flagship location for this local non-traditional flatbread pizza chain. Great food, beautiful setting of red barn in a clearing among the hills.
The Blue Stone
12 min drive. A good brick-oven style pizza place.
13 min drive. Located in Waterbury, this is a a combination BBQ restaurant and brewery with a large selection of beers on tap. The place is actually split into 2 spaces with the sit down restaurant on one side and a more casual brew spot next to it serving a smaller menu of tacos and apps. Great spot.
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Prohibition Pig
23 S Main St13 min drive. Located in Waterbury, this is a a combination BBQ restaurant and brewery with a large selection of beers on tap. The place is actually split into 2 spaces with the sit down restaurant on one side and a more casual brew spot next to it serving a smaller menu of tacos and apps. Great spot.
13 min drive. A good American style restaurant, craft beers, bar, and a cool space.
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The Reservoir
1 S Main St13 min drive. A good American style restaurant, craft beers, bar, and a cool space.
17 min drive. Large space in a barn-style building. Its a restaurant/bar/live music venue. Small menu but the food is good and a nice selection of drinks. Good place for a larger group.
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ZenBarn
179 Guptil Rd17 min drive. Large space in a barn-style building. Its a restaurant/bar/live music venue. Small menu but the food is good and a nice selection of drinks. Good place for a larger group.
Lunch Places
11 min drive. Located in Waitsfield, as the name suggests this place has creemees (soft serve if you don't know) - and they're that new, pillowy shaped kind. But besides that, they've got really good fried chicken as well as burgers etc. It will likely be busy.
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Canteen Creemee Company
5123 Main St11 min drive. Located in Waitsfield, as the name suggests this place has creemees (soft serve if you don't know) - and they're that new, pillowy shaped kind. But besides that, they've got really good fried chicken as well as burgers etc. It will likely be busy.
15 min. A nice place for breakfast or lunch with indoor cafe seating and some outdoor seating under the covered porch or picnic tables. Bread, pastries, breakfast/lunch sandwiches, and coffee.
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Red Hen Baking
961 US-215 min. A nice place for breakfast or lunch with indoor cafe seating and some outdoor seating under the covered porch or picnic tables. Bread, pastries, breakfast/lunch sandwiches, and coffee.