Elouiseotter t1_j2rvtus wrote on January 3, 2023 at 3:01 PM

I drove up to Maine from Pittsburgh on the “avoid highways” setting October 2021 and it was amazing. So many cool little towns. Definitely recommend trying this is you’re not in a rush.

IamSauerKraut t1_j2tafau wrote on January 3, 2023 at 8:22 PM

Musta taken a few days to do that.

Elouiseotter t1_j2tc0mg wrote on January 3, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Yes. I think it was about an 11 hour drive to Saratoga Springs on the first day. The second day was about a 7/ 8 hour drive with a detour through White Mountains in New Hampshire. Absolutely stunning fall foliage. I’m from Maine originally and make the drive up a couple of times a year, so it was very nice to take a detour for this trip.

danstecz t1_j2ti1gi wrote on January 3, 2023 at 9:07 PM

Saratoga is absolutely one of my favorite little cities ever! I would love to do an avoid highways trip from Philly to Lake Placid but I know my other half would murder me an hour in.

Elouiseotter t1_j2tlz8z wrote on January 3, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Saratoga is so cute. I’d love to go back and spend more time then a quick overnight stopover. Maybe you can compromise and do half the trip off highways. So much to see.

IamSauerKraut t1_j2teaor wrote on January 3, 2023 at 8:45 PM

Kangamangus?

Elouiseotter t1_j2tguq7 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 9:00 PM

No I went north of Mt. Washington. Here is a link to the route.

IamSauerKraut t1_j2wxa08 wrote on January 4, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Have been on parts of that route. When I come out of NY, I often like to hit up the Rev War battlefields at Crown Point and Ticonderoga before catching Rt. 4 before Killington. A bit bouncy at points, tho.