Vermont · 7 roads · 184.2 catalog miles
Best Driving Roads in Vermont
Vermont's selected roads cross river valleys, mountain gaps and lake country. Foliage season is popular, but weather and seasonal closures can change the best time to take a particular route.
These 7 editorial picks come from the RevRoutes Explore catalog. Each orange line is the exact saved itinerary, and its listed mileage follows that route rather than the full length of a named highway or byway. The list is a starting point for choosing a drive, not a live road-conditions report.
Exact catalog lines. Every orange route below is a real RevRoutes itinerary—not a pin, shortcut or newly calculated alternative.
VT-108 Smugglers Notch
18.51 miles in the Vermont catalog region
- 18.51 mi
- Vermont
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
VT-108 passes through the Smugglers' Notch mountain corridor. Check seasonal opening and vehicle restrictions carefully; the narrow notch section is not suitable for every vehicle or combination.
Official travel information: Vermont traffic and road closure resources
VT-17 — Appalachian Gap
40.4 miles in the Vermont catalog region
- 40.4 mi
- Vermont
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
VT-17 brings the Appalachian Gap corridor into Vermont's shortlist. Use the catalog endpoints to plan the actual drive, and check mountain weather before setting out across the gap.
Official travel information: Vermont traffic and road closure resources
VT-100 (Mad River & Granville Gulf)
24.25 miles in the Vermont catalog region
- 24.25 mi
- Vermont
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
This short VT-100 entry focuses on the Mad River and Granville Gulf area rather than the entire famous state highway. Let the saved line define your trip instead of using full-route mileage from another source.
Official travel information: Vermont traffic and road closure resources
VT-125 Middlebury Gap
15.92 miles in the Vermont catalog region
- 15.92 mi
- Vermont
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
VT-125 crosses Middlebury Gap, adding another Green Mountain road to the guide. It is a separate crossing from VT-17 and VT-73, not a continuation automatically linked by the article.
Official travel information: Vermont traffic and road closure resources
VT-73 Brandon Gap
23.2 miles in the Vermont catalog region
- 23.2 mi
- Vermont
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
VT-73 brings Brandon Gap into the guide as a mountain-crossing option. Check weather and road conditions before pairing it with valley roads that may have a very different driving environment.
Official travel information: Vermont traffic and road closure resources
VT-9 Molly Stark Trail
39.22 miles in the Vermont catalog region
- 39.22 mi
- Vermont
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
VT-9 carries the Molly Stark Trail identity across southern Vermont in this selection. Its selected highway line is useful for a regional through-drive, with town stops and mountain weather to include in your planning.
Official travel information: Vermont traffic and road closure resources
VT-5A Lake Willoughby
22.74 miles in the Vermont catalog region
- 22.74 mi
- Vermont
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
VT-5A introduces the Lake Willoughby corridor to the selection. The road itinerary is separate from beach or trail access, so verify those arrangements if a particular stop is the reason for the drive.
Official travel information: Vermont traffic and road closure resources
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Planning your Vermont drive
The shortest saved route in this guide is 15.92 miles; the longest is 40.4 miles. Choose one itinerary first and account for travel to its start and back from its finish. These are separate route picks, not an automatically connected road trip, and some can share road sections.
Check official Vermont traffic and road closure resources before leaving. Park entry, timed reservations, vehicle restrictions and visitor-site permissions can be separate from whether the public highway is open. Follow current local instructions over an old map or article.
How we chose these Vermont roads
This is a focused selection from the curated RevRoutes Explore catalog, ordered editorially for driving character and reputation, not mileage. We do not pad every state to the same number of picks; more roads remain available in the app. It is not an objective ranking or a claim that the editorial team has personally driven every itinerary. Distances describe the exact saved catalog lines and can differ from official byway lengths. The maps are planning aids—not live navigation or road-condition reports.
Check official Vermont traffic and closure resources before traveling. The label-free satellite imagery is supplied by USGS The National Map; map providers receive ordinary browser requests when a map loads.
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