Tourist Guide - Travelers often stop off here as they head for Mt. Ascutney State Park, a wilderness recreation area that features hiking trails, camping grounds, picnic areas, and places for game and fishing. Mt. Ascutney, which rises to an elevation of 3,150 ft, is one of the most popular locations for hang gliding in New England. Weathersfield bed and breakfasts and Weathersfield inns welcome you to this popular vacation destination. Weathersfield lodging is also located close to Wilgus State Park, which is a premier site for canoeing, kayaking, and rowing on the Connecticut River, and for hiking on the Pinnacle Trail. Also close by is Stoughton Pond, known for its rich stock of rainbow trout and smallmouth bass. It also features a swimming area and the Branch Brook nature trail. Swimming and fishing can be enjoyed at the North Springfield Lake. Looking for more nature hikes? Well, there are quite a number of them very close to Weathersfield inns. These include the Weathersfield Trail, the Lower Village Nature Trail, the Eleanor Ellis Springweather Nature Area Trails, and Crown Point Road. Bird lovers will enjoy trekking through Herrick's Cove, the location of the protected Great Blue Heron rookery. Another site of interest to nature lovers would be the North Springfield Bog, which features the largest concentration of the unusual, insect-eating pitcher plants. Sights in the town and surrounding area include the Rev. Dan Foster House, a historical attraction, and a number of picturesque covered bridges. Weathersfield is definitely worth a visit if you want to enjoy the great outdoors in Vermont, or even if you just want to lay back and relax in one of the charming Weathersfield bed and breakfasts or Weathersfield inns in this quaint rural town.
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