Guildhall and Maidstone

7/30/2025

Sky Chief surveys the corner in Maidstone – population 206 – *photo C. Leister*

Parking was on VT 102, where we rode south just a bit before turning right onto North Road -a lovely gravel road. The first part of North Road was a climb, but then it leveled off a bit before descending back to Route 102 outside of Guildhall.

North Road – beaver dam on left – beaver den on right – *photo M. Gauvin*

Great views to the east – photo M. Gauvin

VT 102 back into Guildhall – photo M. Gauvin

A really nice part of this ride was coming into Guildhall on VT 102. While it is a paved state route, there were almost no cars on it, and it had a wide shoulder for safety. The village green in Guildhall is a history buffs dream with very interesting historical buildings, carefully maintained and still in use.

The Guild Hall of Guildhall – built in 1795 – photo M. Gauvin

Then, returning to our car on 102, rode along the sleepy headwaters of the Connecticut river. We also happened to pass through the last remaining vestiges of Maidstone Village and its out of commission gas pump.

Coming back on 102 along the Connecticut River – *photo M. Gauvin*

At the end of the ride, we returned to Maidstone State Park to our campsite.