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Plan farm stops along Vermont Route 100, with maple, orchards, farm stores, cheese, flowers, and foliage-season side trips.
Vermont Route 100 is one of the state's classic slow drives, and farm stops make it better. The road moves through mountain towns, maple country, valley farms, ski villages, and small markets where a bag of apples or a bottle of syrup feels like part of the trip rather than a souvenir grabbed at the end.
Farm picks
These are the farms this guide calls out directly, matched to live New England Farm Guide listings so you can compare photos, towns, current highlights, and route options in one place.
Cabot, VT
Orchard
Burtt's Apple Orchard in Cabot gives central Vermont travelers a classic orchard stop with apples, pears, pumpkins, cider donuts, a farm store, and a farm stand. Cabot is not directly on every Route 100 path, but it works beautifully for a central Vermont farm detour with real apple-country texture.
Montpelier, VT
Guide notes
Plan farm stops along Vermont Route 100, with maple, orchards, farm stores, cheese, flowers, and foliage-season side trips.
This guide is for travelers who want to build a farm stop into the Route 100 day without turning the drive into a complicated itinerary. Start with one region, choose a farm or orchard nearby, and leave time for the road itself.
Burtt's Apple Orchard in Cabot gives central Vermont travelers a classic orchard stop with apples, pears, pumpkins, cider donuts, a farm store, and a farm stand. Cabot is not directly on every Route 100 path, but it works beautifully for a central Vermont farm detour with real apple-country texture.
Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks in Montpelier adds the maple side of Vermont farm travel. A maple stop works in almost any season because syrup, maple candy, creemees, and sugarhouse shelves do not depend on the same narrow window as berries or apples.
Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury is one of the most recognizable food stops near the Route 100 and Stowe corridor. It is useful for travelers who want cider, baked goods, local products, and a classic Vermont market stop without needing a full field visit.
Maple Sugarhouse
Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks in Montpelier adds the maple side of Vermont farm travel. A maple stop works in almost any season because syrup, maple candy, creemees, and sugarhouse shelves do not depend on the same narrow window as berries or apples.
Waterbury Center, VT
Maple Sugarhouse
Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury is one of the most recognizable food stops near the Route 100 and Stowe corridor. It is useful for travelers who want cider, baked goods, local products, and a classic Vermont market stop without needing a full field visit.
Shelburne, VT
Orchard
Shelburne Orchards sits west of Route 100, but it belongs here for travelers starting or ending a Vermont trip near Burlington and Lake Champlain. The profile highlights apples, peaches, plums, sour cherries, cider donuts, a farm store, and a long Shelburne orchard story.
Shoreham, VT
Orchard
Champlain Orchards in Shoreham is another west-side detour that pairs well with a broader Vermont road trip. It offers orchard range, cider, farm-market shopping, and Champlain Valley scenery for travelers who want to turn the drive into a food route.
Dummerston, VT
Orchard
Scott Farm Orchard in Dummerston anchors southern Vermont orchard travel, especially for readers beginning or ending a Route 100 trip near Brattleboro, Putney, or the Connecticut River side of the state.
Mapped farms
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Plan
Pick two or three nearby farms from the map instead of trying to cover the whole guide in one day. New England farm routes work best when the drive is short and the stops have different strengths.
Confirm
Look for crop updates, ticket rules, field closures, weather notes, and weekend parking guidance before you leave.
Bring
Bring water, sun protection, closed-toe shoes, and a cooler if you plan to carry fruit, corn, cider, dairy, flowers, or prepared food between stops.
Shelburne Orchards sits west of Route 100, but it belongs here for travelers starting or ending a Vermont trip near Burlington and Lake Champlain. The profile highlights apples, peaches, plums, sour cherries, cider donuts, a farm store, and a long Shelburne orchard story.
Champlain Orchards in Shoreham is another west-side detour that pairs well with a broader Vermont road trip. It offers orchard range, cider, farm-market shopping, and Champlain Valley scenery for travelers who want to turn the drive into a food route.
Scott Farm Orchard in Dummerston anchors southern Vermont orchard travel, especially for readers beginning or ending a Route 100 trip near Brattleboro, Putney, or the Connecticut River side of the state.
Route 100 farm stops work from summer through fall. June and July bring berries, farm stores, creemees, and markets. August adds flowers, peaches, vegetables, and early apples. September and October are the main apple, cider, pumpkin, and foliage months.
If you are driving during peak foliage, choose one farm stop before you leave. Parking, lunch, and road traffic all take longer when the leaves are at their best.
Apples, cider, syrup, cheese, honey, maple candy, flowers, vegetables, and baked goods all travel well. Bring a cooler if you plan to buy cheese, meat, dairy, or prepared food before a long drive.
Some farms and farm stores sit close to Route 100, while others make better side trips from the main road. The best plan is to choose a town or region first, then save a farm nearby.
September and October are the most popular months, but summer farm stores, berry farms, maple stops, and creemee counters make the route useful earlier too.
Yes. Choose farms with a clear activity, such as apples, animals, cider, creemees, pumpkins, or a short farm-store stop.
