Address:
Mountain Pond Townhouses
Hassey Bend Rd
Wilmington, VT 05363
If you are going to use Map Quest or Google use “Haystack Road” instead of Mountain Ponds which does not comes up.
Directions from Albany:
Estimated Time: 1hr 15min
Take Route 7 East, Before Bennington you will need to turn right onto 9 East (there is a blinking light here - new since 2006). Stay on Route 9 East thru Bennington. Wilmington is 18 miles from Bennington, up through the green mountains. After you come down the mountains you will see a lake on your right (Lake Whittingham) and after a minute or two you will see a sign for Chimney Hill (800 feet on your left). This is also Haystack Road – take the left. If you miss this turn off you will hit the town of Wilmington which is one mile to far. Follow the remaining Directions from Haystack Road
Directions From Boston:
Estimated Time: 2 hrs 20min
Take Route 2 to 91 North. Take Brattleboro Exit 2 (9 West). Wilmington is 14-18 miles from the exit. Take this straight through the light in Wilmington (Rte 100) and go about 1 mile (you will see a sign that says Chimney Hill 2/10 of a mile) and it is your first major right after town. Turn right at Chimney Hill (Also called Haystack Road). Follow the remaining Directions from Haystack Road
Directions From Manhattan: There are several options:
Via Taconic
Estimated Time: 3hrs 40min
Take the West Side Highway up to the Saw Mill to the Taconic. Stay on the Taconic for almost two hours. Get off the exit Chatham Rte 295 - This is the last exit on the taconic it will say that before the exit. Get off the exit take a left then in a block take a right. Stay on this road towards East Chatham for 5-10 minutes, you will begin to go up a hill and then there is a sign for Queechee Lake (there is a sign – it is after Canaan sign). Take a left before the lake (this means lake is on your right). If you miss this and continue straight you will still hit 22 but it will add 20 minutes to your trip.
You take this all the way to Route 22 (turn left onto 22 North). You take this to all the way until you must turn (Stephentown - gas stations, restaurants, etc). Turn right at the light. In 100 yards 22 North will continue you must bear left to stay on Rte 22. You take this all the way to the end to Rte 7. There will be a Stewarts on the right corner. Turn right on 7 East. Stay on this until you hit a blinking light on 7 East where you need to turn right onto 9 East (there should be a sign that says Bennington (right)). Go straight thru Bennington be careful lots of cops in town and 30 mile an hour speed limit. After Bennington you drive 18 miles through the green mountains and you will see a sign for Chimney Hill (800 feet on your left). This is also Haystack Road. If you hit the town of Wilmington you have gone a mile to far. The trip from the city (West 13th Street is 190 miles door to door). Follow the remaining Directions from Haystack Road
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From Manhattan Using
Major Roads/Highways
Estimated Time: 3 hours 30 minutes - depending on traffic
Take Westside Highway to Cross County to 95. Stay on 95 until it turns into 91. Take 91 thru Massachusetts into Vermont. Take the Brattleboro Exit 2 (9 West). Wilmington is 14-18 miles from the exit. Take this straight through the light in Wilmington (Rte 100) and go about 1 mile (you will see a sign that says Chimney Hill 2/10 of a mile) and it is your first major right after town. Turn right at Chimney Hill (Also called Haystack Road). Follow the remaining Directions from Haystack Road
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FROM HAYSTACK ROAD
Once you take the left or right onto Haystack Road stay straight (this road bends sharply to the right in the first 1/4 of a mile). Stay on it until the road forks (stay to the right). The road will go from paved to dirt. (I have been told in a snow storm you can’t tell about the road, so when you see a 10 ft stone pillar with Chimney Hill on it - stay to the right). Continue until you reach the stop sign, in front of you will be a sign that welcomes you to Haystack properties – take right. Follow this road up around the bend to the left and continue up ½ mile. Mountain Ponds are on the right. My place is on the right back corner (one unit from the corner). Look for the unit #14, OConner is on front (yes spelled incorrectly). It is 1.9 miles from the Rte 9 turnoff to my place.
You can use the circle drive in front to drop things off and then you can park out front in the open area, or in the back. The front door is a bit sticky so use some shoulder action when you open it.
LINKS FOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
MAPQUEST
Yahoo Directions
Google Maps
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