Long Weekend Bike Trip Destinations/Lake George?

[Femmekat]

Would love to ride somewhere to stay for Memorial day weekend, and check out some new roads. I was considering Lake George, as I have not been there but will it be nuts/obnoxious Memorial day weekend? Suggestions on places to stay? I usually trust Trip Advisor but all the hotel/motels looked like bland chains or tacky/overpriced mediocrity.

Any suggestions for other destinations that are rideable in a day with a nice town to stay in and great riding in the surrounding area? Would like to head out Saturday, stay somewhere Saturday and Sunday night, and head back Monday.

[tonyd]

[QUOTE=Femmekat;910046] bland chains or tacky/overpriced mediocrity.
QUOTE]

That IS Lake George.

How about Lake Placid? Stowe, Woodstock, or Middlebury VT?

[Ryno]

yeah Lake George is a bit of a let down. Plenty of great little towns to stay in in VT. Nice bed and breakfast etc.

[Femmekat]

yeah Lake George is a bit of a let down. Plenty of great little towns to stay in in VT. Nice bed and breakfast etc.

Suggestions?

[beet]

VT, upstate NY, NH & Maine. You can do it all, in a long WE!

[Paul_E_D]

waitsfield VT area. If you've already been there done that, Lake Placid is fun, but quite a bit further to get to. Hunter Mt. NY is a cool area. There's a funky little town called Phonecia that is fun to stay in. Ride the catskills. Don't miss the road around the big reservoirs that water NYC.

[Stoneman]

Northern VT, northern NH. Although NH is probably gonna be less ching than VT...

[Boris]

I'd not go to Lake George around Mem weekend.

If you got time, go to the north of Maine, away from the shore/ lakes, populated and touristy places like Acadia etc. You'd be really surprised how many roads out there are in pretty good shape (paved) and super twisty. There are a bunch going from Bangor going West that had no cars and wicked fun to ride. Everything is supercheap too.

Watch out for da Moose and squirrel!

[Stoneman]

Forgot about Maine. Up in the Kathadin area or near Presque Isle is beautiful. Quite a haul though!

[Cheese]

www.francove.com

The trolley stops right out front ($2 round trip to Lake George). Nice not to have to take the bike after a long day of riding and even nicer to have a designated driver on the way back to the hotel. Don't worry about being wobbly on the trolley ride home. Everyone else will be similarly over served.

[dankatz]

Planning on checking out lake george area during Americade, june 8-10th

[RyanNicholson]

Lake Placid... hands down.... bit of a ride, but once you get into VT the roads are killer. The town is a blast with a ton of sites and scenery that are awesome.

[katana0215]

I actually like Lake George, there is a ton of stuff to do around there for a long weekend. But I wouldnt go on a holiday weekend at all.