Thru-Hiker & Long-Distance Hiker Info
Welcome, Hikers!
Below is some basic information for you to have for your stay at Wise Pines.
Please be sure to check FarOut or AWOL for a 30% discount code on treehouses (or call!). Discount codes must be entered in the in the “promo/group code” section under the filters section, when making a reservation.
Inclusive Services
These services are included with every accommodation we offer.
We provide a shuttle to and from Rt 12 trailhead, grocery stop, showers, laundry facilities, wifi, a movie projector, a grill, fire pit, books and games for you to enjoy. We accept maildrops, but please know that we are a ~13 minute drive to the trailhead, so be sure that you are staying with us if you are sending packages/mail here.
Add-On Services
This is a list of additional services we provide.
Yoga is offered daily at 10am. $15/pp
*Dog friendly accommodations are available upon booking for $5. There is one dog allowed in one private room, and one dog allowed in the SoBo Treehouse. Be sure to add your dog to your stay AFTER completing your reservation on the next page or by calling. *
We have a small farm stand in the common building with eggs, fruits, veggies and locally made bagels. All cash or venmo.
Shuttle Information
Wise Pines offers shuttles 3 times per day to the AT trailhead at RT 12 for long distance hikers.
We do shuttle pick-ups at 8:00am, 1:00pm and 4:00pm upon request from July & August. Beyond these months, please call to confirm we are available for pickup/drop off. We can also pick you up from Abracadabra Coffee and On The Edge Farmstand (just let us know if you are going to be at those places!). You can give us a call if you are early and we *may* be able to pick you up ahead of schedule.
We take you back to the trailhead at 7:45am.
If you are planning on arriving outside of these times, please look at the shuttles tab for other options.
Outside of these times, and if missing the shuttle, guests are responsible for finding their own rides and stops to the grocery store.
Below is a list of local shuttle drivers. Wise Pines is not responsible for any fees or the availability of these individuals. Keep in mind there is not phone service at the trailhead, but there is cell service when coming down Dana Hill (about a mile from Rt 12-NoBo) and on The Lookout (about 6 miles from RT 12-NoBo).
Local drivers, varying fees
- Cooper: 802 478 4748
- Jane Warren: 603 486 8778
- Steve & Mary: 603 678 0070 (text is best, $2/mile)
- Michelle Walker: 603 543 7829, melachelle@yahoo.com
- Mark: 781 762 6998 (48hr notice preferred)
- Candy: 603 496 3054
- Bonnie St. Laurent: 802 359 7339
- Flip-a-Key: 802 578 8148 ($1/mile round trip from her location in Rutland)
- Steve & Mary: 603 678 0070 (text is best, $2/mile)
- Karen McNall: 802 338 7890 (Rt 12 to Hanover, contact between 7am-7pm), *NOT AVAILABLE 7/28-8/12*
- Tom: 802 353 1495 (Rutland based, do not contact for local Woodstock-area rides, only to or or from the Rutland/Killington/Manchester area.)
Woodstock Area Trail Angels, free for hikers, local drives only- do not call for anywhere outside the immediate Woodstock area. *These Trail Angels are for rides to and from trailheads and for emergencies*
- Andy: 617 997 3332
- Jan: 252 412 2436 (contact between 7am-7pm, text only) * Not available 8/5-8/15 *
- Judy: 423 582 8071 (contact between 5am-5pm, text only)
- Michelle: 507 458 1760 (contact between 8am-10pm, weekends/4am-10pm, weekdays)
- James: 763 229 0729 (contact between 5pm-9pm, weekdays/7am-11pm weekends)
- Phil & Phyllis: 610 930 3777, 610 844 3948 (contact between 8am-9pm)
- Kirsten (AKA: Wise One): 617 984 9783 (contact all day, weekends/5pm-9pm, weekdays, Woodstock to Glen Cliff)
- Adam: 802 296 1456 (contact between 7am-7pm, Hanover based)
- Claudia: 508 944 1997 (requires 2 days notice)
