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!)
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
Qigong on Mondays at 4:30pm. $15/pp
Reiki sessions are offered in 30 and 60 minute sessions. $30 and $55 per session, respectively.
*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. *
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 9:00am, 2:00pm and 5:00pm upon request from June-September. Beyond these months, please call to confirm we are available for pickup/drop off.
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
- 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)
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
- Natalie: 714 875 9831- text (contact between 5:30am-8pm)
- Sharon: 802 359 2932 call saltyearth68@gmail.com (contact between 10am-8pm)
- Joanie: 310 908 8874
- Nerissa 802 598-1591
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