This map is far from perfect, but it'll
give you a general idea of the layout of
the area. The red star shows where
our house is located on our tiny road, Upper Access Road. The cottage is at the end of Upper Access Road, overlooking the lake, but we recommend that you stop at our house first so that we can give you keys and show the way to the cottage.
To get directions to the Hinesburg area from your location, we recommend using an Internet map service such as Mapquest or Google. For the destination, the physical address of our house is 85 Upper Access Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461. If you have questions about the route, call or e-mail us.
The Internet maps are getting better all the time but still sometimes get slightly confused in rural areas, so we offer the following as a supplement.
Take I-89 south to Exit 12 (Williston exit). Take Route 2-A south. (Exiting from this direction, that means a right turn.) You'll drive up a gentle hill, at the top of which is the first significant left turn, Old Creamery Road. Turn left on Old Creamery, and follow it to the end, which is a T with Oak Hill Road. Go right on Oak Hill Road, for several miles. You'll see Lake Iroquois on the left, but continue past where you see the lake. When you reach the "Welcome to Hinesburg" sign, the name of the road will change to Pond Road, but you'll hardly notice that. Continue along until the main road (Pond Road) takes a very sharp turn to the right. If you were to stay on the main road, you'd be going down the hill into Hinesburg village. But instead, turn left, onto Pond Brook Road.
Follow Pond Brook Road exactly eight-tenths of a mile. On the left, immediately past a grey ranch house, if you look carefully, you'll see a green-and-white road sign that says "Upper Access Road." Take that left.
The Upper Access Road is a private road, used by us and several other owners of residences and cottages. Once you've turned in to the road, our house, and the outbuilding we use for an office, are the first buildings you'll see on the left, about 500 feet in. The house is a two-story building with weathered vertical-board siding and lots of south-facing windows. The "office" is a 24 x 24 building right next to it. We'll be in one of these two buildings, and will be expecting you to stop in so that we can give you the keys and show the way to the cottage.
The airport is slightly south of Burlington. It's fastest not to use the Interstate highway, as you'd have to double back to enter it. The least complex directions are as follows:
When you exit from the airport, turn left on Airport Drive, and drive a short distance to the traffic light, which is US 2, also called Williston Road. Turn left on US 2, and follow several miles to a traffic light in Williston, identified by signs as Taft Corners. There, turn right on Route 2-A South.
Drive past the shopping centers and the I-89 exits. At the top of a gentle rise, take the first significant left turn on to Old Creamery Road. From there, follow the same directions above labeled "If You're Driving from Burlington."
There is an alternative that is slightly shorter, preferred by those of us who are sometimes in a hurry to drive back and forth to the airport. If you want to try it, here are the directions:
Exiting the airport, turn left on Airport Drive. Continue straight through the intersection with Route 2 (Williston Road). Very shortly after that, you will arrive at a second traffic light. Turn left here, onto Kendall Road. Continue along and when the road forks, bear right on the most travelled fork, Marshall Avenue.
Continue on Marshall until you see FedEx on the right. Just past FedEx is a traffic light: turn right there onto South Brownell Mountain Road. Go a short distance until you see a very large red barn on the left. Just past the barn, take a left on Walker Road.
Follow Walker to the end, and turn right on Route 2-A. After a very short distance, turn left onto Old Creamery Road. Then follow the directions above, under "If You're Driving from Burlington."
This would apply if you're driving North on I-89, from Montpelier, for example. Here are three options, in order from easiest but longest drive, to shortest and most complicated.
1.If you want to keep things simple, you might prefer to continue to Exit 12, south on 2-A. Then proceed as described above in the directions from Burlington.
2. A slightly quicker option is to exit in Waterbury (Exit 10) and drive north on Route 2 to Richmond Village. In the center of the village, turn left on Bridge Street, then right on the Huntington-Hinesburg Road, then right again on the branch of the road that has a sign pointing toward Hinesburg.
There will be a sharp left—it's almost a four corners, but stay on the main road, which is paved, whereas the roads straight ahead and to the right are dirt. This intersection is called Fay's Corner. Continuing a few more miles, you'll see the "Welcome to Hinesburg" sign. After the sign, Pond Brook Road will be about nine-tenths of a mile on the right. Turn right, and after the third house on the right you'll see the Upper Access Road (but watch carefully for it, as it's sort of hidden in the trees), just before a grey ranch. Turn in, and the first time, stop at our house or outbuilding—the first structures on the left, about 500 feet in from the main road. We'll show the way to the cottage.
3. Finally, here is the shortest way, and most scenic, but don't try it during ice storms or mud season, as it involves a dirt road that can become hazardous (or even temporarily closed off) when conditions are bad.
Follow I-89 to the Richmond exit (Exit 11), which is actually a couple of miles past Richmond. Go north on Route 2 for a short distance, over an iron bridge, and turn left onto the dirt road with the "weight limit" sign. This is called Kenyon Road. It will bring you to Fay's corner (described above) and you can continue straight ahead from there on the paved road toward Hinesburg.
This would apply if, for example, you've crossed over from New York State and driven to Hinesburg through Vergennes and Monkton.
From Route 116, turn onto CVU Road at the only traffic light in town. (CVU is the local high school, which you'll see from the road. If you're driving south, it's a left turn; if you're driving north, it's a right turn.)
Immediately past the school is a four-way stop. Turn left on Pond Road. When you reach the top of the hill, the main road will turn sharply to the left. Instead of taking the left, go straight ahead on Pond Brook Road. Follow Pond Brook Road exactly eight-tenths of a mile, turn left on Upper Access Road, and stop at the house 500 feet in on the left, so that we can show the way to the cottage.
Don't hesitate to call. If you're in the local area, call 482-2988. If you're outside the area, feel free to use the toll-free number, 1-800-310-8320.
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