Super 8 by Wyndham Ticonderoga

Cook Mountain’s open ridge provides exquisite views of northern Lake George, the Champlain Valley, and Vermont’s Green Mountains. The one and one-half mile Summit Trail passes through a variety of habitats from moist wetlands and overgrown farmland to mixed hardwood/coniferous forest and dry rocky-summit grassland. Remnants of a beaver lodge and dams, as well as rare wetland plants, such as Hill’s pondweed, can be spotted on the lower portions of the trail. From the rocky summit, you can...

Please note the directions currently do not bring you to the trailhead, but instead to a popular parking spot about a 1/2 a mile from the trailhead. Many people park along route 9 and then take a short 1/2 mile walk through the campsite to the trailhead. Continue on the route either by foot or by car to access the trailhead. Getting there when campsite is open requires a $10 day use pass. Trail head is at campsite 210 which you take the road to and just keep bearing left. Park on the road if...

This trail is along the roadway. There may not be a shoulder or dedicated bike lane. Wearing a helmet, bright clothing, and using lights and flagging is always recommended when sharing space with motor vehicles. Accessibility: It is unknown if there are any designated accessible spaces in the parking lot off of Sunset Lake Road at the south end of the trail. The closest known designated accessible parking may be over 5 miles away. The trail surface is asphalt or packed dirt and gravel, and...

The limestone uplift of Shaw Mountain rises over 500 feet from the surrounding land, and is a dominant landscape feature in Benson and adjacent West Haven, Vermont. Shaw Mountain Natural Area supports 11 distinct plant communities, including a shrub swamp, vernal pools, an oak-hickory forest, and a calcareous outcrop community, in addition to 15 rare plant species.