Lye Brook Wilderness, Green Mountain National Forest

#30 among attractions in Green Mountain National Forest

Natural attraction, Protected area

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The Lye Brook Wilderness is one of eight wilderness areas in the Green Mountain National Forest in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The wilderness area was created by the Eastern Wilderness Areas Act of 1975, which makes it one of the oldest wilderness areas in the state. The area was expanded by both the Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984 and the New England Wilderness Act of 2006. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1975 (50 years ago)Coordinates: 43°6'47"N, 73°1'46"W

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Lye Brook Wilderness – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hildene, Stratton Mountain, Equinox Mountain, American Museum of Fly Fishing.

3.1 miNW
Museum, Garden, Historical place
Hildene, Manchester
81 min walk • Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home is the former summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln and his wife Mary Harlan Lincoln, located at 1005 Hildene Road in Manchester Center, Vermont.
5.5 miE
Natural attraction, Ski area, Outdoor activities
Stratton Mountain, Stratton
141 min walk • Stratton Mountain is a mountain located in Windham County, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest. The mountain is the highest point of Windham County, and of the southern Green Mountains generally.
5.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Equinox Mountain, Arlington
148 min walk • Equinox Mountain is a mountain in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, in the town of Manchester. The mountain is the highest peak of the Taconic Range, and the highest point of Bennington County.
4.2 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
American Museum of Fly Fishing, Manchester
109 min walk • The American Museum of Fly Fishing is a museum in Manchester, Vermont, United States, that preserves and exhibits artifacts related to American angling.
2.9 miNW
Museum, Science museum, Art museum
Museum of the Creative Process, Manchester
75 min walk • The Museum of the Creative Process is a museum and learning center dedicated to understanding the role of creativity as a conflict resolving mechanism.
3.5 miNW
Golf
Ekwanok Country Club, Manchester
91 min walk • Ekwanok Country Club is a golf course in Manchester, Vermont. It was built by Walter Travis.
2.9 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Hard Farm Homestead, Manchester
75 min walk • The Hard Farm Homestead, also known as the Zera Hard House, is a historic farm complex on River Road in Manchester, Vermont. Consisting of an early 19th-century Cape, an 1840s Greek Revival house, and a number of 19th-century outbuildings, it represents a rare surviving assemblage of farm buildings in the town.
4 miNW
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Equinox House Historic District, Manchester
103 min walk • The Equinox House Historic District encompasses the historic center of the village of Manchester, Vermont. It includes a small group of civic and commercial buildings around the junction of Main Street and Union Street, with the luxury Equinox House hotel as its primary focus.
3.8 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Amos Lawrence House, Green Mountain National Forest
97 min walk • The Amos Lawrence House is a historic house on Richville Road in Manchester, Vermont, USA. Built about 1840, it is a fine local example of a Greek Revival farmhouse.