Driving route to FG

[OB]

I'm looking for an alternate route to NH instead of the usual TZ bridge to 95 in CT to 91 North. I don't feel like dealing with the construction on 95 in CT, just drove it last weekend and with a trailer, the Jersey barriers and narrow curving lanes, I want something different.

Please let me know if you have any experience with these options and if you think they are good. I'd like to stick with major highways and avoid mountain passes.
Also I'm leaving tomorrow morning to camp the coast of Maine so reply quickly!

1. 87 North to Newburgh NY area, 84 East to Hartford CT area, 91 North to Keene NH, 101 East. (249 miles 4 hr 54 min)

2. 87 North to Ravena NY area (just south of Albany), 90 East (Mass Turnpike) to Chicopee, 91 North to Bernardstown NH, 10 North to 101 East (265 miles 5 hrs)

3. 87 North to Albany NY, NY 7E (Hoosick Rd), NH 9E (Franklin Pierce Hwy) to Keene NH, 101 East. (236 miles 5 hr 20 min)

I like option #3, another 20 minutes is really nothing but I'm concerned about NY 7E and NH 9E. Remember, I'll be towing a 24' trailer with my 4Runner on it, if these roads aren't feesible please let me know.

 

[cruiserland]

84 was redone a few years ago
pretty easy route #1, I would go this way, you can go way faster than 65 too

dont go #3, big hills from ny to nh, bye bye brakes

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Option 1 can be as bad as 95, depending on time of day. Night or midday "should" be clear sailing.

Often major backups from Newburgh to Danbury, redoing the shoddy new construction and regular congestion has been creating major delays in Waterbury, and 84-91 North in Hartford will be slow starting mid afternoon.
Two or three long climbs, but no problem unless you're grossly underpowered.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Also, for coastal Maine, you may want to continue on 84 through Hartford to the Mass Pike, one of our better pieces of infrastructure. Make darn sure you don't have to buy gas in CT.