 Vermont Route 125 leaves Route 100 in Hancock village and leads west, across Middlebury Gap (elevation ) into Ripton and Middlebury.The Middlebury College Snow Bowl, a downhill ski area, is on the western side of Middlebury Gap.The Long Trail follows the crest of the Green Mountains in the western part of Hancock, crossing the summit of Worth Mountain () and reaching the summit of Boyce Mountain () a few feet north of the town boundary in Ripton.