Route description 8A-L begins at the junction of
Route 8 and
Route 9 in
Dalton. For its first , Routes 8A & 9 are concurrent, leading into the town of
Windsor. There, Route 8A turns northward, passing through part of the Windsor State Forest, before entering the town of
Savoy. There, the route turns eastward, becoming concurrent with
Route 116. It passes through the town center before crossing into
Hampshire County and the town of
Plainfield. In Plainfield, Route 8A turns northward again, leaving Route 116 and entering the Dubuque State Forest and crossing into
Franklin County and the town of
Hawley. It passes through Hawley along winding roads before entering the town of
Charlemont. The road turns eastward, running along the south banks of the
Deerfield River for a mile before crossing the river to begin is third and final concurrency, this time with
Route 2 along the
Mohawk Trail. After just , the route turns northward again, winding into the town of
Heath. It passes through the villages of the Dell and North Hawley before finally ending at the
Vermont state line, entering the town of
Whitingham as
Vermont Route 8A, which shortly links to
Vermont Route 112.
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