Yup,
I love Vermont, but for a beginner? Whew!
I can suggest some fairly easy tours in Maine, and here's a book of rides in Vermont. Some of them don't look too bad. I liked Fort Ticonderoga, and Middlebury.
http://www.amazon.com/Bicycle-Tours-...5596970&sr=1-1
You might want to bring a car and do day trips.