Long Trail South

Winter hiking the Long Trail in sections  North/South 


 Joplin at JJames@cssu.org

Section One: Journey's End to Rt. 105

Date: 1 November 2008
Start Point: Journey's End
Benchmarks: Canadian Border
End Point: Rt. 105
Distance: 3.9
Who: Joplin,
Total Ascent:
Conditions: Several inches wet snow
Weather: Sunny and warm

Section two: Rt. 105 to Jay Pass

Date: November 8, 2008
Start Point: Rt. 105 North Jay Pass
Benchmarks: Shooting Star, Laura Woodward, Jay Peak
End Point: Jay Pass Rt. 242
Distance: 9.3
Total Ascent:
Who: Joplin
Conditions: Snow and cold wind on top of Jay
Left car at Rt. 105 to hitchhike back.
Jay pass at dusk, fierce cold wind and no traffic
two cars after 15 minutes, but picked up by the third. Phew!

Section three: Jay Pass to Hazen's Notch

Date: 26 November 2008
Start Point: Jay Pass Rt. 242
Benchmarks: Gilpin Mtn. Domey's Dome, Buchanan Mtn. Bruce Peak, Hazen's Notch Shelter
End Point: Hazen's Notch
Who: Joplin
Distance: 6.8
Total Ascent:
Time: 11:00-4:00
Left car a Jay Pass, hitchhiked back
got a ride with the yogurt man.

Conditions: 12 inches new snow
Weather: Cloudy, 30 degrees

Attempted: November 21 to Gilpin Mtn. and return, beautiful fresh snow, but started to late.

Section four: Hazen's Notch to Eden Crossing

Start Point: Hazen's Notch (Rt #58)
Benchmarks: Haystack Mtn. Tillotson Peak,
Tillotson Camp, Belvidere Mtn.
End Point: Eden Crossing (Rt #108)
Distance: 10 Miles
Total Ascent:
Date completed: 31November 2008
8:30 - 4:30
Conditions: 16 inches powder
Weather: Sunny/cloudy 30 degrees
Encountered: 1 Moose, 0 Humans

Completely lost the trail on Belvidere Mtn
with one hour of light remaining, this was disconcerting,
but relieved with the sight of the fire tower.
A quick decent to Eden crossing and made it out by dark.

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Section five: Eden Crossing to Cross Road

Start Point: Eden Crossing
Benchmarks:Devil's gulch, Spruce ledge, Butternut Mtn, Corliss Camp,
End Point: Cross Road, via Davis trail
Distance: 10.3 Miles
Date: 21 December 2008
Who: Joplin, Chuck
Conditions: 8-18 inches
Weather: 14 F cloudy/sunny

Section six: Cross Road to Plot Road

Start Point: Cross Road (Davis Trail)
Benchmarks: Corliss Camp, Laraway Mountain, Codding Hollow,
End Point: Plot Road
Who: Joplin, Chuck, Anika
Distance: Miles 11.7
Total Ascent:
Date Completed: 12/30/08
Conditions: 8-16 inches drifts and ice
Weather: 14 F cloudy/sunny/windy
A comfortable hike but at this temperature and the wind
we shouldn't have stopped to eat.
Note to self: Pack food to be eaten while moving.

(2 Mile road walk back to Chuck's car at Cross Rd)

Section seven:Plot Road to Rt. 15, Lamoille River

Start Point: Cross Road
Benchmarks: RoundTop Mtn.
End Point: Rt 15 Lamoille River
Distance: 5 Miles
Total Ascent:
Who: Joplin, Alison, Anika, McKinley
Date Completed: Jan. 4, 2009
Conditions: 3-10 inches, ice
Weather: cloudy, calm

Section eight: Rt. 15/Lamoille River to Madonna Mtn.

Start Point: Rt. 15 Lamoille River
Benchmarks: Bear Hollow, Morse Mtn
End Point: Smuggler's Notch Base
Distance: 10 Miles
Date Completed: Sunday, 11 January 2009
8:15-5:15
Who: Chuck , Joplin
Conditions: 1-2 ft
Weather: cold and calm: 14 F
Comments: Lost the trail on Morse,
on Madonna by dark and had a fun butt slide down to the base. A wonderful day!

Section Nine: Madonna Mtn. to Smuggler's Notch

Section Nine: Madonna Mtn. to Smuggler's Notch
Start Point: Madonna Mtn.
Benchmarks: Sterling Pond,
End Point: Smuggler's Notch
Distance: Miles

Who: Chuck, Colin, Jessica, Joplin
Date completed: 17 January 2009
Conditions: 3-4 ft.
Weather:  0-12 F  9 mph (South)

Section Ten: Smuggler's Notch to Nebraska Notch

Start Point: Smuggler's Notch (Stowe)
Points of Interest: Mount Mansfield
End Point: Nebraska Notch (Mansfield Trout Club)
Distance: 10.1 Miles
Date : March 21, 2009
Who: Joplin, Chuck
Total Ascent: 4067
Conditions: frozen snow and ice
Beautifully blazed trail
Weather: Clear and calm, 14-20 F

Section Eleven: Nebrask Notch to Bolton Notch

Start Point: Mansfield Trout Club
Points of Interest: Clark Mtn., Bolton Mtn.
End Point: Bolton Notch
Date: March 28, 2009
Distance: 11 Miles
Who: Joplin, Chuck
Conditions:
Weather: 32- 40

Section Twelve: Bolton Notch to Winooski River

Start Point: Bolton Notch

End Point: Winooski River (Jonesville)
Distance:
Date: April 6, 2009
Who: Joplin, Alison, McKinley
Conditions: frozen snow and ice
Weather: Clear and calm, 30's

Section Thirteen: Winooski River to Montclair Glen

Start Point: Duxburry Road
Points of Interest: Bamforth Ridge, Camel's Hump
End Point: Montclair Glen; Forrest City trail to Huntington
Distance: 10 Miles
Who:  Joplin
Date: April 13, 2009
Conditions: 3-4 ft snow, ice
Weather: clear, 30-35

Section Fourteen: Montclair Glen to Birch Glen

Date: November 28, 2009
Start Point: Forrest City Trail
Points of Interest: Mt. Ethan Allen, Mt. Ira Allen, Burnt Rock Mtn., Huntington Gap
End Point: Beane Trail
Who: Joplin
Distance: 12 Miles
Time: 8:30 - 4:30
Conditions: Snow 3000 Ft +
Weather: 19-27 F, 6 mph (South)
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Date: January 2, 2010
Start Point: Forrest City Trail
Points of Interest: Mt. Ethan Allen, Mt. Ira Allen, Burnt Rock Mtn.,
End Point: Hedgehog Trail


Who: Tim, Colin, Jamie, Zach, Joplin
Distance: 8 Miles
Time: 8:30 - 5:00
Conditions: 36" + Snow
Weather: 20 F, snow and wind

Section Fifteen: Birch Glen to Glen Ellen

Start Point: Beane Trail
Benchmarks: Birch Glen, Molly Stark Mtn., Appalachian Gap, Theron Dean, Stark Mtn.
End Point: Jerusalem Trail
Date: December 13 2009
Who: Micheal, Darryl, Joplin
Distance: 10.5 Miles
Conditions: 6-12 inches
Weather: 25 F + wind

Section Sixteen: Glen Ellen to Battel

Date : December 27, 2009
Start Point: Glen Ellen
Benchmarks: Mt Ellen, Lincoln Mtn., Mt. Abe
End Point: Battell Trail
Who: Tony, Joplin
Distance: 11 Miles
Total Ascent:
Time: 8:15 - 3:30
Conditions: Wet snow
Weather: 28-35 F

Section Seventeen: Battell to Lincoln Gap

Start Point: Battell trailhead (Lincoln)

End Point: Lincoln Gap
Who: Clark, Izzy, Kim, Chuck, Cheryl, Joplin
Distance: 5 Miles
Total Ascent:
Date: January 8,2010
Time:
Conditions: Clear
Weather: 25 F

Section Eighteen: Lincoln Gap to Cooley Glen

Start Point: Lincoln Gap
End Point: Cooley Glen trail
Who: Joplin
Distance: 9 Miles
Total Ascent:
Date : January 15, 2010
Time: 8:30 - 4:30
Conditions: Clear
Weather: 19 F
(Deep snow, blowdown, most difficult bushwack)

Section Nineteen: Cooley Glen to Emily Proctor

Start Point: Cooley Glen
End Point: Emily Proctor
Who: Chuck B., Joplin,
Distance: 12 Miles
Total Ascent:
Date : January 29, 2010
Time: 8:30 - 4:30
Conditions: Partly cloudy
Weather: 20 F

Section twenty: Emily Proctor to Skylight Pond

Section twenty: Emily Proctor to Skylight Pond

Start Point: Emily Proctor trail
End Point: Skylight Pond

Who: Robert, Patrick, Joplin

Distance: 7.5 Miles
Total Ascent:

Date Completed: 28 February 2010
Time: 8:30 - 4:30
Conditions: Partly cloudy
Weather: 20 F

Section twenty-one: Skylight Pond to Burnt Hill Trail

Start Point: Skylight Pond
End Point: Middlebury Gap
Who: Tony, Joplin
Distance: 7 Miles
Total Ascent:
Date Completed: March 7,2010?
Time: 9:00 - 4:00
Conditions: Sun
Weather: 38 F
Snow depth: 5' +

Section twenty-two: Middlebury Gap to Brandon Gap

Start Point: Middlebury Gap
End Point: Brandon Gap
Who: Joplin
Distance: 10 Miles
Total Ascent:
Date Completed: March 13, 2010
Time: 8:30 - 2:00
Conditions: cloudy/windy
Weather: 38 F
Snow depth: 4' +

Section Twenty-three: Brandon Gap to Killington

Start Point: Brandon Gap
End Point: Route 4 Killington
Who: Joplin, Tony
Distance: 13 miles, 11 miles
Total Ascent:  4,023
Date Completed: December 28-29, 2010
Time: 7:15- 4:30, 9:15-4:30
Conditions: Perfect!
Weather: Cloudy 20*, Sunny 30*,
Snow depth: 10 inches
Camped at Telephone Gap?  Cozy and warm

Section twenty-four: Killington Mtn.

Start Point: Route 4
End Point: Upper Cold River Road 29
Who: Tony, Wes, Brian, Joplin
Distance:  12 Miles
Total Ascent: 2000 ft
Date Completed: January
Time: 7:30 -4:30
Conditions: Sunny, cold 20
Weather:
Snow depth: 36 inches