11.23.2008

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

11.22.2008

Section Twenty-five: Upper Cold River Road to Route 103

Date:  February 23, 2011
Time:  12:00 - 4:30
Start Point: Upper Cold River Road
Points of Interest: Clarendon lookout
Who:   McKinley, Joplin, Patrick
End Point: Route 103
Distance: 5.6 miles
Conditions: 20 degrees
Weather: Cloudy  24 inches

Section: twenty-six: Route 103 to Route 140

Section twenty-six: Route 103 - Route 140


Date: February 24, 2011
Who: Alison, Joplin
Start Point: Route 103
Points of Interest: Clarendon Gorge
End Point: Route 140
Distance: 6.6 miles
Conditions: 24 inches tracked
Weather:  25 degrees

Section: twenty seven Route 140 to USFS 10 Mt tabor


Date: February 25, 2011
TIme:  9:45 - 7:00
Who: McKinley, Alison, Joplin
Start Point: Route 140
:Little Rock Pond
End Point: USFS #10
Distance: 11.6 miles
Conditions: Snow all day
Weather: 36 inches

Section: twenty eight: Mt Tabor to Mt Baker

Date: March
TIme:  9:45 - 5:00
Who: Chuck, Joplin
Start Point: Mt Tabor
End Point: South End Road
Distance
Conditions
Weather

11.19.2008

Section thirty: Mt Baker to Route #11.

Date: November 27, 2011
TIme:  7:35 - 7:00
Who: McKinley, Anika, Joplin
Start Point: South end Road
Peru Peak, Styles Mt, Bromley mt
End Point: VT #11
Distance: 15 miles
Conditions: 2-8 inches 
Weather: Sunny and 45 degrees

Section Thirty-0ne: Rt# 11 - Stratton-Arlington Road

Date: December 30, 2011
TIme:  7:35 am - 7:00 pm
Who:  Chuck, Joplin
Start Point: Rt# 9


End Point: Arlington
Distance: 25 (15 miles LT)
Conditions: 2-8 inches 
Weather: Sunny ; 35 degrees