Location: Green Mountain National Forest, Manchester, VT
Total Distance: 3.0 Mile
Elevation Gain: 1100 ft.
Difficulty: Strenuous
Average Hike Time: 1.5 - 2.5 Hour
Directions:
From the junction of Routes 11/30 and Route 7, one mile East of Manchester, drive East on Route 11/30 for 0.5 miles to East Manchester Road turning right, and then immediately left on Rootville Road. Follow […]
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August 28, 2008
Spent a couple hours today atop Killington Peak, the second highest mountaintop in Vermont at 4,241 feet. There was some August humidity in the air, so the views were clear in the near-ground but the distant mountain ranges – White Mountains to the east and Green Mountains to the west – were pretty […]
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Location: Townshend State Forest, Townshend, VT
Length: 3.5 Mile Loop
Elevation Gain: 1100 ft.
Difficulty: Moderate Ascent / Strenuous Descent
Average Hike Time: 3 Hour
From Townshend follow Route 30 2.0 miles North to the Townshend Dam, turning West across the spillway to a ‘T’ where you turn left and pass the Scott Covered Bridge, to bear right and […]
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