136 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL Y LONG TRAIL - VERMONT - Sección 8.2 - De VT-9 - Bennington a Goddard Shelter / Glastenbury Mountain
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.65 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,343 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,450 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,625 ft
- TrailRank
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99
5
- Min elevation
- 1,342 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 5 hours 29 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1328
- Uploaded
- October 26, 2016
- Recorded
- October 2016
near Woodford, Vermont (United States)
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Stage 136
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 135 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT AND MASSACHUSETTS -Section 9-VT and 1-MA -From Rt 9, Bennington, VT, to North Adams
⇒ Link to next stage: 137 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT - Section 8.1 - Goddard Shelter / Glastenbury Mountain to Stratton-Arlington Rd
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the state of Vermont (United States), in a south to north direction, from its intersection with route VT-9, near the town of Bennington, VT , along the City Stream, to the Goddard Shelter, very close to the top of Glastenbury Mountain, all within the Green Mountain National Forest.
A good part of the stage also runs through the Glastenbury Wilderness, a wilderness area or protected natural area, of more than 90 square kilometers, created in 2006 by the United States Congress.
The stage corresponds to the second part of section 8 of the Appalachian Trail, according to the official distribution of stages for this trail in the state of Vermont, and also coincides in its layout with that of a section of theLong Trail , which is the trail oldest long-distance line in the United States, created between 1910 and 1930, with a total length of 438 km. (always through the state of Vermont), from the border of this state with Massachusetts, in the vicinity of the town of Williamstown, MA, to very close to the border with Canada, in North Troy, Vermont.
Start of the stage. Intersection of AT with VT-9 - Bennington, VT. CityStream. William A. McArthur Memorial Bridge
The walk takes place in the last days of October, with autumn already well advanced, and with a weather forecast that announces drizzle in the morning, and some snowflakes in the afternoon, without settling.
As we had the opportunity to verify, once again the meteorologists erred the forecast, and those "some snowflakes" became from three in the afternoon, and until seven in the morning of the following day, in a major storm of snow, accompanied by a strong wind that lowered the temperature and the sensation ends several degrees Celsius below zero, and left a blanket of snow between 4 and 5 inches.
A stage between two seasons: we start it in autumn, and we finish it in winter.
None of this could have been imagined when we started walking along the VT-9 route, at the point where the trail crosses the City Stream over the magnificent single-arch wooden bridge, built in 1977 and dedicated to the memory of William A. MacArthur, volunteer with the Green Mountain Club.
The first three kilometers of the route are uphill. Quite steep at first, until reaching Split Rock (a curious formation with two large rocks split by a very smooth cut and located in parallel, forming a kind of passage between them); and then the climb becomes a little more gradual, to the unviewable top of Mapple Hill (2,620 ft) , located just past a power line.
Initial steep climb to the top of Mapple Hill, and Split Rock
Throughout this section, the slope of the mountain itself prevents the accumulation of water and the presence of mud, so common in other flatter areas of the Green Mountain National Forest, but when going down from Mapple Hill, the trail crosses a fairly flat area, easily flooded, and we found sections of the trail covered by water, and quite muddy. A short distance away, Hell Hollow Brook was also flowing down with much more flow than usual, without completely covering the stones placed for its fording.
Hell Hollow Brook
After crossing Hell Hollow Brook, the trail continues with another section of gradual ascent, passing through two beautiful viewpoints: Porcupine Lookout (located at 2,815 feet) and Little Pond Lookout (3,060 feet), this time with very low visibility due to The rain.
It is a pity not to be able to appreciate the views from the height that little by little the path is gaining, but the day, although rainy, is very pleasant, and the forest in autumn is even more beautiful, with spectacular colors.
footpath in autumn
Shortly before reaching the Goddard Shelter, the first flakes of snow began to fall. Without importance. We thought that once we were settled we could prepare a bonfire, like so many other times, and dry our clothes a bit, but the snowfall increased, and a strong blizzard arose that prevented us from starting a fire.
Covered as we could inside the shelter, and trying to cover the open area with our ponchos, since the blizzard caused the snow to enter the interior, we boiled water to prepare something for dinner, and to fill the boats with which to heat a little sleeping bags and combat the cold.
Goddard Shelter. Clothes damp, frozen, like icicles
At sunset three other mountaineers arrived at the refuge, who had also been surprised by the snow storm, and although it was not their initial purpose, they decided to also stay overnight there, to resume the route in the morning.
We shared the space in the best possible way, and we got ready to spend the long, windy and icy autumn night, in which it did not stop snowing for a single moment.
Goddard Shelter. Shelter the next morning, after the snowfall
PPI Index: 69 HKG
Total distance: 15.63 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 919.96 m
Desn. cumulative descent: 265.42 m
Maximum height: 1096.32 m
Minimum height: 435.1 m
Total time: 5:29:42 h
Moving time: 5:10:16 h
Stopped time: 0:19:26 h
Total average speed: 2.84 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.02 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 135 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT AND MASSACHUSETTS -Section 9-VT and 1-MA -From Rt 9, Bennington, VT, to North Adams
⇒ Link to next stage: 137 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT - Section 8.1 - Goddard Shelter / Glastenbury Mountain to Stratton-Arlington Rd
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the state of Vermont (United States), in a south to north direction, from its intersection with route VT-9, near the town of Bennington, VT , along the City Stream, to the Goddard Shelter, very close to the top of Glastenbury Mountain, all within the Green Mountain National Forest.
A good part of the stage also runs through the Glastenbury Wilderness, a wilderness area or protected natural area, of more than 90 square kilometers, created in 2006 by the United States Congress.
The stage corresponds to the second part of section 8 of the Appalachian Trail, according to the official distribution of stages for this trail in the state of Vermont, and also coincides in its layout with that of a section of theLong Trail , which is the trail oldest long-distance line in the United States, created between 1910 and 1930, with a total length of 438 km. (always through the state of Vermont), from the border of this state with Massachusetts, in the vicinity of the town of Williamstown, MA, to very close to the border with Canada, in North Troy, Vermont.
Start of the stage. Intersection of AT with VT-9 - Bennington, VT. CityStream. William A. McArthur Memorial Bridge
The walk takes place in the last days of October, with autumn already well advanced, and with a weather forecast that announces drizzle in the morning, and some snowflakes in the afternoon, without settling.
As we had the opportunity to verify, once again the meteorologists erred the forecast, and those "some snowflakes" became from three in the afternoon, and until seven in the morning of the following day, in a major storm of snow, accompanied by a strong wind that lowered the temperature and the sensation ends several degrees Celsius below zero, and left a blanket of snow between 4 and 5 inches.
A stage between two seasons: we start it in autumn, and we finish it in winter.
None of this could have been imagined when we started walking along the VT-9 route, at the point where the trail crosses the City Stream over the magnificent single-arch wooden bridge, built in 1977 and dedicated to the memory of William A. MacArthur, volunteer with the Green Mountain Club.
The first three kilometers of the route are uphill. Quite steep at first, until reaching Split Rock (a curious formation with two large rocks split by a very smooth cut and located in parallel, forming a kind of passage between them); and then the climb becomes a little more gradual, to the unviewable top of Mapple Hill (2,620 ft) , located just past a power line.
Initial steep climb to the top of Mapple Hill, and Split Rock
Throughout this section, the slope of the mountain itself prevents the accumulation of water and the presence of mud, so common in other flatter areas of the Green Mountain National Forest, but when going down from Mapple Hill, the trail crosses a fairly flat area, easily flooded, and we found sections of the trail covered by water, and quite muddy. A short distance away, Hell Hollow Brook was also flowing down with much more flow than usual, without completely covering the stones placed for its fording.
Hell Hollow Brook
After crossing Hell Hollow Brook, the trail continues with another section of gradual ascent, passing through two beautiful viewpoints: Porcupine Lookout (located at 2,815 feet) and Little Pond Lookout (3,060 feet), this time with very low visibility due to The rain.
It is a pity not to be able to appreciate the views from the height that little by little the path is gaining, but the day, although rainy, is very pleasant, and the forest in autumn is even more beautiful, with spectacular colors.
footpath in autumn
Shortly before reaching the Goddard Shelter, the first flakes of snow began to fall. Without importance. We thought that once we were settled we could prepare a bonfire, like so many other times, and dry our clothes a bit, but the snowfall increased, and a strong blizzard arose that prevented us from starting a fire.
Covered as we could inside the shelter, and trying to cover the open area with our ponchos, since the blizzard caused the snow to enter the interior, we boiled water to prepare something for dinner, and to fill the boats with which to heat a little sleeping bags and combat the cold.
Goddard Shelter. Clothes damp, frozen, like icicles
At sunset three other mountaineers arrived at the refuge, who had also been surprised by the snow storm, and although it was not their initial purpose, they decided to also stay overnight there, to resume the route in the morning.
We shared the space in the best possible way, and we got ready to spend the long, windy and icy autumn night, in which it did not stop snowing for a single moment.
Goddard Shelter. Shelter the next morning, after the snowfall
PPI Index: 69 HKG
Total distance: 15.63 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 919.96 m
Desn. cumulative descent: 265.42 m
Maximum height: 1096.32 m
Minimum height: 435.1 m
Total time: 5:29:42 h
Moving time: 5:10:16 h
Stopped time: 0:19:26 h
Total average speed: 2.84 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.02 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
Waypoints
Intersection
1,420 ft
Inicio de la etapa. Intersección del AT con la ruta VT-9 - Bennigton, VT. City Stream. William A. McArthur Memorial Bridge
Start of the stage. Intersection of the AT with the route VT-9 - Bennigton, VT. City Stream. William A. McArthur Memorial Bridge
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Photo
1,643 ft
Empinada subida inicial hacia la cima de la Mapple Hill, y Split Rock
Empinada subida inicial hacia la cima de la Mapple Hill, y Split Rock
Wilderness hut
Photo
2,373 ft
Bastantes charcos de agua en las zonas llanas
Bastantes charcos de agua en las zonas llanas
River
Panorama
2,816 ft
Porcupine Lookout (2.815 pies). Mirador, sin vista por la lluvia
Porcupine Lookout (2.815 pies). Mirador, sin vista por la lluvia
Panorama
3,042 ft
Little Pond Lookout (3.060 pies). Otro mirador, sin vistas a consecuencia de la lluvia
Little Pond Lookout (3,060 feet). Another viewpoint, without views as a result of the rain
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Photo
3,147 ft
Un poco de lluvia y mucha variedad de hongos en el bosque
Un poco de lluvia y mucha variedad de hongos en el bosque
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Pablo esta es una gran etapa, puro espectáculo en vivo con ese colorido. El disfrute del día habrá sido para enmarcar, buenísimo reportaje de fotos.
Saludos ....
¡¡¡El otoño en todo su esplendor!!! ¡¡Qué preciosidad de fotos!!
Una ruta estupenda. :)
¡Muchas gracias por compartir fotos e información!
Beautiful hike. Awesome pictures! Thank you for sharing.
Un sitio precioso y mas ahora que estamos confinados.
Algún día haremos alguna de las etapas de los Apalaches
Muchas gracias, Alicia.
En mi opinión, el Appalachian Trail es el líder indiscutible de los grandes senderos. Una experiencia única, de las que no se olvidan jamás.
!Vaya nevadita!. Preciosa etapa