139 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL Y LONG TRAIL - VERMONT -Sección 7.1 y 6.3 - De Douglas Shelter a Mad Tom Notch USFS 21, Peru, VT
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.68 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,766 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 2,687 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,291 ft
- TrailRank
-
86
5
- Min elevation
- 3,291 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 7 hours 6 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1661
- Uploaded
- September 27, 2016
- Recorded
- September 2016
near Manchester Depot, Vermont (United States)
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Stage 139
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 138 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT -Section 7.2 - From Stratton-Arlington (Kelley Stand) Rd to Douglas Shelter
⇒ Link to the next stage: 140 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT - Section 6.2 - From Mad Tom Notch USFS 21, Peru, VT to Big Branch Shelter
Route along the Appalachian Trail , passing through the state of Vermont (United States), from south to north, from the William B. Douglas Shelter, to Mad Tom Notch at the intersection of the trail with the track USFS 21, Peru, VT, all inside the Green Mountain National Forest.
The stage corresponds to the first part of section 7 and to the third part of section 6 of the Appalachian Trail, according to the official distribution of stages of this trail in the state of Vermont, and also coincides in its layout with that of a section of the Long Trail, which is the oldest long-distance trail in the United States, created between 1910 and 1930, with a total length of 438 km. (always through the state of Vermont), from the boundary of this state with Massachusetts, in the vicinity of the town of Williamstown, MA, to very close to the Canadian border, in North Troy, Vermont.
We hike along with a group of mountaineers from the Hudson Valley Hikers, led by veteran guide Jason A. Taormina.
We start the tour early, immediately after having breakfast, raising the camp the night before at the William B. Douglas Shelter, located 800 meters from the path, in a side detour.
Shortly after this detour, and after crossing a small torrent and a wooden bridge, we went for a mile towards the west following a wide track, currently of forest use, known as Old Rootville Road.
Just opposite the point where the AT turns to the north, and with almost no signaling, there is a short branch identified with blue markers, which leads to a rocky viewpoint located 50 meters from the track, called Prospect Rock (2.079 feet). From this viewpoint you can see a beautiful panoramic view towards the town of Manchester and the Mt. Equinox (3,848 feet).
DESCRIPTION AND PROVISIONAL PHOTOS
CONTENT IN ELABORATION
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 138 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT -Section 7.2 - From Stratton-Arlington (Kelley Stand) Rd to Douglas Shelter
⇒ Link to the next stage: 140 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT - Section 6.2 - From Mad Tom Notch USFS 21, Peru, VT to Big Branch Shelter
Route along the Appalachian Trail , passing through the state of Vermont (United States), from south to north, from the William B. Douglas Shelter, to Mad Tom Notch at the intersection of the trail with the track USFS 21, Peru, VT, all inside the Green Mountain National Forest.
The stage corresponds to the first part of section 7 and to the third part of section 6 of the Appalachian Trail, according to the official distribution of stages of this trail in the state of Vermont, and also coincides in its layout with that of a section of the Long Trail, which is the oldest long-distance trail in the United States, created between 1910 and 1930, with a total length of 438 km. (always through the state of Vermont), from the boundary of this state with Massachusetts, in the vicinity of the town of Williamstown, MA, to very close to the Canadian border, in North Troy, Vermont.
We hike along with a group of mountaineers from the Hudson Valley Hikers, led by veteran guide Jason A. Taormina.
We start the tour early, immediately after having breakfast, raising the camp the night before at the William B. Douglas Shelter, located 800 meters from the path, in a side detour.
Shortly after this detour, and after crossing a small torrent and a wooden bridge, we went for a mile towards the west following a wide track, currently of forest use, known as Old Rootville Road.
Just opposite the point where the AT turns to the north, and with almost no signaling, there is a short branch identified with blue markers, which leads to a rocky viewpoint located 50 meters from the track, called Prospect Rock (2.079 feet). From this viewpoint you can see a beautiful panoramic view towards the town of Manchester and the Mt. Equinox (3,848 feet).
DESCRIPTION AND PROVISIONAL PHOTOS
CONTENT IN ELABORATION
Waypoints
Wilderness hut
2,159 ft
Inicio del recorrido. William B. Douglas Shelter
Inicio del recorrido. William B. Douglas Shelter
Intersection
2,331 ft
Intersección del AT con el desvío al William B. Douglas Shelter
Intersección del AT con el desvío al William B. Douglas Shelter
Photo
2,281 ft
Sendero. El AT a través de una pista para uso forestal. Old Rootville Road
Path. The AT through a track for forest use. Old Rootville Road
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Panorama
2,126 ft
Prospect Rock (2.150 pies). Desvio del sendero, que gira hacia el norte, y justo enfrente (y sin señalizar), mirador rocoso
Prospect Rock (2,150 feet). Deviation from the path, which turns to the north, and just opposite (and without signaling), rocky viewpoint
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Intersection
2,239 ft
Intersección del sendero con el desvío al Spruce Peak Shelter
Intersección del sendero con el desvío al Spruce Peak Shelter
Summit
2,081 ft
Corto desvío lateral, a la cima del Spruce Peak (2.040 pies), y vista hacia el Taconic Range
Short side deviation, to the top of the Spruce Peak (2,040 feet), and view towards the Taconic Range
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River
Photo
1,974 ft
Subida gradual hacia la cima de Bromley Mountain (3.260 pies)
Subida gradual hacia la cima de Bromley Mountain (3.260 pies)
Intersection
1,872 ft
Intersección del AT con la ruta VT-11/30
Intersección del AT con la ruta VT-11/30
Photo
2,590 ft
Subida gradual por la ladera de la Bromley Mountain
Subida gradual por la ladera de la Bromley Mountain
Photo
3,138 ft
Tramo del AT que discurre sobre una de las pistas de esquí de Bromley Mountain
Section of the AT that runs on one of the ski slopes of Bromley Mountain
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Summit
3,265 ft
Bromley Mountain (3.263 pies), torre de observación e instalaciones telesilla esquí
Bromley Mountain (3,263 ft), observation tower and ski chairlift facilities
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Car park
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