140 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL Y LONG TRAIL - VERMONT - Sección 6.2 - De Mad Tom Notch USFS 21, Peru, VT a Big Branch Shelter
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 10.98 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,247 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 3,274 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,491 ft
- TrailRank
-
87
5
- Min elevation
- 3,491 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 6 hours 44 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1535
- Uploaded
- October 3, 2016
- Recorded
- October 2016
near Peru, Vermont (United States)
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Stage 140
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 139 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT -Section 7.1 and 6.3 - From Douglas Shelter to Mad Tom Notch USFS 21, Peru, VT
⇒ Link to the next stage: 141 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT - Section 6.1 and 5.2 - From the Big Branch Shelter to Wallingford Gulf Road, VT-140
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), passing through the state of Vermont (United States), from south to north, from Mad Tom Notch, at the intersection of the trail with the track USFS 21, Peru, VT, to the Big Branch Shelter, on the banks of the homonymous river, all inside the Green Mountain National Forest.
The stage corresponds to the second 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 trail oldest long distance railway 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.
The day dawns with drizzle and some fog, and the two and a half kilometers of ascent that separate the starting point in Mad Tom Notch, from the small summit of Styles Peak (3,394 feet), they run without difficulty, on a very gradual path and little stony, verifying that the great variety of colors of the autumn advances very fast, day after day, especially in the highest levels of this mountainous massif.
The combination of greens, yellows, ochres and reds of the varied flora of Vermont, has already begun to make an appearance, and the spectacle of this varied color reflected in the waters of rivers, lakes and reservoirs attracts every year to this New England region, hundreds of photographers and hikers, just at a time of the year in which the "hikers" that travel the Appalachian Trail in one direction and another, have moved their activity mainly to the southern states, and the few Walkers that we now find on this route are mostly the trail of the Long Trail.
We found the rocky peak of the Styles Peak covered with fog and without visibility. On clear days, it is possible to enjoy a beautiful panoramic view from this same peak, but today it has not been possible, and we continue the path through the high area of the mountain ridge that joins this elevation with Peru Peak (3,429 feet).
From this point, the Appalachian Trail begins a gentle descent of about three kilometers, to the Griffith Lake, previously passing through the Peru Peak Shelter, spacious shelter, with capacity for 10 occupants, located on the edge of a stream.
Griffith Lake is a small, beautiful lake, once owned by businessman, politician and landowner Silas L. Griffith (1837-1903), a native of the neighboring town of Danby, Vermont, who made much of his fortune from the business of the wood and charcoal, and also used the natural resources of the area to breed trout.
At the edge of the lake there is a large and very pleasant camping area.
From Griffith Lake, the trail runs for a good stretch of three kilometers, with almost no unevenness, very flat, and then the rocky escarpment of the Baker Peak (2,850 pìes) ascends, from whose summit you can see a magnificent panorama.
PROVISIONAL DESCRIPTION
CONTENT IN ELABORATION
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 139 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT -Section 7.1 and 6.3 - From Douglas Shelter to Mad Tom Notch USFS 21, Peru, VT
⇒ Link to the next stage: 141 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND LONG TRAIL - VERMONT - Section 6.1 and 5.2 - From the Big Branch Shelter to Wallingford Gulf Road, VT-140
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), passing through the state of Vermont (United States), from south to north, from Mad Tom Notch, at the intersection of the trail with the track USFS 21, Peru, VT, to the Big Branch Shelter, on the banks of the homonymous river, all inside the Green Mountain National Forest.
The stage corresponds to the second 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 trail oldest long distance railway 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.
The day dawns with drizzle and some fog, and the two and a half kilometers of ascent that separate the starting point in Mad Tom Notch, from the small summit of Styles Peak (3,394 feet), they run without difficulty, on a very gradual path and little stony, verifying that the great variety of colors of the autumn advances very fast, day after day, especially in the highest levels of this mountainous massif.
The combination of greens, yellows, ochres and reds of the varied flora of Vermont, has already begun to make an appearance, and the spectacle of this varied color reflected in the waters of rivers, lakes and reservoirs attracts every year to this New England region, hundreds of photographers and hikers, just at a time of the year in which the "hikers" that travel the Appalachian Trail in one direction and another, have moved their activity mainly to the southern states, and the few Walkers that we now find on this route are mostly the trail of the Long Trail.
We found the rocky peak of the Styles Peak covered with fog and without visibility. On clear days, it is possible to enjoy a beautiful panoramic view from this same peak, but today it has not been possible, and we continue the path through the high area of the mountain ridge that joins this elevation with Peru Peak (3,429 feet).
From this point, the Appalachian Trail begins a gentle descent of about three kilometers, to the Griffith Lake, previously passing through the Peru Peak Shelter, spacious shelter, with capacity for 10 occupants, located on the edge of a stream.
Griffith Lake is a small, beautiful lake, once owned by businessman, politician and landowner Silas L. Griffith (1837-1903), a native of the neighboring town of Danby, Vermont, who made much of his fortune from the business of the wood and charcoal, and also used the natural resources of the area to breed trout.
At the edge of the lake there is a large and very pleasant camping area.
From Griffith Lake, the trail runs for a good stretch of three kilometers, with almost no unevenness, very flat, and then the rocky escarpment of the Baker Peak (2,850 pìes) ascends, from whose summit you can see a magnificent panorama.
PROVISIONAL DESCRIPTION
CONTENT IN ELABORATION
Waypoints
Car park
Photo
2,516 ft
Iniciamos la gradual subida hacia la cima del Styles Peak
Iniciamos la gradual subida hacia la cima del Styles Peak
Photo
3,219 ft
Otoño bastante avanzado, especialmente en las zonas más elevadas
Otoño bastante avanzado, especialmente en las zonas más elevadas
Summit
3,441 ft
Styles Peak (3.394 pies), con llovizna y un poco de niebla
Styles Peak (3.394 pies), con llovizna y un poco de niebla
Photo
3,263 ft
Por la cresta, entre Styles Peak y Peru Peak
Por la cresta, entre Styles Peak y Peru Peak
Wilderness hut
River
Lake
Panorama
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Precioso Vermont. Un colorido espectacular