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ing about thirty-five acres, at the east end of which is located Sterling Pond Lodge, built in 1927. A few rods to the south, fairly good water may be found except in dry seasons, when the quality is poor. The pond water will answer for making coffee. The Trail then follows the north shore of the pond to the outlet at the west end. Here there is a choice of routes. One starting west leads a little more than one mile to the Caves in Smugglers Notch; thence by the state road south two miles to Barnes' Camp. The other route starts southward from the outlet of the pond and leads directly to Barnes' Camp, 2.7 miles. Just before the descent into Smugglers Notch, there is a magnificent view of the Notch itself and of Mansfield beyond. Whiteface Lodge to Barnes' Camp, six hours.

Barnes' Camp to Summit House via Haselton Trail, 2.3 miles; to Taft Lodge, 2 miles; to Big Spring, 1.3 miles; to Summit House via Taft Lodge and Chin, 4 miles.

Big Spring to Summit House via Hell Brook and Chin, 3 miles.

Barnes' Camp to Stowe, 8 miles; to Morse's Mill, 5 miles; to Jeffersonville, 11 miles.

The Long Trail crosses the state road at Barnes' Camp in Smugglers Notch and uses either the Judge Haselton Trail or the Taft Lodge and Chin Trails to the Mt. Mansfield Hotel. From Barnes' Camp to the Hotel by way of the Haselton Trail and Toll Road, 2.3 miles; by way of Taft Lodge and Chin, 4 miles. The Judge Haselton Trail leaves the Notch at Barnes' Camp and runs up a rather steep path for two miles to the toll road and then follows the road to the hotel. Campers' supplies, good meals and

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lodging can be obtained at both Barnes' Camp and Mt. Mansfield Hotel. See ads. elsewhere.

The Taft Trail starts from State road a few hundred feet north of Barnes' Camp and follows a rather steep logging road to Elihu B. Taft Lodge, a roomy log cabin built in 1920 by the Burlington Section of the G. M. C. with funds contributed by Judge Taft, whose name it bears. During July, August, and part of September, a caretaker is stationed at the lodge, and a charge of 50 cents a night per person is made. Blankets may be rented at 10 cents each. Meals are not served but a limited selection of candy and foodstuffs is for sale while the caretaker is on duty, and there is a good stove for the use of hikers, also an outside fireplace. There are bunks for 32 hikers. Taft Lodge is at the junction of five trails and is within an hour's hiking distance of all points of interest on Mt. Mansfield. A superb view is to be had from the lodge in clear weather.

There are three trails from Taft Lodge to the Mt. Mansfield Hotel. The least traveled is the Fern Trail (12, p. 36) which does not go up onto the summit of the mountain. The second, sometimes called Profanity Trail, runs west from the lodge and climbs steeply to the ridge just south of the Chin. The third, a part of the main Long Trail, and the most picturesque of all, runs northwest from the cabin up to Eagle Pass, between the Chin and the Adam's Apple, there turns sharply to the left, climbs the steep and rugged north face of the Chin to the highest elevation on The Long Trail and in the State of Vermont (4393 ft.),