Division G

East Clarendon to Buffum Pond

The Long Trail crosses the railway 1/4 mile east of East Clarendon station. Two minutes south from the railroad track The Trail crosses a bridge at the east end of Clarendon Gorge and two minutes later we are looking down its precipitous sides to the rapids and hanging on to the trees for safety. The Trail, after leaving the Gorge, runs along a ridge with frequent views of Otter Creek valley to the west and that of the Mill River to the east.

Three miles from the railroad The Trail, having passed several fine views to the west, emerges from the woods to a mountain pasture with Shrewsbury Pond to the east; a pond with a number of summer camps on its shores. Crossing the pasture, The Trail climbs the ridge with fine views, first to the northwest, then to the northeast with the pond in the foreground but far below, with Killington and its neighbor peaks in the background. From this point a near view of Coolidge Range is to be had. Dropping from this barren hilltop to a valley through which runs an electric power line, the Trail follows a wood road up the next slope to the summit of Button Hill, bare topped and with fine views to the southwest, of White Rocks Mountain and the Taconic Range. It drops steeply down the southerly slope through a mountain pasture with fine views to an old wood road, and a few yards farther reaches Buffum Camp, with an excellent stove, bunks for 20 and good water. This is situated in a fine old maple grove. The deserted road soon joins a little-used public road which

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it follows down to and across the excellent Wallingford Gulf Road.

Trail crosses Gulf Road between Wallingford and East Wallingford at a point about three miles from either town. Wallingford on the Rutland R. R., pop., 1559, True Temper Inn (a fine new hotel). The True Temper Inn maintains a shower room with steel lockers for the free use of hikers. The Inn plans to construct in the near future an approach trail leading from Wallingford over Green Hill to White Rocks Mountain. After crossing Gulf Road trail passes through meadow land and crossing another road, follows lane to Bulley Farm, whence it climbs easterly slope of White Rocks Mountain to the brink of the great cliff whose white rocks give the name to the mountain; fine outlook over valley of Otter Creek to the mountains of the Taconic Range. As the trail emerges from the woods on the northerly edge of White Rocks, the most perfect view of the entire six peaks in the Coolidge Range may be had. There are only a very few places in the State where all six peaks can be distinguished in one panorama and this is the best. Trail keeps near top of mountain on west side for a mile or two, then crossing to the eastern slope, drops steeply down the southeasterly slope until it meets an old lumber road which it follows southerly on gentle descent to the ruins of the Aldrich Job, which it reaches just after crossing an abandoned highway from South Wallingford to Wallingford Pond. About one-quarter mile westerly from point where trail crosses this road is a private camp which hikers over the trail are permitted to use. This road may be followed out westerly to the railroad. From the