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yards from this camp, The Trail enters an old lumber road leading to the auto road. Fifty yards below the forks is a marker, 'State Line 21 miles.' Beyond, 2-5 mile, at a good spring, The Trail descends rapidly for almost a mile and then ascends 1-4 mile to a locked camp on the left. Thence a mile of easy trail brings the hiker to a bluff overlooking a stream which is then followed to a foot bridge. Below, 1 1-7 miles The Trail again crosses the stream by a foot bridge, 500 yards from a locked camp at the 16 mile marker from the State Line. Autos can reach this point. Two miles beyond is the Bennington-Brattleboro highway. The fourteenth milestone is exactly at the white chapel (no marker).

The Trail turns right on the highway, and just before reaching a large iron bridge, leaves the highway at the left by a dirt road and enters the woods. It ascends a rather steep grade, winding around the east slope of the mountain until the top of Harmon Hill is gained, where there is a fine view to the west, showing the Bennington Valley and the battle monument. A little over a half mile beyond the eleven mile State Line marker, The Trail reaches the old Bennington-Heartwell road, abandoned sixty years ago (sharp turn to right at two arrows). Beyond, 1-3 mile, is Camp Thendara (ten bunks and stove).

The Side Trail from here to Bennington follows an old road west 1 2-5 miles to the first house, whence in 3 1-4 miles Bennington may be reached by auto.

The Trail south from the camp, in less than two miles reaches (via an old road) Lake Hancock

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(no swimming, Bennington water supply). It then skirts the west side of the lake and 2 1-6 miles beyond it, reaches the high tension line, North Adams to Bennington. Less than a mile beyond is the old road (passable) from Pownal Center to Stamford. The Trail crosses this and (1-2 mile) reaches the Seth Warner Camp (stove, and bunks for ten), after which it follows a wagon road from North Adams, leaves it to the right and winds for 2 1-4 miles across country to the Vermont-Massachusetts Line, where The Long Trail proper ends.

Beyond the State Line it continues 1 1-3 miles to a junction (fine view south and west along ridge). The right turn, maintained by the Williams College Outing Club, goes via Pine Cobble to the Boston and Maine R. R. Station at Williamstown (3 miles); the other route is down the valley to Blackinton, Mass (2 miles).

The headquarters of the Bennington Section of the Green Mt. Club is at the office of Henry B. Walbridge, 425 Main St.

Take great care in the open places and on bare Peaks.

When stops are made for rest or to take in the views in such spots, some are confused at which markings the trail proceeds. This can be avoided by first locating direction of trail before stopping.