Division V

WALLINGFORD-EAST WALLINGFORD ROAD TO SHERBURNE PASS

Crossing the Gulf Road, the Long Trail takes a side road north a short distance and turns into a pasture, soon coming to Buffum Camp, open front, with stove and bunks for 16. Distance from Griffith Camp, about 11 mi.; from Little Rock Pond, 6 1/4 mi. Time from Griffith Camp, 10 to 11 hr.; from Little Rock Pond, 6 to 7 hr. (Southbound, about the same.)

Continuing north and west, climbing the south side of Button Hill with fine views on the way, the Trail passes down the north side thru an open pasture with a power line crossing the path, and soon climbs the ridge west of Shrewsbury Pond (Spring Lake). As it comes up on to the ridge where the pond is first sighted, one gets a worth while view across the lake of Killington, Shrewsbury and Pico Peaks to the north and Saltash Mt. to the east. Running along the ridge, the Trail soon enters the woods, and for more than 2 mi. holds to a narrow ridge, finally coming out on a steep bank 200 ft. above the deep and picturesque Clarendon Gorge. It is well to watch one's footing here, as there are places where a fall would be dangerous.

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The Trail then drops steeply down to the head of the gorge, crosses Mill River by an old bridge, and, after climbing a short distance thru the pasture on the north side, comes out thru a gate into the highway, (Vt. Route No. 103). This is the main highway from Rutland to Ludlow, Bellows Falls and Boston. Here the Trail, the highway and the Rutland R. R. cross each other. The East Clarendon R. R. station is 1/4 mi. northwest along the railroad, and East Clarendon is 1 mi. northwest along the road. Here there is a small store where supplies may be purchased, and the Roskenny Place for tourists. This place is 6 mi. from Rutland, and mail and parcels post may be sent here in care of A. A. Rabidou, East Clarendon, Vt.

Crossing the R. R. track and the highway, the Trail enters a partly wooded pasture, and at 1 mi., after crossing a side road, Clarendon Camp is reached - open front, with stove and bunks for 16. This camp has a beautiful setting in a fine grove of pine trees, which are rare along the Trail, with a clear brook at one side. Distance from Buffum Camp, 5 1/2 mi.; time, 5 to 6 hr. (Southbound, about the same.)

Starting east across the brook and climbing to the top of a bare hill at 1 mi., with views in all directions, then turning north down thru a maple orchard, the Trail swings east across a back road and into the woods again. Here it turns north and climbs over another small ridge before descending into the Cold River Valley. On reaching the valley the Trail comes into a road, follows it to the left as far as the corner with a school house on the left, and there takes the right hand road to the first house, once known as "Brookside," but now abandoned. Directly at the end of the house the Trail turns north from the road, following a winding path thru meadow and pasture to a branch of Cold River, and follows this up along the bank for half a mile. Here it crosses another branch on a log and half a mile farther on comes out on the upper road. At the left, up