50 DIVISION V

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map: Hand-drawn map of Deer's Leap Caves and Cliff Trails

Light dotted lines are trails used for return to highway. See page 51 for description of caves.

Division VI

SHERBURNE PASS TO BRANDON-ROCHESTER HIGHWAY

North of the highway at Sherburne Pass is Deer's Leap Camp, an open front lodge with stove, simple cooking utensils and bunks for 12 persons. A charge of 25 cents per day per person is made to cover cost of fuel and care of the camp. Blankets may be rented from the manager of THE LONG TRAIL LODGE for a small fee.

From Deer's Leap Camp, a ten minute side trail leads to the Deer's Leap Caves and Cliff. The caves consist of a large and several smaller caverns connected with winding subterranean passages. The caves are only dimly lighted and candles or flash lights are needed. Above the caves is Deer's Leap Cliff and Lookout from which a very fine view of the Long Trail Lodge, Pico Peak and Sherburne Pass. See map on page 50 for details.

Leaving the highway at Sherburne Pass, The Long Trail follows the west side of the ridge for a short distance and then swings, by an old wood road to the east side where it continues through open hardwood forest to the old and little-used Chittenden-Pittsfield road. This road is about half way between Sherburne Pass and Noyes Pond. Keeping generally on the east side of the ridge, the Trail continues through more open hardwood and finally crosses the ridge to Noyes Pond (sometimes called South Pond) and Lodge. Noyes Pond Lodge, an open front shelter, with stove, simple cooking utensils and bunks for 10, is set on the slope about 100 yds. back from the