Division VII

BRANDON-ROCHESTER HIGHWAY TO COOLEY GLEN LODGE

From the summit of the Brandon-Rochester Pass the Long Trail ascends steeply northward to the Great Cliff of Mt. Horrid. Fine views. A side trail to the east runs along the edge of the cliff. The Long Trail continues along the sky line over the peaks of Mt. Horrid, Cape Lookoff, White Rocks and Romance Mts. and descends thence into Romance Gap. Excellent lookouts on each peak. From Romance Gap it leads around on good grade to Sucker Brook Lodge. Sunrise Camps to Sucker Brook Lodge, 7 1/2 mi.; time, 8 hr.; from Brandon-Rochester Pass, 6 1/2 mi.; time, 7 hr. (Southbound, the same).

Sucker Brook Lodge built of peeled logs; open front, bunks for 16 or 18 persons, stove and simple cooking utensils, good water.

The Long Trail ascends around Sucker Brook Basin and then bears northward for Lake Pleiad Lodge and the Middlebury-Hancock Pass. About 1/4 mile from Sucker Brook Lodge, a side trail on the right leads to Sucker Brook Lookout, with a good view of the Basin. The Long Trail ascends gradually and then steeply to the Summit of Worth Mountain. South Worth, Hancock and Monastery Lookouts on this mountain furnish excellent views, the first over Romance Gap and the mountains to the south, the last two over Hancock Valley to the east. Two miles north from the summit, at a point where The Trail begins an abrupt descent to Lake Pleiad, is a short side trail on the left to Lake Pleiad Lookout, with a

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fine view of Pleiad Lake, Breadloaf Mountain and the Hancock Valley. A short distance beyond Pleiad Lake the Trail reaches Pleiad Lodge and 1/3 mi. farther, the summit of the Middlebury-Hancock Pass (Middlebury Gap).

Lake Pleiad Lodge, open front, with bunks for 12 persons, stove and simple cooking utensils. Water 500 feet to the south. Lake Pleiad, a gem of beauty, stocked with trout. Permit for fishing can be obtained at Breadloaf Inn for a small fee.

Sucker Brook Lodge to Lake Pleiad Lodge, 3 3/4 mi.; time, 4 hr. (Southbound, a little less).

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