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COOLEY GLEN LODGE TO

BIRCH GLEN LODGE

North from the Lodge, The Long Trail passes through untouched first growth spruce before reaching Mt. Grant, and about 2 1/2 mi. from the Lodge is a magnificent hardwood forest. Water is scarce on this part of the Trail; in favorable conditions it may be found in brook near Big Birches and in spring on north slope of Mt. Grant. Cooley Glen to Lincoln-Warren Pass, 4 1/2 mi.; time, 4 1/2 hr. (Southbound, the same).

Bristol Inn

BRISTOL, VERMONT

Most desirable place for people to stop, who are starting for or leaving The Trail at Lincoln Pass. Auto stage, morning and evening, to within easy walking distance of Trail.

C. A. BURNHAM, Proprietor

The Lincoln-Warren Pass is a convenient approach to the Long Trail from the west or east. From the west it is reached from New Haven Junction on the Rutland R. R. and thence by bus to Bristol (Bristol Inn), thence by auto to Lincoln and Hen Davis Farm (meals, lodging; Davis has team; no phone), thence the road leads steeply, in 1.6 miles, to the top of the Pass. Hikers approaching the Long Trail via the Davis Farm are advised not to try short cuts for points along the Trail north or south of the summit of the

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Pass, because of confusing wood roads and lack of blazes. Those approaching from the east, proceed to Warren and thence in 4 miles to the summit of the Pass.

From Lincoln-Warren Pass The Long Trail ascends gradually to Battell Lodge, 2 mi. north, with good views to the west. Battell Lodge, open front, built in 1928 of peeled logs by the Forestry Dept. of Middlebury College. It has stove, cooking utensils and bunks for 10 or 12. There is a fireplace against a big rock in front. Good water about 1/4 mi. south near the Trail.

Lincoln-Warren Pass to Battell Lodge, 2 mi.; time, 2 hr. (Southbound the same). Cooley Glen Lodge to Battell Lodge, 6 1/2 mi. (Southbound, the same).

From Battell Lodge to Glen Ellen Lodge there is no reliable water and a canteen is advisable. Under favorable conditions there is water in Spinulose Fern Spring beside the Trail on the north slope of Mt. Ellen and in Cutts Spring west of the Trail near Lincoln Peak. To the north, south and west there are good views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks from the bare rocky summit of Mt. Abraham; also to the southeast over Mad River Valley from Lincoln Peak and northeast from a rounded dome near Mt. Ellen (4135 ft., the third highest elevation in Vermont).

Glen Ellen Lodge, (1919), open front, of peeled logs; stove and simple cooking utensils. Permanent water.

Battell Lodge to Glen Ellen Lodge, 6 mi.; time, 6 hr. (Southbound, the same).