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Sugar Loaf) 2100 feet, Owl's Head 2400 feet, and Bear Mountain 2000 feet, all in Canada. Across the southern slope of Bear Mt. is the cleared strip of the International boundary. Past both sides of Owl's Head and Bear Mt. the waters of Lake Memphremagog are visible. All the White Mts. are east and southeast while the Green Mountains are in sight as far away as Camel's Hump. Toward the west and southwest are the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain; Montreal is 65 miles to the northwest and easily visible on a clear day. From the summit, the blue trail straight ahead, called the New Trail, leads at first southeast, then northeast and at a distance of 3/4 of a mile from the summit meets the Old Trail which left the summit ridge just the other side of the peak. From the Old Trail-New Trail junction an approach trail (blue blazes) descends toward the east until at about 2 mi. from the summit it reaches the end of a motor road to Jay Village. At this point there is a camp ground, shelter in an old house, and excellent water. Camp ground to Jay Village, 3 1/2 mi.; to North Troy, 7 1/2 miles.

From the above mentioned junction, 1/6 mile west of Jay Peak's summit, the white painted Long Trail drops very steeply over the north side of Jay's west shoulder, losing 700 feet in half a mile. Keeping near the top of the ridge that extends northerly, The Long Trail reaches the new (1931) Laura Woodward Camp (2800 ft.) 1 1/3 miles from Jay Peak. Here, there is a glimpse of Jay Peak to the south through the trees and at a a little distance west there is a view over the Black Falls Brook Valley. Laura Woodward Camp is built of logs, open front, stone fireplace, water, bunks for 6 or 8. Deuso Farm to Laura

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Woodward Camp, 5 1/2 mi.; time, 5 to 6 hr., either way. Water is scarce along the trail north from here, for it is truly a skyline path all the way to Canada.

From the Trail north of Laura Woodward Camp, Jay Peak looms 800 feet into the sky, only 1 1/2 miles to the south. In the next mile the Trail passes over three unnamed summits 3000 ft., 3380 ft., and 3300 ft., respectively. North of the 3300 foot peak a side trail, now blazed but not cleared nor painted, leads straight ahead for 3/8 mi. to North Jay Mt. (3400 ft.) with good views north.

The Long Trail turns squarely east at the junction 3/8 mi. south of North Jay and drops steeply for 1/2 mi. where it bears north again. A half mile farther the trail crosses a small brook at an elevation of 2300 ft. This is the last water to be found on the trail before going down the western approach trail 2 1/2 mi. ahead or down the eastern approach nearly 5 mi. away. The Trail then climbs two 2400 foot peaks and then goes up "Burnt" Mt. (2570 ft.). This is a local name, not shown on the U. S. G. S. maps. "Burnt" Mt. has a bare rock lookout down Lucas Brook Valley toward the Sutton Mts. and Pinnacle in the west and northwest, North Jay southwest, and Jay Peak south.

A mile north is the Clyde River Power Co. transmission line and the abandoned West Jay-Jay Highway (2200 ft.) which formerly connected the west part of Jay, in the upper Lucas Brook valley, with the main part of the township east of the mountains. Now there is no road crossing the ridge, so the inhabitants of the valley can