110 DIVISION XII

The house is in Canada but the only approach to it is from the United States. The highway, past the Nutting Farm, makes a good approach to The Long Trail from the west side of the state. Its junction with The Long Trail is about 2 1/2 miles south of the border. This highway also extends east from The Long Trail, down the valley of Crook Brook towards Jay village and provides a convenient approach to The Long Trail from that direction.

The Long Trail goes north from the Jay-West Jay highway but soon turns east and climbs a 2,670-foot unnamed peak at a distance of 3/4 of a mile. Before reaching this summit, a short side trail leads to a fine lookout to the south and west. Jay Peak has a very striking outline from here, high above the lower ridges in front. From the 2,670-foot summit, The Long Trail turns northeast and holds this direction for a quarter of a mile, rising and falling over several peaks whose height is about 2,600 feet. These are covered with forest so that the views are only glimpses through the trees. Bearing left here, the trail proceeds almost due north for about a mile until it comes to Post No. 592 (2,100 feet) on the International boundary. Post 592 is nearly on top of a small knoll from which the International line, chopped out by the surveyors, can be seen as it descends to Post 592A, where Leavitt Brook flows into Canada, 900 feet below and 3/4 mile west. The line then rises to where Post 593 is placed on the crest of another range of hills 2 1/4 miles west of and 100 feet higher than Post 592. Toward the northwest there is a vista of the Missisquoi Valley and the Sutton Mountains in Canada. Through the trees, directly north, and half a mile away there is the bare rock face of an unnamed Canadian peak, 2,200 feet in altitude, while eastward is the slash of the chopped-out International boundary.

DIVISION XII 111

Shooting Star Shelter to Line Post 592, 4 1/2 miles; time, 4 hours either way.

Post 592 is the end of The Long Trail which was finally completed in 1931, the year of the 21st birthday of The Green Mountain Club.

From Post 592, an approach trail, painted blue, goes to the east. It follows the United States-Canadian line for nearly 1/2 mile, part of the way in the woods just south of the surveyor's slash and the rest of the way along the line. At Post 591 (1,800 feet) the Trail turns to the right and in an eighth of a mile comes to a cellar hole on the old Place Farm. It then follows down the old road that formerly connected this farm with the outside world. Another eighth of a mile below the cellar hole the road crosses a brook and turning due east, comes to Journey's End Camp (1,550 feet) (1931), a framed camp with stove and bunks for 10 or 12; water in brook to the north. From the camp there is a splendid view to the northeast of Elephantis (Sugar Loaf), Owl's Head and Bear Mountain, in Canada.

Shooting Star Shelter to Journey's End Camp, 5 1/4 mile; time, 4 1/2 hours either way.

Half a mile farther there is another abandoned house on the left where the road and Trail turn sharply to the south. In another 3/4 mile, at the Cote Farm, the road becomes passable for automobiles. The North Jay Schoolhouse is 1/8 mile beyond on the left and then in less than another 1/4 mile there is a junction with a better highway extending north and south. This intersection is 2 miles from Journey's End Camp and 2 1/2 miles from North Troy. North Troy is reached by going north from this junction and taking the first turn to the right. Jay Village is 3 miles down the road south from the junction. Line Post 592 to highway, 2 3/4 miles; time, 2 hours either way.