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slay hedgehogs, which do great damage to the trees and lodges. Carefully avoid pollution of water, especially in disposing of garbage and dishwater. The old-timer is neat; the greenhorn is messy; be an old-timer. Keep camp neat, leave it in good order. And the last and greatest law is: SHOW HOSPITALITY. If you are in camp and another party comes in late, help them, and make room for them cheerfully. Probably they hated to see you there; make them glad they found you.

The description of The Long Trail has been divided into twelve Divisions to correspond with the Section maps as shown in the following pages. Each Section map with its tabulated mileage is placed at the end of the description of its section. The maps do not show all of the details of the Trail and for this reason the longer description should be studied in connection with each section map. In general, the approach trails leading to The Long Trail are distinguished by blue painted blazes. The Long Trail proper is marked with white blazes.

It will be noted that the stopping places along the Trail are classified as Shelters, Camps and Lodges. The symbols on the maps show where the different types are located. In general, the shelters are open-front buildings similar to the Adirondack type; the camps are closed or open-closed buildings provided with stoves instead of outside fireplaces and the lodges are the closed buildings of more elaborate construction and appointments.

In planning trips on the Trail, if approach trails are used, one should not forget to include the mileage of the approach trail in the day's hike.

AXES AND MATCHES ARE NECESSARY ON THE TRAIL. BUT USE THEM WITH CARE

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NOTE ON MAPS

It will be noticed that there are two different styles of maps in the Guide Book. On Nos. 3, 4, 10, 12 and the map of the Mt. Mansfield Region in the front of the book, elevations are shown by figures, and contour lines. These contour lines are at intervals of 500 feet in elevation, and each is drawn through points of equal elevation, i.e., the 2,000-foot contour line (distinguished by the figure "2,000" placed on it at intervals) passes through all points whose elevation is 2,000 feet, and any point between it and the 2,500-foot contour line, lies between 2,000 and 2,500 feet in elevation. It follows that the steepness of a slope is indicated by the nearness of the contour lines, and the rise and fall of the trail may be estimated approximately by reference to them. On the other maps, mountains are denoted by the use of hachures, and as these merely indicate the presence of a mountain, and give no information as to steepness or relative elevations, they are felt to be inferior to contours. It is hoped that, in the next edition of the Guide Book, it will be possible to have these maps redrawn in the same style as Nos. 3, 4, 10 and 12.

NOTE ON HIKING TIMES

In this edition of the Guide Book, hiking times on The Long Trail have been revised, according to the system used by the Appalachian Mountain Club in their White Mountain Guide. This system estimates the time as two miles per hour, plus one-half hour for each thousand feet of ascent. This does not include stops to cool off or enjoy the scenery, but is intended to be the ACTUAL HIKING TIME, for an average hiker, with a moderate pack. A tenderfoot with a heavy pack will probably take longer, and an experienced trampler, with a light one, may travel somewhat faster.

A complete schedule of distances between shelters and hiking times will be found on pages 123-126.

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