Division VIII

COOLEY GLEN SHELTER TO BIRCH GLEN CAMP

North from the Shelter, The Long Trail climbs for 3/4 mile through slash to the summit of Mount Grant, and about 2 1/2 miles from the Shelter enters a 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 Mount Grant. Cooley Glen to Lincoln-Warren Pass, 4 3/4 miles, 3 hours (southbound, 3 1/2 hours).

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

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 on the Rutland Railroad and thence by bus to Bristol (Bristol Inn), thence by auto to Lincoln and Hen Davis Farm (Mrs. Henry Davis, meals, lodging, summer and winter; Mrs. Davis has team, no phone). Thence the road leads steeply, 1.6 miles, to the top of the Pass. Hikers approaching the 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 Pass, because of confusing wood roads and lack of blazes. Those approach-

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ing from the east, proceed to Warren and thence in 4 miles to the summit of the Pass. A system of ski trails has been developed near Bristol village.

From Lincoln-Warren Pass The Long Trail ascends gradually to Battell Shelter, 2 miles north, with good views to the west. Battell Shelter, open front, built in 1928 of peeled logs by the Forestry Department 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 mile south near the Trail.

Lincoln-Warren Pass to Battell Shelter, 2 miles, 1 1/2 hours (southbound, 1 hour). Cooley Glen Shelter to Battell Shelter, 6.8 miles, 4 1/2 hours (southbound, 4 1/2 hours).

From Battell Shelter 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 Mount 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 Mount Abraham; also to the southeast over Mad River Valley from Lincoln Peak and northeast from a rounded dome near Mount Ellen (4,135 feet, the third highest elevation in Vermont). The Trail leaves the Green Mountain National Forest just north of the peak of Mount Ellen.

Glen Ellen, 1933, a new lodge of peeled logs; stove, simple cooking utensils and bunks for 12. The Lodge is located about 1/4 mile east of The Long Trail on a side trail about 200 feet north of the site of the old lodge. Here are excellent views of the Mad River Valley, the Braintree Range and the White Mountains.

Battell Shelter to Glen Ellen Lodge, 6.4 miles, 3 3/4 hours (southbound, 4 hours).