OUTLYING MOUNTAINS

The following mountains are not on The Long Trail but have good trails and rewarding views. As a rule, these trails are not plainly marked and care needs to be used in locating the start. No attempt has been made to describe the approach roads in detail, and usually local directions should be secured. Distances given are only approximate.

Anthony 2,340 feet 1 mile Southwest of Bennington. Trail is a carriage road which starts at the Colgate estate.

Equinox 3,816 feet 3 miles West of Manchester. Burr and Burton Trail starts at the Burr and Burton Seminary buildings. Alternate trail twice as long starts at summit of divide on old road between Equinox and Bear Mountain.

Aeolus 3,185 feet 1 1/2 miles North of Manchester. One mile north of Manchester Center on Route 7, turn west. Trail is an abandoned road which once led to the marble quarries.

Bird 2,210 feet 1 1/4 miles West of Rutland. On Route 4, seven miles west of Rutland take road south. At about 1 3/4 miles trail starts near an unsafe bridge. Good cliff views.

Moosalamoo 2,659 feet 1 mile Southeast of Middlebury. On road east of Lake Dunmore trail starts at sign Ethan Allen Cave. Difficult to follow as several other trails are confusing.

Snake (Grand View) 1,271 feet 1 mile West of Middlebury. At Wilmarth farm 1/2 mile south of Addison trail leads east. Good lake views.

Haystack 3,462 feet 1 mile Northwest from Wilmington. Turn north from

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Route 9, 1 1/4 miles west of Wilmington, passing Forest and Stream club. Trail starts at old farm house on left. An alternate trail returns by Haystack Pond.

Bald 1,570 feet 1 mile West of Townshend. Trail starts from Camp Ground in Townshend State Forest. Fire tower.

Okemo 3,372 feet - miles West of Ludlow. Trail superseded by automobile road now under construction.

Ascutney 3,326 feet 2 miles Northwest of Ascutneyville, south of Windsor. Trail from the east is now an automobile road. Trail from the west affords good hiking. Quite steep. Starts near the Marsh School on road from Ascutneyville to Brownsville, south of the mountain.

Hunger 3,554 feet 2 1/2 miles North of Montpelier. Five miles north of Montpelier on road to Worcester, turn west on Shady Hill road. Trail starts at Leonard place. A faintly marked trail from the west starts near Waterbury Center.

Elmore 2,608 feet 1 1/2 miles West of Elmore. Southeast of Morrisville. Trail starts at Elmore Pond.

Burke 3,500 feet - miles East of East Burke. Trail now an automobile road which starts from East Burke. Fire tower.

Pisgah 2,751 feet 1 1/2 miles South of Westmore. Pulpit Rock trail starts at Pisgah Lodge 1/2 mile south of Willoughby Lake. North trail marked by a sign starts from highway about midway of lake. Remarkable cliff views.

Bald (Westmore) 3,315 feet 2 1/2 miles East of Westmore. Near town line on road from Westmore to East Charleston, trail leads south following old road, fire tower.