Gay Outdoors - Premier Gay and Gay Friendly Men's Outdoor Recreation Club in New England

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Camel's Hump Loop

Hiking/Walk

DATE: Jun 23, 2012

END DATE: Jun 23, 2012

Event Location: Huntington VT

Trip Leader(s)

wildcat
Portland, OR United States

Meeting Time: 11:00 AM

Max # People: 12

Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money

Difficulty Level:

Moderate to Strenuous

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Summary

New Date: June 23

Trail Description: Camel’s Hump (elevation 4,083 feet) is the highest undeveloped mountain in Vermont, with no structures at the summit. It is one of the most hiked mountains with 360 degree panoramic views including vistas of all 4000 footers in VT, Lake Champlain and Adirondacks to the West and the Whites to the East. This 6 mile hike with an elevation gain of about 2200 ft is mostly on the moderate side, but the climb along the Long Trail to the summit is steep in a few places and includes some rock scrambling. From the parking lot of the Burrow’s Trail we’ll head over to the Forest City trail and hike about 2 miles to Montclair Glen shelter. After a short break we’ll take the LT northbound to the summit. There are some spectacular outlooks along the way. If the weather is beautiful we will take ample time to enjoy the vistas on the summit. Afterwards we hike back to the parking lot via the Burrow’s Trail completing the loop. The hike should take about 5 hours. Please bring a lunch and snacks, bug repellant and anything else you need on a moderate day hike.

After the hike: We’ll head to a local eatery, maybe the Cider House in Waterbury which is a gay-owned restaurant/pub specializing in BBQ.

Directions To Trailhead Parking Lot

From I89 take exit 11, use VT Rt. 2 to Richmond, turn right at the traffic light onto Bridge Street, proceed on this road, which turns into Huntington Road, then Main Road, just over 9.4 miles to Camel’s Hump Road in Huntington Center (note: Huntington “Center” is a separate village a few miles past Huntington proper which you will pass thru first), turn left onto Camel’s Hump Road and go about 3.4 miles up this road to the Burrows parking lot at the end. Look for a silver Toyota Rav4.