3 Nearby Day Hikes on The Appalachian Trail
Aug 26, 2015 07:10PM ● By Ryan FrischSouth Pomfret Road north to Dupuis Hill and return – 2.6 miles
Two great vistas from open hilltops, and Old King’s Highway lined with stone walls and cellar holes. The first .7 of a mile is steep climbing.
Route 12 south to Lookout Farm Road – 5.7 miles
Leave a second car or bike on Green Gate Road (described in article from this edition).
Cloudland Road to Route 14 – 7.1 miles
Several views from hilltop pastures (can be split in half by leaving a car at Joe Ranger Road)
The
hikes are described in the Appalachian
Trail Guide to New Hampshire and Vermont and accompanying maps, available
at atctrailstore.org and local stores, as well as in the Long Trail Guide, available at www.greenmountainclub.org. Use the Vermont Road Atlas to locate trailheads.
For information about hiking basics, visit www.appalachiantrail.org.