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Burlington: Mount Mansfield via Sunset Ridge
Check out the largest patch of alpine tundra in Vermont on this 4.8-mile out-and-back to the highest mountain in the state.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Vermont (VT) |
| Distance: | 2.41 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: |
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Mapped by Shannon Davis
TO TRAILHEAD: Take VT 15 E to Jericho. Continue 2.8 mi.; turn R onto River Rd. (becomes Pleasant Valley Rd.). In 3.9 mi., R @ Y onto Mountain Rd. Go 2.7 mi. to trailhead parking on R.
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MMT01
| Distance: 2.41 mi | Points: 232 |
Mt. Mansfield
Points of Interest
MMT001
Location: 44.529800, -72.841820Head E on blue-blazed Eagles Cutoff Trail; cross CCC road three times in the next .3 mi.
MMT002
Location: 44.531067, -72.835632Bear L, following Eagles Cutoff Trail
MMT003
Location: 44.532398, -72.834167Trail curves to the L, heading NE through mixed hardwoods
MMT004
Location: 44.534035, -72.831284Head N for steady ascent on Sunset Ridge Trail
MMT005
Location: 44.535198, -72.831230Bear L @ Y, staying on Sunset Ridge Trail
MMT006
Location: 44.540619, -72.830353Stay R @ Y. Side trip: Turn L @ Y for .2-mi. hike to Cantilever Rock, a massive, flat rock slab jutting from the mountainside
MMT007
Location: 44.541752, -72.827667Take in W views of Lake Champlain and rolling ridgelines of Adirondack high peaks, then ascend NE. Ahead, trail breaks out of balsam and spruce for climb above treeline
MMT008
Location: 44.543850, -72.817848R @ Y, turning SE on Sunset Ridge Trail; tiny, white-flowered Lapland diapensia and rare black crowberry shrubs blanket ground in summer and fall
MMT009
Location: 44.542034, -72.816437Straight @ T; Laura Cowles Trail enters on R. In 50 yds., turn L onto Long Trail for final .2-mi. climb to VT's high point, nicknamed "The Chin"
MMT010
Location: 44.543968, -72.814301Mt. Mansfield (4,393 ft.): Explore VT's largest patch of arctic-alpine tundra, but stay on marked trails; retrace steps
Mt. Mansfield Summit
Location: 44.543938, -72.814331©Shannon Davis
Mt. Mansfield
Location: 44.542221, -72.826996©Shannon Davis
The Summit Ridge
Location: 44.543282, -72.820580©Shannon Davis
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