cwoods17 - Oct 23, 2007 10:26 am Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2007
Long Trail North
Amazing views but pretty crowded. We started hiking from the Cooley Glen Shelter, went up Abe, back to Cooley Glen, and kept going south to Roosevelt. 18.6 mile day.
Route Climbed: Lincoln Gap - Mt. Abraham to Mt. Ellen and back Date Climbed: 10/7/2005
Wet, Windy and cold with limited views. Climbed Abraham in just under 2 hours then began the long hike out to Mt. Ellen and back. This part was tough. My the time we returned to Abraham it took us 2 hours in the rain the descend from Abe. Well worth the trip even in the rain. The ridge and cols between Abraham and Ellen make for a pretty aggressive hike at 12.6 miles round trip. This route includes Little Abe, Lincoln Peak, Nancy Hanks Peak, Cutts Peak and finally Mt. Ellen 3.7 miles from Abraham.
Route Climbed: Long Trail from Lincoln Gap Date Climbed: August 31, 2005
I did this one on a rather wet day, and only saw one other person the whole time at Battell shelter. Summit was windy, wet, and viewless. Celebrated by drinking a Long Trail Ale on the Long Trail. Rained the whole way back to the car.
Route Climbed: Lincoln Gap -> LT -> to Mt. Hellen RT Date Climbed: August 23, 2005
Weather man promised sun but it never happened, surprised at the elevation before you broke tree line, it was maybe 30-50' from the top but sure enough alpine grass as promised and a nice (if not cloudy) view. Found the benchmark in the cirlcle of stone but this wasn't my final resting point, I still had 4 more miles to reach Mt. Ellen and return before sunset.
cwoods17 - Oct 23, 2007 10:26 am Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2007
Long Trail NorthAmazing views but pretty crowded. We started hiking from the Cooley Glen Shelter, went up Abe, back to Cooley Glen, and kept going south to Roosevelt. 18.6 mile day.
Matt K - Oct 1, 2007 12:31 am
Long Trail hikeHiked a small portion of the Long Trail while visiting relatives.
tioga - Sep 15, 2007 9:57 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2007
Along the LTClimbed this once while doing the Long Trail and once with my parents on a day hike.
tigerlilly - Sep 7, 2007 6:23 pm
gorgeous dayHiked with 6 children! Loads of fun. Hot day. Cooled off afterwards in the New Haven river.
woodstrider - Jan 5, 2007 10:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 10, 1998
A beautiful fall dayFinally! After hiking in some awful stuff for a couple of days this was nice, even if we had to leave Vermont. Well, I'll be back.
jpvt - Aug 6, 2006 11:30 pm Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2005
Battell Traildid the battell trail last fall, would love to do the gap to gap hike soon
Seth Maciejowski - May 2, 2006 2:13 pm
From Sugarbush Ski AreaHiked up sugarbush and over to mt. abe for the winter ascent, then went over to Mt. Ellen. Not much for views in the fog.
Aesop74 - Oct 11, 2005 10:06 am
Route Climbed: Lincoln Gap - Mt. Abraham to Mt. Ellen and back Date Climbed: 10/7/2005Wet, Windy and cold with limited views. Climbed Abraham in just under 2 hours then began the long hike out to Mt. Ellen and back. This part was tough. My the time we returned to Abraham it took us 2 hours in the rain the descend from Abe. Well worth the trip even in the rain. The ridge and cols between Abraham and Ellen make for a pretty aggressive hike at 12.6 miles round trip. This route includes Little Abe, Lincoln Peak, Nancy Hanks Peak, Cutts Peak and finally Mt. Ellen 3.7 miles from Abraham.
cmc56789 - Aug 31, 2005 11:50 pm
Route Climbed: Long Trail from Lincoln Gap Date Climbed: August 31, 2005I did this one on a rather wet day, and only saw one other person the whole time at Battell shelter. Summit was windy, wet, and viewless. Celebrated by drinking a Long Trail Ale on the Long Trail. Rained the whole way back to the car.
dobsonian - Aug 27, 2005 9:16 am
Route Climbed: Lincoln Gap -> LT -> to Mt. Hellen RT Date Climbed: August 23, 2005Weather man promised sun but it never happened, surprised at the elevation before you broke tree line, it was maybe 30-50' from the top but sure enough alpine grass as promised and a nice (if not cloudy) view. Found the benchmark in the cirlcle of stone but this wasn't my final resting point, I still had 4 more miles to reach Mt. Ellen and return before sunset.
EastKing - Aug 17, 2005 7:37 pm
Route Climbed: The Longs Trail Date Climbed: 8/16/05The view is spectacular on this mountain.