The official NGS elevation of the marker pin on top of MT Mainsfield, VT is 4393.2 ft or 1339.05 meters
http://vtransmaps.vermont.gov/VOLGIS/datasheets/GS0106.txt
Don't do Maple Ridge Trail with large dogs, almost to summit 3ft crevasses to jump, not too bad but my 100lb dog was already exhausted from difficult hike up, couldn't do it safely. Go to the left at main trail split. Wish I had known that before.
Dumping snow all day. Went up Profanity trail via Long trail. Some knee deep post-holing and then complete whiteout up top. Lots of fun and a complete winter wonderland... bit more work though with all the conditions and fresh snow. Good times..
I guess they moved the Long Trail TH in the last couple of years (according to a volunteer). You now park in the Stowe parking lot and walk across the street (away from Mount Mansfield) to Barnes Camp and head North on LT for about a quarter mile or so before crossing the road. The North and South sections of the trail touch now. This allowed my daughter and I to link up the Long Trail with Hazelton for a loop of Mansfield peaks with little to no road walking.
Also the nose is closed to hikers due to radiation concerns from the towers up there.
chilkoot - May 26, 2006 3:41 am - Voted 10/10
Growth spurtI believe the official height of Mt. Mansfield was raised from 4393' to 4400' sometime within the last 8 or 10 years.
gjagiels - Oct 25, 2006 2:14 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Growth spurtCan you find a source for this? I've tried searching for something about this but can't find anything, thanks!
Greg
chilkoot - Oct 26, 2006 2:19 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Growth spurtI wasn't able to find anything official on a quick search, but I'll keep looking.
mlongstreet - Jan 27, 2014 8:50 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Growth spurtThe official NGS elevation of the marker pin on top of MT Mainsfield, VT is 4393.2 ft or 1339.05 meters
http://vtransmaps.vermont.gov/VOLGIS/datasheets/GS0106.txt
swiffer109 - Jul 15, 2013 5:31 pm - Hasn't voted
Hiking With DogsDon't do Maple Ridge Trail with large dogs, almost to summit 3ft crevasses to jump, not too bad but my 100lb dog was already exhausted from difficult hike up, couldn't do it safely. Go to the left at main trail split. Wish I had known that before.
Walkoutnow - Nov 21, 2017 1:06 pm - Hasn't voted
HP #30Dumping snow all day. Went up Profanity trail via Long trail. Some knee deep post-holing and then complete whiteout up top. Lots of fun and a complete winter wonderland... bit more work though with all the conditions and fresh snow. Good times..
william.drakon - Oct 1, 2018 8:27 am - Hasn't voted
origin of namea dumb little minor thing but the mountain is named for the dissolved town of Mansfield, which was absorbed into Underhill and Stowe
cshanek - Jun 24, 2019 6:05 pm - Hasn't voted
Long Trail TH movedI guess they moved the Long Trail TH in the last couple of years (according to a volunteer). You now park in the Stowe parking lot and walk across the street (away from Mount Mansfield) to Barnes Camp and head North on LT for about a quarter mile or so before crossing the road. The North and South sections of the trail touch now. This allowed my daughter and I to link up the Long Trail with Hazelton for a loop of Mansfield peaks with little to no road walking.
Also the nose is closed to hikers due to radiation concerns from the towers up there.