Bedford Public Library

Hiking the Green Mountains, a guide to 40 of the region's best hiking adventures, Lisa Densmore Ballard and Mark Aiken

Label
Hiking the Green Mountains, a guide to 40 of the region's best hiking adventures, Lisa Densmore Ballard and Mark Aiken
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Hiking the Green Mountains
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Lisa Densmore Ballard and Mark Aiken
Series statement
Regional hiking series
Sub title
a guide to 40 of the region's best hiking adventures
Summary
"Features concise descriptions and detailed maps for 40 easy-to-follow trails that allow hikers of all levels to enjoy beautiful views, get fit in the outdoors, and learn about the region's history"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- Geology of the Green Mountains -- Flora -- Fauna -- Forests and parks -- Long trail and Appalachian Trail -- Backpacking and camping -- Weather -- Be prepared: Backcountry safety and hazards -- Hunting seasons -- Zero impact -- Before you hit the trail -- Trail finder -- Map legend -- The Hikes. Southern Green Mountains: Massachusetts border to Londonderry -- Harmon Hill via the Appalachian Trail/Long Trail -- Haystack Mountain via the Appalachian Trail/Long Trail -- Stratton Mountain-Stratton Pond Loop -- Bourne Pond-Stratton Pond Loop -- Lye Brook Falls -- Bromley Mountain via the Appalachian Trail/Long Trail -- South-Central Green Mountains: Danby to Killington -- Baker Peak-Griffith Lake Loop -- Okemo Mountain via the Healdville Trail -- Little Rock Pond and Green Mountain via the Homer Stone Brook Trail -- White Rock Cliffs via the Keewaydin Trail -- White Rock Ice Beds -- Killington Peak via the Bucklin Trail -- Pico Peak via the Sherburne Trail -- Deer Leap Overlook -- Blue Ridge Mountain -- North-Central Green Mountains: Brandon Gap to Huntington -- Mount Horrid's Great Cliff -- Silver Lake -- Rattlesnake Cliffs and Mount Moosalamoo -- Abbey Pond -- Mount Abraham via the Long Trail -- Mount Abraham via the Battell Trail -- Mount Ellen via the Jerusalem Trail -- Mount Philo -- Waterbury-Stowe Area -- Camel's Hump via the Monroe Trail -- Camel's Hump via the Forest City Trail-Burrows Trail Loop -- Stimson Mountain via the Long Trail -- Mount Hunger via the Waterbury Trail -- Stowe Pinnacle -- Mount Elmore and Balanced Rock Loop -- Mount Mansfield: The Forehead via Butler Lodge Trail-Maple Ridge Loop -- Mount Mansfield via the Sunset Ridge Trail -- Mount Mansfield via the Long Trail-South -- Elephant's Head Cliff-Sterling Pond Loop -- Northern Green Mountains: Johnson to the Canadian Border -- Devil's Gulch-Ritterbush Pond Loop -- Belvidere Mountain Loop -- Wheeler Mountain Loop -- Mount Pisgah via the South Trail -- Bluff Mountain Loop -- Bald Mountain (Westmore) -- Jay Peak
resource.variantTitle
Guide to forty of the region's best hiking adventures
Classification
Content