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After hiking Abraham and Ellen, we decided to get a motel for the night , then get up the next day and hike Camel’s Hump for #52, seeing how close it was. The plan worked out well we even found one with a hottub and an indoor pool. 
We got to Huntington Parking Lot around 8:30 the next morning and it was deserted. We took our time getting ready to go and a few cars pulled in. As we started the trail the first thing we saw was a plaque for the Hub Vogelmann known for pioneering acid rain research on the mountain. After seeing that we were at the kiosk and found the only geocache on this trail. It was nice to have that done while we were still fresh and ready to go.
We started up the trail and after another 325 feet we came upon a bench on the side of the trail looking off to the right. At one time there may have been a view, but the trees have taken over and there are no views to be had, maybe once the leaves fall there are views. The trail is a popular one and judging from the amount erosion on the trail, we believe it is. There are a lot of exposed roots and boulders heading up this way.
It is a 2.1 mile hike up to the old hut clearing where all the trails meet. At the clearing there is another plaque showing the Camel’s Hump as a registered National Landmark. The clearing used to have a hut there in the 1900’s. We took the Long Trail up the remaining 0.3 miles to the summit. There are 360 degree views from the summit. The views were hazy like we experienced the day before on Abraham and Ellen, but we at least had them.
After relaxing a bit on the summit, we decided to continue along the Long Trail down the other side of the cone. This side seemed a lot more technical than coming up from the clearing. It was a blast to go down on. We took it to the Alpine Trail to try and locate the crash site of the B24. Our research showed only one wing was left on the mountain. When we found the wing we saw it was not the same one we saw online , so after checking it out we continued our search and ended finding both the wings.
We continued along the Alpine Trail until we hit the Monroe Trail, then followed that back up to the clearing. The last 0.6 miles of the Monroe looked nicer than the last 0.6 miles of the Burrows Trail, in our opinion. In hindsight, we wished we had stayed with our original plan and taken the Monroe Trail to the clearing, the Long Trail to the summit, then taken the Long Trail/Alpine Trail Loop to get back to Monroe.
At the hut clearing we spoke with the caretaker and she told us she believed that all that remained of the B24 was the 2 wings. She said someone claimed there is part of the fuselage is out there, but she never found it. After speaking with her, we had an uneventful walk back down to the parking lot. The ride home felt long as we were drained.
We got to Huntington Parking Lot around 8:30 the next morning and it was deserted. We took our time getting ready to go and a few cars pulled in. As we started the trail the first thing we saw was a plaque for the Hub Vogelmann known for pioneering acid rain research on the mountain. After seeing that we were at the kiosk and found the only geocache on this trail. It was nice to have that done while we were still fresh and ready to go.
We started up the trail and after another 325 feet we came upon a bench on the side of the trail looking off to the right. At one time there may have been a view, but the trees have taken over and there are no views to be had, maybe once the leaves fall there are views. The trail is a popular one and judging from the amount erosion on the trail, we believe it is. There are a lot of exposed roots and boulders heading up this way.
It is a 2.1 mile hike up to the old hut clearing where all the trails meet. At the clearing there is another plaque showing the Camel’s Hump as a registered National Landmark. The clearing used to have a hut there in the 1900’s. We took the Long Trail up the remaining 0.3 miles to the summit. There are 360 degree views from the summit. The views were hazy like we experienced the day before on Abraham and Ellen, but we at least had them.
After relaxing a bit on the summit, we decided to continue along the Long Trail down the other side of the cone. This side seemed a lot more technical than coming up from the clearing. It was a blast to go down on. We took it to the Alpine Trail to try and locate the crash site of the B24. Our research showed only one wing was left on the mountain. When we found the wing we saw it was not the same one we saw online , so after checking it out we continued our search and ended finding both the wings.
We continued along the Alpine Trail until we hit the Monroe Trail, then followed that back up to the clearing. The last 0.6 miles of the Monroe looked nicer than the last 0.6 miles of the Burrows Trail, in our opinion. In hindsight, we wished we had stayed with our original plan and taken the Monroe Trail to the clearing, the Long Trail to the summit, then taken the Long Trail/Alpine Trail Loop to get back to Monroe.
At the hut clearing we spoke with the caretaker and she told us she believed that all that remained of the B24 was the 2 wings. She said someone claimed there is part of the fuselage is out there, but she never found it. After speaking with her, we had an uneventful walk back down to the parking lot. The ride home felt long as we were drained.
