papabear
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Mendon Bushwack
I have been looking for information regarding Mendon Peak. I have found lots of descriptions detailing the bushwack from the Buckland Trailhead up to the 3rd cairn etc... etc...
I will be hiking the long trail North and would like to grab Mendon on the way by. Again I have found many references to this, however, they all include the old logging road which intersects the LT/AT just South of Cooper Lodge. At this point a person has hiked well past Mendon heading North.
The USGS Killington Peak Quad distinctly shows a trail bisecting the LT/AT just North of Little Killington Peak which leads Southwest just missing Little Killington Peak to the Northwest, then traveling almost 2/3 of the way to Mendon along the saddle between Little Killington and Mendon before dropping down to the South into the Green Mountain National Forest. It would seem to me that a person could follow this trail to where it turns South and continue accross the saddle and easily pick up the herd path on the North side of Mendon.
Has anyone had experiance with this route? It seems to be a more appropriate route then continuing North up the LT/AT all the way to Cooper Lodge just to drop down off the ridge, loose all you elevation and backtrack to the South along the logging road.
I have been looking for information regarding Mendon Peak. I have found lots of descriptions detailing the bushwack from the Buckland Trailhead up to the 3rd cairn etc... etc...
I will be hiking the long trail North and would like to grab Mendon on the way by. Again I have found many references to this, however, they all include the old logging road which intersects the LT/AT just South of Cooper Lodge. At this point a person has hiked well past Mendon heading North.
The USGS Killington Peak Quad distinctly shows a trail bisecting the LT/AT just North of Little Killington Peak which leads Southwest just missing Little Killington Peak to the Northwest, then traveling almost 2/3 of the way to Mendon along the saddle between Little Killington and Mendon before dropping down to the South into the Green Mountain National Forest. It would seem to me that a person could follow this trail to where it turns South and continue accross the saddle and easily pick up the herd path on the North side of Mendon.
Has anyone had experiance with this route? It seems to be a more appropriate route then continuing North up the LT/AT all the way to Cooper Lodge just to drop down off the ridge, loose all you elevation and backtrack to the South along the logging road.