2. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

Killington Peak (57 of 67)

Peak 57 for this year would be Killington Peak in VT at 4,235 ft. I hiked it on 11-15-14 on a day that was sunny all day long. The wind was averaging 11 mph and gusting to 17 mph. This made the 11 degree temperature become a -4 degree wind chill. The hike was 8.14 miles with 2,393 feet of overall gain and 2,691 feet of total elevation gain.
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The small parking lot for the Bucklin Trail has room for 8 or so cars in it. I was the only one here to start the day
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The small parking lot for the Bucklin Trail has room for 8 or so cars in it. I was the only one here to start the day

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  • The small parking lot for the Bucklin Trail has room for 8 or so cars in it. I was the only one here to start the day
  • The trail starts out very easy
  • You quickly come to a bridge that crosses a small stream
  • The stream being crossed
  • A closer look at the nice bridge
  • Further up the trail, you leave the old road and go into the woods more
  • A series of gradual stairs along the trail
  • After being up away from the brook, the trail comes back down to old road near it
  • Heading onto a smaller path as we near the brook crossing
  • After crossing the larger brook, there is another smaller one that can easily be done on this bridge
  • The trail now heads uphill to the right. No more easy walking along old roads
  • The trail finally starting the climb
  • Continuing up the mountain, the trail stays pretty straight to start at a steady incline
  • Now into the softwoods, the trail levels out a bit for a while
  • Later the trail turns right and heads straight up towards the ridge, but still at a decent grade
  • Recent snow sits on the tree branches along the trail
  • With the recent snow, I was able to see this fresh paths though the snow from a small rodent
  • A little bit close look at that paths. The snow wasn't deep enough for them to be tunnels
  • At the top of the Bucklin Trail where it meets up with the Long Trail
  • The sign at the intersection
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