c) Andrew Carter, 2025
Some of the shelters I stayed in or passed by on the Long Trail.
Journey’s End Camp is on the approach trail to the northern end of the Long Trail. I spent the night here.
Bear Hollow Shelter
Taft Lodge is the oldest shelter on the Long Trail. It’s near the top of Mt. Mansfield.
Laura Woodward Shelter
Little Rock Pond Shelter
A heavily vandalized Cooper Lodge on Killington Peak. A negative consequence of the year-round ski lift which carries tourists to the top of Killington Peak.
Governor Clement Shelter and the fall leaves.
The privy at Governor Clement Shelter. Yes, that’s a wheelchair ramp. I’m sure it’s never been used as such. Most hiking trails aren’t built for wheelchairs.
I would have never guessed that if you walked from the Equator to northern Vermont, you’d be only halfway to the North Pole.
The Appalachian Trail follows the Long Trail for 106 miles in southern Vermont before it diverges to the east at “Maine Junction” to head towards Maine. Both the Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail use white paint blazes to mark the trail.
The “Maine Junction” sign. Maine Junction also serves as the eastern end of the 4800-mile North Country Trail. The western end is in North Dakota. Most of this trail is in place, although one-third of it currently follows rural roads.
A typical directional sign on the trail.
The Long Trail passes by or through almost a dozen ski areas in its 275-mile length.
Informational signs
I did not see a moose, although I did see lots of moose poop.
Who would have known that the artist René Magritte of “Ce n’est pas une pipe” fame was also a hiker.
Carter Hikes 
What a great trip!
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