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The 30-mile section of the Long Trail from Middlebury Gap to Appalachian is one of the toughest parts of the Trail that I’ve hiked to date. For the last two days, it rained again, nearly continuously. Day to Day Mileages looked like this: Day 1: Middlebury Gap to Emily Proctor Shelter: 6.7 miles Day 2: Emily Proctor Shelter to Battelle …

Finding reliable shuttles has probably been the biggest planning challenge I’ve had as a solo section hiker on the Long Trail. Public transportation in rural Vermont is virtually non-existent and so my strategy has been to find taxi services that are familiar with the Long Trail trail heads and are willing to do shuttles at a reasonable rates. This has …

If you are serious about lowering your backpacking base weight, you need to weigh and examine each item on your gear list and ask yourself if you can substitute it with a lighter weight alternative. For example, if you have a tent made by one of the larger commercial manufacturers, such as Marmot, Sierra Designs, Big Agnes, or MSR, chances …

This is part 2 of the trip report. Part 1 is located here. Daily mileage looked like this. Day 1: Clarendon Gorge to Coopers Lodge,KillingtonPeak: 1.3 road miles to shuttle bus + 11.3 miles trail. Day 2: Coopers Lodge to Rolston Rest Shelter: 11.2 miles Day 3: Rolston Rest Shelter to Sunrise Shelter: 13.7 miles Day 4: Sunrise Shelter to …