| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Umpire Mountain, Burke Mountain, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Logging roads, bike trails, bushwhack, ski trails, summit trail, profile trail, west peak trail, red trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Off Victory Hill Rd. Dirt roads are in great shape. Parking for maybe two cars outside the closed gate. More parking inside when it’s open. No biking allowed during mud season. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A few step-over streams throughout. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Not much of note. Trails are well signed. The register on Umpire needs a pencil, maybe new everything, it was a bit damp and a rusty lid. |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies on the lower trails. |
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 | Comments: |
I did an amazing 10 mile loop of Umpire and Burke, two 3000 footers. The logging road contouring around 1600’ to the south of the peaks was great for jogging back on. When I got about 1 mile in on it, I turned and bushwhacked straight up Umpire, it took only an hour. I was crossing the snaking bike trails and using them sometimes, they went further up than shown on Gaia, until signs said hikers only. They didn’t seem to go all the way to the summit, but there were lookouts along the way. No view at the summit, however whacking due west over to Burke paid off with a beautiful glade with views. There was some scrappy mixed woods and hobblebush but also lots of good woods and I made good time up to the ski trails on Burke. It was a beautiful sunset from the tower and the slopes, then I took the slippery but short hiking trail down to the logging road, and ran the last 5 miles by headlamp on the wide logging roads that have been converted to bike trails. |
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 | Name: |
Carl G |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-11 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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