| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Ellen, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Jerusalem Trail, Long Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Roadside parking was ample |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A handful of blowdowns on the LT. a few blowdowns on JT have been marked with ribbons for clearing it appears. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Would be a great dog hike |
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 | Bugs: |
Plenty of buggers below 2500’ in the hardwoods but thankfully they aren’t biting YET!!! |
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 | Comments: |
Fun shakeout overnight to grab 4/5 VT peak for the kiddos. Stayed at the Glen Ellen Lodge, which was very nice. Sleeps eight and is fully enclosed with benches and a table. Thankfully we had the place to ourselves-ai imagine it’s slammed during the summer/fall and we discovered there is NO tent camping permitted. Even if you wanted to break the rule there’s nowhere to pitch a tent. Great spots for hammocking nearby though. The stream water source adjacent to the lodge was raging(still a tiny rock hop). Views are more limited than we were hoping (sunrise was barely not visible through the trees). There was plenty of standing water all over both trails from the recent downpour, and we had a surprise downpour at sunset for several hours, so things were even wetter on the way out. Jerusalem Trail is a wildflower explosion!!!! Probably the most heavily concentrated forest floor I have ever hiked through in terms of wildflowers. Until 2500’ you hike through a massive commercial sugaring operation. Not the most pleasant through here with all the tubing and blah trail but the flowers made up for it!!! only saw a few people down low and no one on ridge. Only One patch of stubborn snow about eight feet long:) |
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 | Name: |
James, Badass, Silent Running |
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 | E-Mail: |
stormyweatherholt@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-17 |
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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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