| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt Mansfield — Forehead, Nose, Upper Lip, Chin, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Eagle’s Cut, CCC Road, Maple Ridge Trail, Long Trail, Sunset Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 28, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Easy parking, we arrived around 8:45 and got one of the last few spots in the lots before people had to start parking on the side of the road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridges across all streams, some areas with small streams running down trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Wouldn’t recommend Maple Ridge for dogs due to the gap you have to jump over, though we saw many happy dogs on LT and Sunset Ridge |
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 | Bugs: |
Summit of Mansfield (chin) was very buggy — bring bug spray! |
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 | Comments: |
Yesterday was a gorgeous and busy day up in the mountains! Maple Ridge trail was an excellent way to get away from the crowds (only saw two other people!), but it’s certainly not for everyone — there are a lot of rock scrambles where you need to use your hands and jumping across the gap was nerve-wracking and unavoidable. Note for the cut there is a little path to the left you can take to avoid the climbing which is what we did! Overall Maple Ridge was a great trail and well marked, I’d recommend for anyone looking to avoid the crowds and happy to use their hands on technical bits on a dry day. The rest of the hike was gorgeous with great visibility and perfect weather, but quite busy up on the ridge — a GMC volunteer counted the 200th person to summit the Chin while we were there at noon for lunch! |
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 | Name: |
HRC |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-06-29 |
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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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