Vermont's Tallest Mountain: Mt Mansfield Virtual Trail Guide
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- Опубліковано 31 сер 2020
- Mt Mansfield is Vermont's tallest peak at 4,395ft. Jackie, Juno and I hiked a popular loop on the mountain totaling about 8.6 miles with 3,000ft of elevation gain.
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Thank you for this great virtual hike! I shared it with my assisted living residents and they loved it! One commented, "It's a great hike without any blisters!" Another knew right away that the CCC was the Civilian Conservation Corps. Can't wait to take them on another one of your hikes.
This is honestly one of the nicest comments I have ever gotten. Thank you so much Carol and sincerely appreciate you sharing with them. No blisters on this one and the ankle on Jackie is much much better! Cheers.
Great video again! Looked like a super fun hike! From what I could tell, C.C.C. Road likely refers to the Civilian Conservation Corp (1933-1942). They were a work force that came from the New Deal aiming to provide jobs related to conservation and natural resources. They maintain roads, built bridges, flood control, etc etc
Awesome, thanks! It was insane, looked like an old road, blasting and all. Makes a lot more sense now!
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I hike old rag all the time in Shenandoah for fun. Best hike in the DMV area. Love the east coast hikes Sherpa! ✌️
I love old rag! That’s a twice a year event for me! Love doing Mcafee knob as well!
Sunset ridge is a great hike!
I always take the Halfway house trail up then the Sunset back down
You should come to NC and hike some! The Mount Mitchell trail is great! I think it’s around 11 and a half miles.
Very cool! We’re working on all the “tallest” peaks in the Northeast (NY and New England), we have 2 left to go, Mansfield and Katahdin. I’ve spent a lot of time snowboarding in Vermont and I love the state but haven’t done any hiking there. My wife is hooked on New Hampshire now but I’m trying to show her the majesty that is Vermont also.
Grew up in NH and its GREAT but Vermont is also a very special place.
@@TheVirtualSherpa Yes. The Green Mountain range is a larger mountain range although not as tall. Of course I have no problem snowboarding and hiking in NH right now, it’s exquisite!
Love your voice. Very calming, very informative.
The bad weather bypass does not lead to the Maple Ridge Trail but bypasses the ladders south of the Long Trail intersection with Maple Ridge. For more adventure try the Subway or Wampahoofus.
The bad weather bypass also refers to profanity trail from Taft lodge to the summit.
Loved working a season at Stowe, was my first time living away from home.
Fun fact: first time my wife snowboarded was there - didn’t go well 😂
Looks like some enjoyable hiking that you and Jackie have found in Vermont. Would like to visit Vermont and check out the mountain environment there.
Always one of my favorite spots growing up, was great to spend some more time there.
Nice video! I'm considering hiking Mansfield this October for the first time.
It’s a beautiful hike, I’m sure the foliage would make it even better.
@@TheVirtualSherpa Yeah the foliage should be sweet. I'm from Massachusetts.Today I did Watatic in MA which is an easy hike and last week did Monadnock mountain NH.
Great video. I’m coming up for a month or so to do some running in the early fall. How frequent are water sources on the trail? God Vermont sure is beautiful
Not sure about fall but plenty of water sources along the way, including options at the top as well.
I’m doing this this weekend! Gonna do your route counter clockwise! how bad is the SLICE that you went down and the other part, the gap that people talk about leaping over?!
Can you take sunset up and Laura down? I'm going out this July and I'm researching into this, Marcy, Washington and Katahdin!
You can but probably would go in reverse order sunset up Laura down. You can read my full guide on the hike here which has a map as well www.thevirtualsherpa.com/mount-mansfield-hiking-trail-guide/
Awesome as always, I love your guides. So..... I am guessing Marcy is next?!
Unfortunately not, but have one more NH hike that will be coming soon.
The Virtual Sherpa awesome, ai love seeing your NE videos. It is cool to see a taste of home after watching all of your 14er goodies!
Great video as always! How is your wife recovering? (Ankle)
All good now, thanks for asking.
What kind of camera did you use? That video looks amazing!
All my gear is linked in the video descriptions
Does anyone know what background song plays in the video. Always gets stuck in my head. Great videos. Cheers!
Called roots of legend - density & time
@@TheVirtualSherpa Thanks so much. Watch your videos all the time. That song is catchy. I end up hiking and have it in my head!
I'm from NH and planning out the presidential traverse. The video you did was great and informative. Should be a blast.
Always, shout out from your home state. Keep up the good work. You are good people.
Hi! I am a new hiker and never been to Mt. Mansfield Any tips on what I should do first? Anything that is fairly easy? Also, I see drone shots, do you know if drones are allowed?
Pick some hikes that have smaller mileage and elevation gain compared to Mansfield. Also, you can always just hike up and down the same trail on this peak which makes it a bit easier. In regards to Drones, when this was filmed they were allowed - but always good to double check before flying since rules change all the time with them.
What trail has a wall to climb? Where's The 6ft hole to jump over?
Did your dog have any issues with the ladder section? Thanks
There were no ladder sections on the two trails we took up/down.
@@TheVirtualSherpa I guess if you come form the South and follow the LT north there is some ladders. I was able to get my dog down Ladder Ravine and over Burnt Mountain. Those were the two most difficult sections between the Massachusetts border and I89. About 185 miles. We will return next year to complete. I was told to take the bad weather bypass over Mansfield. If you ever do Ladder Ravine I would highly recommend not doing it with a dog. I could find no way around and I had to carry my 47 pound hound mix down. I would not do it again. I think going South would be even harder and with a large breed even harder. I have a rock climbing background and brought a section of rope and some belaying devices to lesson the chances of things going bad. Take care
Is sunrise possible on this hike? What route to take for sunrise or sunset? Tyia
The ones I show are probably best since they are the fastest but 100% possible.
Ok thank you. Which trail would you recommend for sunrise at sunmit? Planning to start very early and get to summit for sunrise.
Were these trails relatively safe for your dog? Like no scary drop offs? Thank you for making awesome videos!
Did you know Peet moss collects gold dust?
give your dog some water
Mountains are high, not tall. People are tall.