Mount Mansfield Climber's Log : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost

Mount Mansfield Climber's Log

Dubs - Sep 21, 2007 10:22 am Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007

Rainy Saturday

Took the Hell Brook Trail most of the way. Nice and challenging, fun, and WET in the rainy weather. Very beautiful on the way up.

tioga - Sep 15, 2007 10:25 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010

5 times!

I have been up this mountain in four consecutive summers, from 2004-2007. I have always had great weather for it. I never really appreciated the magnitude of the mountain until I came up over the forehead on the Long Trail with a 30lb pack on my back. I had always come up from the north on the LT in previous years. Did it a 5th time with my wife, brother, mom, and dad on a vacation to Vermont in 2010. Went up Sunset Ridge Trail and down Laura Cowles Trail.

paisajeroamericano - Sep 13, 2007 5:39 am Date Climbed: Dec 28, 2006

A Great End to the Year

A fun day in the snow during a dry winter in Vermont. We even managed to pick up a hitchhiker in town and bring him up the mountain. Unfortunately, Craig twisted his ankle on the descent.

tigerlilly - Sep 7, 2007 6:27 pm

The best mistake ever

We wanted an easy short hike for the kids. My partner accidently picked the subway trail (a little harder than the other trails) and it turned out to be an awesome adventure. (One mom was in sandels & a skirt, but she's tough.) The kids were **delighted** by the pristine trail and fun caves. Loved the ladder. We had a great time. Couldn't have been more fun.

gwave47 - Sep 6, 2007 9:24 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007

Clear Day

It was a really clear day. Our route started from the end of the Parking Lot of the Toll road up the Long Trail to the Chin. It's an easy class 2 which makes for a lot of fun.

MoapaPk - Jul 21, 2007 12:22 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 1992

steep on the east side

Via a very steep trail on the NE side -- very slippery.

injektilo - Jul 17, 2007 9:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007

Hell Brook

The Hell Brook Trail is aptly named. A lot of scrambles on wet slabs and an unrelenting grade until you reach the ridge… and what a ridge! Mansfield is a beautiful mountain. I hope to get back to Vermont more often.

HokieJim - Jul 3, 2007 9:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007

Laura Cowles & Sunset Ridge

Asended from Underhill State Park via the Laura Cowles trail and returned via Sunset Ridge. This is a great loop hike and descending Sunset Ridge allowed us to better enjoy the views out toward Lake Champlain an the Adirondacks

atavist - Jul 1, 2007 11:37 am Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2004

hellbrook

climbed up the hellbrook trail, beautiful weather, wish I could spend more time in Vermont

rkrevald - Jun 29, 2007 10:20 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2007

A Hot Day In Early Summer

My dog Spanky and I made the summit via the long trail on a hot and hazy June day. For a complete report of our trip, pleae go to http://50summits.blogspot.com

bcd - Mar 21, 2007 4:51 am Date Climbed: Feb 23, 1998

mansfield

mansfield

The edge - Mar 14, 2007 2:36 pm Date Climbed: Jan 12, 2002

HP #3

At least 12 times... summer & winter

lizrdboy - Mar 5, 2007 3:17 am Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2003

Nice Hike

I think we hit the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory and Ben and Jerry's on the way back to the hotel. It guess it's a very well located mountain.

jvarholak - Feb 14, 2007 9:32 pm

side trip on the LT

side trip to tag it during 1976 AT thru hike

woodstrider - Jan 5, 2007 10:21 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 1998

Mansfield in the mist

Two unmitigated peak baggers would not be deterred by a little rain storm and hiked up to the summit anyway. I loved the whole area, Smugglers Notch very interesting in a "Headless Horseman" kinda way.

jhalman - Oct 26, 2006 12:40 am

Too many routes to list

Although the summit can often be very crowded (with people and radio towers), the multitude of trails up the peak make it a blast to hike. Try the Halfway house to canyon trails for an exciting route to the top. Be ready to shed your pack though, and push it through the caverns you have to crawl through! Enjoy!