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Backpacker Magazine Burlington, VT: Camels Hump via Monroe Trail 

This 6.1-mile hike in the Green Mountains leads to a plane-crash site, crosses a rare alpine zone, and ends up on the state's third-highest peak.


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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Date: 27 Mar 2007 12:14:15 PM
Activity: Hiking
State: Vermont (VT)
Distance: 3.7 mi  (Change units)
Survey Elevation: Total Gain: 2809 ft
Total Loss: 874 ft
Net Change: 1934 ft
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Tags: Vermont, Waterfall Hikes, Green Mountains, Burlington, Waterbury
Rating: Unrated   Rate it


TO TRAILHEAD: I-89 S to exit 11 to US 2 E to Jonesville. Turn R onto Cochran Rd. In 800 ft., L onto Duxbury Rd. In 6 mi., R onto Camels Hump Rd. Go 2.6 mi. (follow signs for Camels Hump Summit Trails) to parking area.

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CAM01

Dist: 3.70 mi Points: 345
Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Camels Hump

Points of Interest

CAM001

Location: 44.317684°, -72.847847°
Follow blue-blazed Monroe Trail on W side of lot; steady ascent with several stream crossings above Hump Brook

CAM002

Location: 44.309685°, -72.867996°
Bear R @ Y to stay on Monroe Trail; birches, conifers, and boulders dragged by long-ago glaciers pepper terrain

CAM003

Location: 44.314999°, -72.877502°
Pass boulder on R (overhang doubles as shelter), then mossy rock ledge

CAM004

Location: 44.314316°, -72.880180°
On R, waterfall pours down lichen-covered ledges; many small stream crossings (some rock-hopping) as trail tunnels through pine forest; ahead, hike up rock slabs

CAM005

Location: 44.313484°, -72.882736°
Cross two streams and waterfall; walk through tunnel of pines

CAM006

Location: 44.316319°, -72.880470°
Turn L @ 4-way onto yellow-blazed Alpine Trail; steep ascent on slick, mossy rocks; quartz chunks shimmer underfoot

CAM007

Location: 44.317734°, -72.884636°
Side trip: Turn L @ T for a close look at a B-24J bomber’s massive, gray wing from a 1944 crash; retrace steps. Continue NW, past rock overhang; rocky scramble ahead

CAM008

Location: 44.318783°, -72.887016°
Turn R @ T and enter alpine zone; ahead, hands-and-knees scramble up steep ledge, then brief trek through spruce forest to summit; cliff face towers above

CAM009

Location: 44.319599°, -72.886353°
Camels Hump (4,083 ft.). Breathtaking views of Champlain Valley from exposed, 2-humped summit (VT’s 3rd highest peak). Continue N on Long Trail for rocky descent

CAM010

Location: 44.321781°, -72.885201°
Turn R @ 4-way; follow Monroe Trail back to parking lot

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