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.
Position Format:
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Tracks
CAM01
Dist: 3.70 mi
Points: 345
Calories: none
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
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