Camels Hump Hike

Camels Hump Hike
The Burrows Trail
January 31, 2003

Camels Hump is the third highest mountain in Vermont. It is my favorite mountain to hike.

The Burrows trail is a popular intermediate hike. It is not my favorite trail in the summertime because there is limited views during the hike, it's all uphill and it is a very busy trail.
In the winter, it makes an exceptional hike with views through the leafless trees and a moderate winding path through the hardwoods and evergreens.

What make it my favorite mountain? There are no roads to the top, you have to make the trip on foot.

The Burrows Trail Hike is approximately 3 miles to the summit.

The day started out 20 degrees, sunny with a beautiful blue sky. This is the view from the parking lot at the base of the Burrows Trail.

In the winter, this is a very nice hike, not too agressive or treacherous. The first half of the hike is a moderate uphill grade through open hardwoods. The trail was well packed and snowshoes were not really necessary, but I wore them anyways.

This view is of the southern ridge line. The Long Trail follows along the top of it. There are many views and vistas.
I prefer taking the spur trail from the parking lot to the Forest City Trail, then Long Trail north along the ridgeline to the summit. It is a much more challenging and technical hike, risky and dangerous in winter.

The Forest City Trail Hike is about 5 miles to the summit

I call this the halfway point. There is almost a line in the forest where the hardwoods end and the softwoods begin.

As the evelation increased so did the amount of snow. Some places I had to duck through. The trail became like a corridor.

Break time. This is about two thirds of the way to the top on the north side of the mountain.

It was so quiet and beautiful walking through all the snow laden trees. The woods were impassable except for the trail.

I was still walking in the shadows as the sun shined out on the valley below

Finally, I reached the opening just two tenths of a mile from the peak. The sign straight ahead is normally at eye level, the trail to the top is just to the right of it, the temperature here was 26 degrees.

Here is a view of Mt. Mansfield to the north, Vermonts highest peak.

Clouds over valley
The clouds were hanging low in the valley below

It was a clear day and you could see the White Mountain Range clearly off in the distance

Mt. Washington in the distance
Here is the same photo magnified

Here is the Worcester Mountain Range just east of us.

This is looking down towards Huntington and the valley we started the hike in.

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Here I am at the Summit of Camels Hump!! What a Great Hike!!