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| Willoughby Gap from Burke Mountain |
As we continue to hike ski areas, we turned The Rig to Vermont and Burke Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom. East Burke is about 107 miles from home. Our first 70+ degree hike, Bailey did well with the water we found on the trail. We headed up the 3-mile Red Trail; the hike took 1:20 to summit. The trail isn't severe but the hiking is steady with spring mud here and there. I'd never been to Burke Mountain, but I have worked at the ski academy, Burke Mountain Academy where Olympic Champion Mikaela Shiffrin went to high school.
We met a crew of four plus a friendly dog at the top of the ski area. They gave us directions to a different way down. The trail hiking wasn't bad on the way up, but the mud and slippery roots could have been an issue for both of us. We hiked down hitting both the Toll Road and the ski slopes. At the bottom we got misplaced and wandered on the single track mountain bike trail for a bit (almost getting nailed) and then on the ski slope until we landed at the lodge. I figure we were misplaced for 25 minutes. Don't forget... click on pictures to enlarge.
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| Trails.com Recording of the hike. It's one of the reasons I bought an iPhone with a GPS. I love capturing the distances and more. |
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| Get out of my way! I'm going in. |
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| Snow roll heaven |
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| Mud and water... what could be better? |
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| Ski slope after summit. |
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| Summit shot of the Green Mountains |
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| Weathered picnic bench at the summit |
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| Funny Glades name... Why Not? Because it's steep and filled with trees! |
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