The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-15
Bennington.

Bennington.
Spur trails run to both Mud Pond
from the Heartwellville trail, ~ mile,
and to Stamford Pond from Trail No.
5. y mile
This rather exhaustive review Of
/ the trail situation in the Bennington
Quadrangle will not 90 at all into the
! possibilities Of circular trips. There
are too many to really give a com
plete list of all the round trips which
+ can be made. One should really see
a map on which these trails are
marked, and such map will be
shortly placed on exhibition in the
window OF the Griswold store. Local
knowledge must also supply the
points where shelter. food and lodg-
ings may be obtained. Camps, farm
houses AID hotels for all tastes are
I no doubt to be found at points that
will make it easy to arrange a walk
ing trip of long or short duration.
With such a net work Of trails
good system of markers and guide
posts are needed Logging road is
not indicated en- the typographical
maps and there may be a great deal
OF 1t in existence. and this often
makes it easy to get off trail which
Is not we'll marked. This same logg.
ing road may also open up new
routes and save trail building.
The question will also arise. with
two routes to Massachusetts, which
is to be the Long Trail. The north
and south trail which comes down
from Stratton Mt. as the Ross Trail
is the Long Trail and the nearest
trail south would naturally be the
Long Trail This is the trail to Ben.
nington via Somerset. but when the
Glastonbury Mt Trail is completed
the Long Trail should ascend this |
mountain and come into Bennington |
over the ridge and down Bald Mt. |
The approah from this point would |
do full justice to the beautiful set
ting OF Bennington.
The Long Trail should pass
through Bennington for another good
reason. The Long Trail will be open
from Massachusetts 10 Canada in two
years at the most. II is not at all
unlikely that this will happen next
season. When it does come about.
the Great Loop, the trail through the
Taconic Range from Bennington to
will be the next undertaking
of the G. NJ. c.
Our good neighbors across the line
must receive news OF this project of
hillington to Greylock. but the WORT,
across the border rests with them.
expressions of interest. and inquir
les have already been received. bit
the organization of a section at Ben.
nngton is needed to give an assur.
lnee Of reality to the project. The
Long Trail idea now that it is here to
he extent Of $50 miles. makes
strong appeal to the imagination and
OF all and sundry. As Il
'esult a great deal Of very desirab'e
publicity has been given the Long
Trail which keeps cropping out al
urprising distances from Vermont
bennington was reminded thar Il
iad a remarkable opportunity. and |
low has been shown how the I.ons ]
rail VIII improve this opportunity.
for its own healihnl l
ieasure will use these trails. ana bv =
aiuing their own mountain trails
aad others to use them. Bennington
All rise equal to its opportunity. and
I'VE years time will not only
. called the Southern Gateway Of
he Green Mountains for geographic. (
reasons. but because people PAS
lronsh il calle by the allurine
harm OF the Green Mountains