The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-14
TR.AIL SECUTED.
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As now outlined, the trail, starting
, from the end of the car line in West
Brattleboro, will go west on the Ames
Hill road to the water trough just be-
yond the Goodenough mill, then keep on
the upper road over Ames hill to the
South Pond road, through that road to
the pond and out on the road laid out by
the town of Marlboro to the main road at
Marlboro f.; from there on to the Whining
ton road BY "Howe's Place" down the
"Auger Hole" road to the Ham Bellows
place; up Higley hill to the Dover road
top OF the hill, then north TO Dover COM
mon, west on the old road to West
WardsbOro about three miles, branching
back on old road to West Dover about
two miles to place known as the Coy
place, then through the woods about three
miles (now completed and marked with
club disks) to the Frank Boyle place
on Blue Brook road, West Dover to West
WardSboro, crossing that road by
to and crossing Cold Brook road,
Wilmington to West WardsbOro from
that point Il well defined trail Is found
to the height of land within short dis
tance from the northeast arm of the
reservoir, marking the end of the trail
as far as has been secuted ut present,
making a total distance of about 30 miles.
Ii is hoped that the Stratton Mountain
club can be induced either to build the
trail from this point TO the Long Irall
at the 1901 OF the mountain OF Ut AtdSb
cooperate with the Brattleboro Outing
club. 1t is also hoped that the people
of Wilmington will be interested in form
ing q mountain club to build a trail from
Wilmington over Haystack and Plsgah
to the point the club has now reached.
No locations for cabins and shelters
have been determined definitely as worthy
of recommendation. with the exception
of South pond, where the Brau seb9ro
Outing club has obtained proposition
from +. L. Barrows 10 rent the north halt
of his property, including buildings, for
S120 a year If this proposition is &C
Cepted beginning will have been made
and an opportunity had to see without
much outlay how much interest will be
shown locally in the enterprise and
whether the cost of more cabins and
shelters Is warranted.
Some of the route already has been
marked with special Outing club disks,
and it is planned in the near future TO
mark the entire trail with these disks
so that it can be followed easily its en-
tire distance.
These disks are made of galvanized
iron and are three inches in diameter.
They are painted yellow and in the cen
ter is an equilateral triangle, each side
being one and one-fourth inches, painted
dark green.
There are some especially fine views
along the trail. which in themselves
should be Il reason why the trail should
be we'll patronized' From Ames hill
fine view of the country east may be
obtained. \ hike four miles along the
trail from Brattleboro viii take one to
the foot of Round Top mountain and a
side trip up this hin affords an elegant
view. In the vicinity of South pond near
Marlboro several fine views can be OBJ
tanned.
From Higley hill to Dover common. Il
distance of about three miles there are
particularly fine views to the north, and
from Cooper and Rice hills there is prob
ably no more splendid scene in all Wind
ham county.
1t is possible for hiker to take
nine-mile hike over the Outing club
trail by way of South pond To Marlboro
and there be picked up by an automo-
bile. Those interested in Il longer hike
can walk 20 miles to Dover common and
have an automobile await them there.
After leaving Rice hill. the trail runs
practically through a wilderness for the
next seven or eight miles.