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Mt Mansfield
- Thread starter Jus
- Start date
meatmonkey
I wanna be Dave
There is great crawling at the dam on RT 12 just a couple miles out of Montpelier.
Also great terrain nearby on Shady Rill rd. There is a brook there with lots of rocks.
If you want a day-hike, then Spruce mountain, or Hunger mountain, or White Rock mountain all make excellent scaler-friendly hikes in the range of 4 to 8 miles round-trip.
Quechee gorge is about an hour south of montpelier, and sometimes the water levels make it innaccessable, but it is definately some of the finest crawling the state has to offer.
Also great terrain nearby on Shady Rill rd. There is a brook there with lots of rocks.
If you want a day-hike, then Spruce mountain, or Hunger mountain, or White Rock mountain all make excellent scaler-friendly hikes in the range of 4 to 8 miles round-trip.
Quechee gorge is about an hour south of montpelier, and sometimes the water levels make it innaccessable, but it is definately some of the finest crawling the state has to offer.
meatmonkey
I wanna be Dave
lol.
It seems like I'm always hearing people refer to ben an jerrys like it's a Vermont landmark.
Mount Mansfield is relatively close to ben and jerrys, and the other mountains are within a half hour or so.
TO EVERYONE: we need to pick a date, and a back-up-weather-didn't-cooperate-date to make this happen. I keep looking at Jus' pic and thinking "that looks awesome
I don't mind the cold, and kinda like snow wheeling if it's not undriveable. Sooooo, how about saturday April 5th with a backup of the next weekend saturday the 12th? Maybe I'm overly optimistic about the weather cooperating, but there's only one way to find out...
It seems like I'm always hearing people refer to ben an jerrys like it's a Vermont landmark.
Mount Mansfield is relatively close to ben and jerrys, and the other mountains are within a half hour or so.
TO EVERYONE: we need to pick a date, and a back-up-weather-didn't-cooperate-date to make this happen. I keep looking at Jus' pic and thinking "that looks awesome
I don't mind the cold, and kinda like snow wheeling if it's not undriveable. Sooooo, how about saturday April 5th with a backup of the next weekend saturday the 12th? Maybe I'm overly optimistic about the weather cooperating, but there's only one way to find out...
hehe it's quite strange, because the farther I've been in Vermont is Waterbury! I'm the mountain kind of guy, but my girlfriend, not so much! I've been to New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine, but I didnt explored much of Vermont, except Grand Isle for camping and Burlington of course...If you are officially planning for the 5th of April, i'll see if I can make it! If you dont mind a Canadian around 
The winter we're having? :lmao: We'd be lucky to get up there before June. I definitely want to have a GTG this year though, that's for sure. it'll be awesome. I can't stand the wait. I've got seriously bad cabin fever.
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RandallRedwood
Newbie
I'm in for a gtg at mt Mansfield. I'm going to try to plan a GTG at Oakledge Park in South Burlington this summer as well.
meatmonkey
I wanna be Dave
Seeing as how there is another foot of snow on the ground today, I'm finally willing to admit my overly-optimistic wish date of April 5th is officially just a fantasy.
But maybe we could realistically hope for May 3rd or 4th?
I'm in for the Oakledge park adventure. Keep us posted.
But maybe we could realistically hope for May 3rd or 4th?
I'm in for the Oakledge park adventure. Keep us posted.
DarenFranks
Newbie
I am in Highgate, and building a course in my back yard, once the snow melts...... Once I get it done, will post some pics.....might even be able to have a crawl party there.........
trombley2
Pebble Pounder
There are a number of good places to go. Never crawled at Oakledge and I live pretty close to it.... Crawling at the dam in Essex Junction is definitely one of the best spots as long as the water isn't too high. Hike wise, Snake Mountain in Addison is fun. Decent length hike and varying terrain. Definitely need to have some GTG's. Crawling alone is only so much fun.
meatmonkey
I wanna be Dave
This crazy thing happened today, snow and ice was melting! So is it okay to pick a day yet? Though I was scraping ice off my windshield only yesterday morning...
I see that the Bradford Vermonster is May 3-4, so how about the next weekend either May 10 or 11? Course NERCC hasn't yet posted a schedule, so that might end up being the TTC weekend, but they do it on a Sunday, so Saturday might still work.
I see that the Bradford Vermonster is May 3-4, so how about the next weekend either May 10 or 11? Course NERCC hasn't yet posted a schedule, so that might end up being the TTC weekend, but they do it on a Sunday, so Saturday might still work.
I wouldn't attempt Mansfield until June. At least for me, it's too far to travel only to find out the summit still has snow. I'm not entirely sure when the road actually opens.
I know you want to get out there and crawl, we all do, but gotta come up with a location that isn't 4300ft above sea level if you want to plan a GTG in May. :ror: "thumbsup"
I know you want to get out there and crawl, we all do, but gotta come up with a location that isn't 4300ft above sea level if you want to plan a GTG in May. :ror: "thumbsup"
meatmonkey
I wanna be Dave
Well, found out Goss's Mud Bog is May 11th. Have to go flog my 1:1 there.
NERCC TTC is ussually the 3rd or 4th sunday in May, which is coming right up.
I got a wedding I have to go to on June 7th. So how about the 8th or the next weekend?
Any chance we can hit up Oakledge Park sometime before that? I'm not sure how dependant on water levels that area is.
NERCC TTC is ussually the 3rd or 4th sunday in May, which is coming right up.
I got a wedding I have to go to on June 7th. So how about the 8th or the next weekend?
Any chance we can hit up Oakledge Park sometime before that? I'm not sure how dependant on water levels that area is.
I don't know how closely you follow NERCC but I just talked to Drail the other day and it sounds like they are all but disbanded.
I'd like to get some of you down my way and hit the hiking trails on Mt Ascutney. It is a lot of fun, but more importantly for me.. I'm flat broke at the moment and my one and only vehicle isn't even on the road at the moment, but I really want to crawl with you guys.
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I'd like to get some of you down my way and hit the hiking trails on Mt Ascutney. It is a lot of fun, but more importantly for me.. I'm flat broke at the moment and my one and only vehicle isn't even on the road at the moment, but I really want to crawl with you guys.
:ror:meatmonkey
I wanna be Dave
Alright, I think it's safe to say that summer is finally here.
Had an epic day at Goss's mud bog yesterday, so now it's time to focus on the 1/10 trucks.
So any takers on hiking Mt Mansfield with toy trucks on June 8th?
How about Quechee gorge the next weekend, the 14th or 15th. I'm practically dying to go back there.
Had an epic day at Goss's mud bog yesterday, so now it's time to focus on the 1/10 trucks.
So any takers on hiking Mt Mansfield with toy trucks on June 8th?
How about Quechee gorge the next weekend, the 14th or 15th. I'm practically dying to go back there.
RandallRedwood
Newbie
I can do quechee gorge on the 14th of june. I'll see if I can pull some of my local guys to come. Also trying to get a couple of guys down from st. Albans.
