The trail register has lots of information.
Signs mark the way for most of the hike.
The first trail intersection.
The intersection of the Frost Trail and the Butler Lodge Trail.
As the forest gets denser, blue blazes mark the way.
Looking west from the trail.
Exposed bedrock becomes common on the upper stretches.
A first glimpse of The Forehead on Mount Mansfield.
The trail intersection between the Frost Trail and the Maple Ridge Trail.
The views get better as you near the summit.
The last climb to the summit is the steepest.
Looking south from the summit with Camel's Hump in the distance.
Mount Mansfield's summit ridge.
The intersection between the Wampahoofus Trail and the Maple Ridge Trail offers a summit bypass in foul weather.
The Wamphoofus Trail ducks the summit in case of foul weather.
The summit post.
The summit hosts arctic-alpine vegetation that is very fragile. Walk only on the rocks.
Even when the valleys are locked in fog, the views from The Forehead on Mount Mansfield can be incredible.
Looking south along the Green Mountain spine.
Looking into the Stowe Valley.
Hikers descend from The Forehead.
The Chin to the left and The Nose with the Mount Mansfield radio towers.
Looking back at Stowe Mountain Resort from the Long Trail.
The Long Trail descends steeply on the south side of The Chin.
At times ladders are required.
In some places the Long Trail is quite exposed and boardwalks bridge crevices.
The long trail is marked with white blazes.
The Butler Lodge.
The Butler Lodge Trail is much more gradual than the Frost and Maple Ridge Trails.