Parking area at the Appalachian Gap. Trail access is across the highway.
The trail registry and information kiosk is a few hundred feet from the parking area on the Long Trail.
The Long Trail Trailhead.
A few sections are steep, and metal rungs have been installed to assist hikers up and down.
Hikers pass by the Mad River Glen Chair 2 chairlift and warming hut.
Once on the ridge, the trail gradually climbs through spruce and fir forest.
The Theron Dean Shelter as seen from the trail.
Rungs to assist hikers ascend steep portions of the trail.
General Stark's Nest is a warming hut and ski patrol lodge that is open to hikers in the summer months.
The trail intersection where the Long Trail leaves the ski trail.
The intersection with the Barton Trail that leads to the Glen Ellen Lodge.
The intersection of the Jerusalem Trail with the Long Trail.
A view west toward Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains of New York from the Orvis Lookout.
Typical trail terrain above 3,000 feet.
Near the top of Mount Ellen, the land management changes to the National Forest Service.
A rocky section provides a view east toward Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains of New York.
The Long Trail merges with a ski run that leads to the top.
The chairlift marks the unofficial top of Mount Ellen. The actual summit is wooded with no views.
Follow the Long Trail for a few more hundred feet to reach the summit. A rock cairn marks the spot, but no views can be had.
A hike takes in the view and sunshine from under one of Sugarbush's chairlifts.
View north to the peaks of Camel's Hump and Mount Mansfield beyond.
Ski runs are wonderful wildflower meadows in the summer.
A view west toward the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain.