| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, VT |
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 | Trails: |
Stowe Derby Trail, Hardy Haul, Haul Road, Ranch Camp Trail, Burt Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, August 15, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
This area has a number of public access points main ones are off Ranch Brook Road and Luce Hill Road; Access to Ranch Brook Road parking is down a dirt road - turn right immediately after turning off Rte 108 onto Ranch Brook Road prior to the Bridge. The road is a bit rough but can be navigated to trail parking; Room for 8-10 cars at trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None without a bridge! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All in great shape |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Easy Canine hike though you need to observe rules if connecting to Trapp Lodge or Stowe Cross Country ski trails. |
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 | Bugs: |
Out but not as bad as earlier in the year though bug spray is still needed. |
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 | Comments: |
Adams Camp area in Stowe. This is a nice forested area - trails are multi-use combining woods roads and mountain bike trails in summer and cross county skiing snowshoe trails in winter. Took a nice loop hike of about 5 miles. All trails have gentle grades - steepest part is the first couple hundred yards right at the trailhead. Ranch Camp trail was a bit overgrown. No real long distance views but you can see Mansfield through the trees; likely a nice view in the winter. This system of trails sits between the Trapp Family Lodge trail network and the Trails of the Stowe Mountain Cross Country Skiing Center so there are lots up options for taking longer excursions through Trapp does charge a trail access fee to use their trails. A nice place to go if you are in the Stowe area and want to get out in the woods; A real nice walk along the brook an the Burt trail to close the loop. |
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 | Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1299@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-08-18 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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