Battell Trail to the Summit of Mt. Abraham - Lincoln, VT
This hike is 5.8 mile out and back with 2,493 feet of elevation gain, challenging, especially near the top. In the summer it's steep rock scrambles and in the winter you need ice gear (micro-spikes, snowshoes with cleats, or crampons. It's about 3 miles to the summit and there are very few places where you are hiking on flat ground. The view as I approach Mt. Abraham and the Battell Trailhead. The trail is a path of ice. There is almost a line where the hardwoods end and the softwoods begin. Finally I reach the Long Trail. The Battell Shelter comes into view The trail keeps getting steeper. The summit is just up ahead. The summit of Mt. Abraham A view north towards Mt. Glen Ellen A view south towards Lincoln Gap Map & Directions: https://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/mount-abraham-battell-trail