Elevation: 3,835 feet (1,169 meters) Prominence: 1,430 feet (440 meters) Location: Ripton, Vermont (Addison County) Range: Green Mountains Coordinates: 44°0.13' North     72°56.48' West Rating: Moderate - For an almost 4,000 foot mountain, this hike is relatively easy-going with low inclines and a few rock scrambles. There is only one area where the hike gets steeper than it was, but it is not bad. If the weather is on your side, this hike is rather pleasant. Features: Skyline Lodge, Long Trail, Peak Bag Distance of highlighted hike below: 10.4 miles with Mount Wilson

Bread Loaf Mountain is a 3,835 foot mountain located in Ripton, Vermont in Addison County in the famous Green Mountains. There are several ways to access the summit; Via the Skyline Pond Trail, off USFS 59 (Steam Mill Road), via the Clark Brook Trail off USFS 55, or via the Emily Proctor Trail off USFS 201.

Bread Loaf is flanked to the Northeast by Mount Wilson. Often these 2 mountains are peak-bagged together, since they are both on the New England Hundred highest hiking list.

Lists Bread Loaf are on:	= A patch is available for this list
New England Hundred highest New England Hundred highest in Winter season

The map below shows how to get to the summit of Bread Loaf Mountain as well as Mount Wilson via the Skyline Pond Trail and Long Trail. (There are several other beginning options as you can see from the map below.)

Hike on the Skyline Pond Trail for 2.5 miles until you come to a junction with the Long Trail; here you will go left on the Long Trail. Hike for 1.2 miles until you come to a spur trail on the left for Bread Loaf Mountain. (This is at the hair-pin turn on the Long Trail). Hike roughly 0.1 miles to the summit of Bread Loaf. After enjoying the summit, to head over to Mount Wilson, go back down the spur trail getting yourself back on the Long Trail. Go left on the Long Trail (right will take you where you were before). Hike for 0.6 miles until you come to a junction with the Emily Proctor Trail. Continue along the Long Trail (NOT turning left onto the Emily Proctor Trail). Hike for roughly 0.8 miles to the summit of Mount Wilson.

To get back to the Skyline Pond Traillhead parking area, retrace your steps back the way you came.

Click to download PDF Trail Map of Bread Loaf Mountain and Mount Wilson

Parking area sign. Taken on October 30, 2014.

Emily Proctor Shelter. Taken on October 30, 2014.

Long Trail. Taken on October 30, 2014.

Skyline Pond Trail. Taken on October 30, 2014.

Skyline Pond Trail. Taken on October 30, 2014.

Taken on October 30, 2014.

If you have a GPS, you can enter the intersection of Steam Mill Road and College Cross Road in Ripton, Vermont. Once you turn onto Steam Mill Road, the traillhead is ROUGHLY 3.4 miles away.

From I-93 North, take the exit for I-89 North.
Take exit 3 off I-89 North for VT-107.
Turn right off the exit onto VT-107 West.
Drive 2.8 miles and continue onto VT-12 North.
Drive 0.4 miles and turn left to stay on VT-12 North.
Drive 0.3 miles to stay onto VT-12 North.
Drive 2 miles and turn left onto Camp Brook Road.
Drive 6.1 miles and continue onto Bethel Mountain Road.
Drive 4.1 miles and turn right onto VT-100 North.
Drive 4.3 miles and turn left onto VT-125 West.
Drive 8.7 miles and turn right onto College Cross Road.
Drive 0.2 miles and turn right onto Steam Mill Road.
Drive roughly 3.4 miles to the traillhlead for the Skyline Pond Trail.

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