CONGDON SHELTER & HARMON HILL, near Bennington VT.
Lake Hancock, Congdon Shelter & Harmon Hill from FR 273 in Woodford VT. Green Mountain National Forest. FR 273 is driveable for 2.9 miles (parked) then becomes much rougher as an ATV/snomo trail. There was some heavy machinery clearing an area nearby. I saw a moose here while skiing a couple of winters ago. After walking 0.8 miles, a good bridge goes R over Stamford Stream & that snomo trail crosses the Appalachian Trail/Long Trail in 300 yards (CS is then only 0.7 miles away or 1.9 miles from the start). Continuing on FR 273, I crossed the AT/LT at 2.3 miles then reached Lake Hancock 0.1 miles further - nice pond, saw 5 mergansers & 2 people on an ATV, also an old run-down cottage. Took the AT/LT N for 2 miles to the shelter passing a view of a meadow, a beaver pond & Stamford Stream. CS (2,088') is one of the older shelters around being built in 1967, roof leaked a little bit - it has 4 bunks for 2 people each ...