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Route Summary This was a two-part hike first climbing to the summit of Wright's Mountain which affords views of the Waits River Valley and surrounding mountains to the west; and then exploring Devil's Den - an area of shallow caves - on the lower flanks of Wright's Mountain. For this outing, I first climbed Wright's Mountain, then returned to my car. Then I drove to the nearby trailhead for Devil's Den and explored there. However, if you have two vehicles, this could be done as a point-to-point hike. It can also be done as a single loop hike reaching both areas. Check out the route options below. Wright's Mountain Hike: (1.6 miles, Moderate)
Devil's Den Hike: (1.6 miles, Easy/Moderate)
Wright's Mountain to Devil's Den Point-to-Point Hike: (2.7 miles, Moderate)
Wright's Mountain to Devil's Den Loop Hike: (3.3 miles, Moderate)
Wright's Mountain Hike:
Rating: Moderate Elevation Gain: 425 feet (cumulative) Typical Hiking Time: 1:00 Typical Outing Duration: 2:00 Devil's Den Hike:
Rating: Easy/Moderate Elevation Gain: 320 feet (cumulative) Typical Hiking Time: 1:00 Typical Outing Duration: 2:00 Wright's Mountain to Devil's Den Point-to-Point Hike:
Rating: Moderate Elevation Gain: 610 feet (cumulative) Typical Hiking Time: 1:40 Typical Outing Duration: 3:45 Wright's Mountain to Devil's Den Loop Hike:
Rating: Moderate Elevation Gain: 1060 feet (cumulative) Typical Hiking Time: 2:10 Typical Outing Duration: 4:15 |
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Trail Guide
First I parked at the height- of-land on Wright's Mountain Road to do the Wright's Mountain hike. There is a new outhouse just into woods. The trail is a nice old woods road leading to a view ledge west where there is an old cabin. I climbed to the nearby true summit in the woods before returning the same way. Next I drove to the trailhead on Chase Hollow Road to do the Devil's Den hike. I had missed Devil's Den parking lot on the way in but found it on my way back. The outhouse here has a sign indicating it was built by voc-ed students. I hiked up Chase Hollow Trail past the kiosk taking the "Best Way In". Finally I joined a woods road and then turned at the Devil's Den sign. This trail went up and down over ridges and got rougher with lots of boulders, finally becoming too faint to follow. There was one large chamber below this point that could have been Devil's Den. For the return trip, I went down Woods Road, reaching a junction with taped-over signs where presumably the trail dedication would take place the next day. After a cutoff trail leaves left the path was more overgrown and muddy. I turned left at another junction and came out slightly downhill from the parking lot. |
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Driving Directions
Wright's Mountain Trailhead and Chase Hollow Trailhead are both located in Bradford, Vermont only 2.9 miles apart. Since this trail report accesses both trailheads by car, directions from I-91 directly to each trailhead, as well as directions between the two trailheads are included. Note that during the winter the Chase Hollow Trailhead is not accessible at all; and the Wright's Mountain Trailhead is only accessible by following Route 5 instead of Route 25. See the bottom set of directions for accessing Wright's Mountain Trailhead in the winter. Wright's Mountain Trailhead from I-91 (summer only):
Chase Hollow Trailhead from Wright's Mountain Trailhead (summer only):
Chase Hollow Trailhead from I-91 (summer only):
Wright's Mountain Trailhead from Chase Hollow Trailhead (summer only):
Wright's Mountain Trailhead from I-91 (winter):
Facilities Outhouses at Wright's Mountain Trailhead and Chase Hollow Trailhead. |
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