Blue Ridge Fen

There's an extensive wetland complex (including a fen) on Blue Ridge Mountain (~2,900 ft) in the Green Mountain National Forest in the town of Chittenden in Rutland County, Vermont. I visited this place on June 15, 2024. It was a difficult hike but well worth it.

Here are a couple of maps that illustrate where this place is:

The first map shows the larger picture, with landmarks and (and a subset of) parking areas. The second map shows a close-up of the fen, where the green dots indicate some of the plants I found. Both maps are centered on the fen.

To reach Blue Ridge Fen, I followed an old woods road up the eastern slope of the mountain. The road ended about halfway (as shown on the first map), at which point I bushwhacked the remaining stretch of slope. Question: Is there a trail up Blue Ridge Mountain? What is the best path to Blue Ridge Fen?

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Publicado el 19 de junio de 2024 a las 11:30 AM por trscavo trscavo

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Junio 15, 2024 a las 01:20 PM EDT

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Blue Ridge Mountain in the Green Mountain National Forest (Chittenden)

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Junio 2024

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Blue Ridge Mountain in the Green Mountain National Forest (Chittenden)

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Junio 15, 2024 a las 02:15 PM EDT

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Blue Ridge Mountain in the Green Mountain National Forest (Chittenden)

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Junio 15, 2024 a las 02:19 PM EDT

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Blue Ridge Mountain in the Green Mountain National Forest (Chittenden)

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Thanks for your awesome journal posts, as always!

Anotado por micholoko hace 4 meses

You're welcome! :-)

Anotado por trscavo hace 4 meses

@nsharp @dlnarango @kpmcfarland can you comment?

Anotado por trscavo hace 4 meses

There is no trail. We did a bunch of work there for the GMNF a few years ago and we hiked up the stream on north side (many times). We put most (prob all) of our observations into VAL project on iNaturalist.

Anotado por kpmcfarland hace 4 meses

Thanks @kpmcfarland I can't find the VAL project, can you give a pointer?

Anotado por trscavo hace 4 meses

Oh, perhaps you mean Vermont Atlas of Life?

Anotado por trscavo hace 4 meses

Oh, sorry for the acronym. Yep, Vermont Atlas of Life (VAL).

Anotado por kpmcfarland hace 4 meses

I love orchids!

Anotado por optilete hace 4 meses

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