hike north from Bennington up the AT/Long Trail into the Glastenbury MT area. There's a leanto up there https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/vermont/glastenbury-mountain-via-long-trail-appalachian-trail

Be safe. The locals aren't known to be welcoming. Folks may try to intimidate you or purposefully scare you.

Uh theres plenty of thru hiking shelters.

It's definitely quite a hike, more than you'd think. Plan several extra hours to arrive there. My one attempt to reach the ghost town ended with my group running out of daylight. Please keep us updated if you make it!

[banjo riff plays in the distance]

You if they make it back.🤣

fr tru *cue loud pipe organ music*

Are you looking for a rustic/unpopulated site? If you have a reasonably capable off road vehicle you can drive in on the class 4 road from Shaftsbury. Lots of options and not nearly as populated as the forestry road.

Edit: Shaftsbury. Not Sunderland.

Dont wear red!

If you go into the Glastenbury wilderness, be prepared! There is no easy/short way out. Bring extra food, layers, water, etc.

There is most likely no cell service so go with a friend and let someone else know your timeline.

This time of year, be especially careful when going on an overnight. It will get extremely cold and weather can change quickly.

Self-assess the prettiness of your mouth before you go? Maybe steer clear if it's deemed 'real pretty.'

Yup. Glastonbury is what you are looking for OP.

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Can you elaborate at all? Im intrigued by folks in modern society who still live on the fringes like this.

And wear some orange

myth about the bennington triangle- that wearing red invites danger. Probably just based on 2/3 people who disappeared while wearing red

In 1946 an 18 year old Bennington College student (Paula Welden) disappeared near the Long Trail at Glastenbury Mountain. Her still unsolved disappearance is one of the main reasons that the area known as the Bennington Triangle, and Glastenbury Mountain has been the site of several other suspicious disappearances since. In addition, lost/missing hikers on Glastenbury Mountain were rescued as recently as 2019 by the state police and game wardens: https://m.facebook.com/VermontStatePolice/photos/a.237732957895/10156937429982896/

Paula Welden’s disappearance was actually the main reason for the formation of the Vermont State Police in 1947: https://vsp.vermont.gov/unsolved/missing/c/welden https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/paula-jean-welden-birth-vermont-state-police

The Glastenbury area is considered an “unincorporated” town since during the 2020 census only 9 people lived there, but was once inhabited by over 241 people in 1880 due to a booming lumber industry (the entire mountain was clearcut). The mountain also has an abandoned cemetery, and many visitors report a mysterious mood on the mountain due to the unusual quietness in its wilderness. Some believe it is an ancient Native American burial site, but I don’t know how accurate that claim is.

Anyways… if you’re looking for something sketchy then camp there - but be safe, stick to a plan, and let others know that plan.

You might want to send me a chat. There’s east rd. The AT up to the ridge trail. Kelly’s stand rd In Arlington will all get you up the mountain but the only cabin that’s not one of my friends camps is the lean to and shelters on the AT. Glastonbury is covered in crossing logging roads. You will get lost, stay on the trails or bring GPS. Last time I was in the back country I used gps to find my 4wheeler, it was 20 yards away. The only weird part is the sudden silence to the point the only thing you hear is your own heartbeat.

I hope you are not planning on doing this soon. Gonna be real cold real soon. I thought the area was creepy when I hiked the Long Trail there. There be witches there.

Don’t wear a red coat.