I have had a growing interest in the Appalachian Trail ever since I read Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods. So it was a special treat when we were driving back down Bromley Mountain and there was a parking area that connected directly to the Appalachian Trail.

We decided to hike a mile up the trail and then come back. It was fun to pass some through-hikers on the trail, and to taste a little bit of the AT.

Family of four smiling at an AT/LT Trail North sign showing Summit Bromley Mtn 3.0 miles, surrounded by green forest. *Trail head from parking lot.* Wooden trailhead kiosk with Vermont Route 11/30 and Appalachian Long Trail information panels, hiking sticks and water jugs at base. *Trail head map and information. Walking sticks and water available.* Three hikers crossing a rustic wooden footbridge over Bromley Brook in a lush green forest, with a carved wooden trail sign in the foreground. *Bridge crossing Bromley Brook.* Narrow dirt hiking trail winding through dense green forest with two hikers visible ahead and a white AT blaze on a tree trunk *Densely wooded trails with white trail blaze for AT.* Narrow wooden boardwalk stretching through a lush green forest over muddy ground, flanked by trees and low vegetation. *Board walk to make it through muddier sections.*