Jay Peak

"A hike of the Jay's. Molly needed just Big Jay for her NEHH. We hiked northbound along the LT and reached Jay Peak. We then followed the LT north until reaching the herd path. We then followed the herd path towards Big Jay, dealing with tree branches in the face and muddy areas to navigate. It took us about an hour to reach Big Jay. The sled attached to the tree appears to be missing. We then headed back to Jay and took a ski trail to bypass around the summit. We then hooked up with the LT and headed southbound back to the car. " — newenglandwarrior • Jun 28, 2024

"On the third day of my trip, I headed all the way up north to tackle Jay and Big Jay. Pretty easy climb on the Long Trail up to the summit of Jay, which is a ski resort. The "bushwhack" over the Big Jay was not difficult as the herd path is very apparent and would be difficult to get lost on. Once again alot of signs of a moose being on the herd path in the morning, but I never saw it. Hit the summit of Big Jay and headed out quickly as it was starting to rain. When I got back to the parking area there was a long trail thru hiker that I gave a ride to help out. " — LGH-Tom • Jun 26, 2021

"Hiked both Jay Peak & Big Jay via the LT from Rt. 242. My main goal was Big Jay as I've hiked Jay Peak before, but one doesn't happen without the other so... The herd path to Big Jay is known to be muddy & it didn't disappoint. The mud coupled with much blow down made for an interesting bushwhack. Some nice views back to Jay Peak & the tram station near the top of Big Jay. All in all, a great hike & now I've hiked all 28 peaks in Vt. over 3500 ft." — billsussdorff • Oct 24, 2019

"Headed out to grab Jay and Big Jay. Right off the road we were in knee deep snow with sections thigh deep. I broke the trail the entire way and it was tough going. Once I hit the summit house I waited for my friend who was a bit behind. We warmed up and I added toe warmers. We started to Jay heading towards the cull and it was waist deep snow with hundreds of downed trees. After I fell into my second spruce trap I decided to call it a day. I knew that if I did make it, it would have been dark once I got there and there was no way I could make it through the massive amounts of blowdowns in the dark. " — shay-shay • Dec 8, 2017

"Staying at Jay Hotel for a business meeting, and you guessed it the mountain was calling to me. I stopped at the front desk to ask the about the Long Trail. The hotel valet Jessie was more than happy to talk trail with me. He gave me a lift to the trail head at 10:30. I hiked the Long Trail to the summit and took the Tram down, I was showered and meet the rest of my group for lunch at 1:00. What a great day for a hike. " — bwright • Aug 27, 2014

"Up visiting the North East Kingdom of Vermont. Today we did a short hike on the Long Trail to bag Jay and Big Jay on the NEHH list and county HPs. Most of the folks we saw on top were looking at the fall colors after walking up one of the ski runs." — Nimblefoot • Oct 4, 2013