Precipice Trail
Iron rungs up a cliff that was once called impassable.
Closed during peregrine nesting. Not for anyone uneasy with heights.
Rudolph Brunnow laid out this route across the east face of Champlain Mountain with iron rungs and ladders. It closes each spring while peregrine falcons nest on the cliff, and rockslides from a 2006 earthquake closed it for a season.
EraCottage era
Seasonloop road season
Coordinates44.349, -68.188
Source of positionEST, estimated
Nearby tales
Champlain Mountain0.3 miOrange and Black Path and the Hanging Steps0.4 miHighseas0.5 miSchooner Head Overlook0.6 mi
Sources: NPS historic trails.