The Foundation is a charitable 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserve and protect the environment and ecosystem of General Stark Mountain, including its year-round recreational access and historic value, and to support programs that promote and sustain Hiking Guide that environment for the enjoyment of present and future generations.

The Stark Mountain Foundation provides a way for people to to General Stark help ensure that the objectives to "preserve and protect" this experience and place are achieved, and to demonstrate that a sustainable and successful model for ski area operation Mountain can be based in an environmental experience and challenge, and not in exploitation and homogenization of our ancient mountains. Learn more about the Stark Mountain Foundation.

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Trail Descriptions The Stark Mountain Trail (2.5 miles to The Sunnyside Trail Jerusalem Trail the summit – 2,036’ of vertical gain) This spur off of the Stark Mountain Trail slopes This out and back trail emanates from Jerusalem, This trail follows a wide, well established, “work gently up the Fox ski trail for 0.4 miles to the top follow the Jim Dwire Road to the trail head park- road” up to the summit of General Stark Mountain. It of the Sunnyside Double chairlift. From the summit ing area. The trail begins gradually then ascends meanders up the ski trails under the Single Chair, past of the lift it connects with the Long Trail. Go south steeply through heavy forest to connect with Long a large waterfall, over towards the Sunnyside Double (right) on the LT and you’ll head down towards the Trail 0.9 miles south of the summit of Gen. Stark chairlift, into what is known as the Birdland area. This Appalachian Gap (distance 1.6 miles). Mountain. Hikers can also go north on the Long hike generally takes 1 to 1.5 hours to reach the summit. Trail where it follows along the ridge skirting Sug- The Long Trail arbush’s ski trails before reaching the summit of The Bunny Cut-Off Trail The Long Trail runs south from the top of Appala- Mt. Ellen, 's third-highest peak at 4,083'. This trail is slightly steeper than the Stark Moun- chian Gap where it intersects with the Stark Moun- tain Trail and cuts 0.4 miles off of the hike to the tain Trail at the summit. It also connects with the The Glen Cooperative summit. The Bunny Cut-Off Trail diverges from the Sunnyside Trail. These intersections allow hikers is proud of our affiliations with main trail and then ascends the ski trail named to make loops of varying length and difficulty on Bunny. It rejoins the Stark Mountain Trail about 0.5 Gen. Stark Mountain. From the top of Appalachian miles below the Single Chair mid-station. This Gap you can take the Long Trail north for 1.3 miles intersection is just 0.2 miles downhill with the to Molly Stark Balcony which offers beautiful views intersection with the Sunnyside Trail. of Camel’s Hump and Burnt Rock.