How did the Pumpelly Trail get its name?
Its named after the man who blazed it in 1883, Raphael Pumpelly, a world-famous geologist and Harvard professor who had a summer home on Snow Hill high above the eastern shore of Dublin Lake. Basically he created his own trail from his house to the summit. The lower end has been relocated several times because it crosses over very valuable private property. The trial is not used much because there is no parking area except along the road. Pumpelly was a kind of Victorian era Indiana Jones, famous for his long beard, which stretched down to his belt buckle, and for being the first adventurer to explore the wilds of Mongolia.
