Vt Trail Guides

Camel's Hump via Long Trail

📍 Camel's Hump, Vermont

Strenuous 📏 6.0 Out-and-Back

Camels Hump via the Long Trail is widely regarded as the most iconic hike in Vermont, ascending to the state most recogn…

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Carriage Road Walk

📍 Mount Philo State Park, VT

Moderate 📏 1.5 Out-and-Back

The historic carriage road on Mount Philo is a relic of the mountain's early development as a summer resort destination …

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East Trail

📍 Mount Philo State Park, VT

Moderate 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

The East Trail on Mount Philo provides a gentler, more forested alternative approach to the summit than the main Mount P…

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Long Trail to Summit

📍 Mount Mansfield State Forest, VT

Strenuous 📏 3.4 Out-and-Back

Mount Mansfield at 4,393 feet is the highest point in Vermont, its distinctive ridgeline profile resembling a human face…

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Madonna Peak Loop

📍 Smugglers' Notch State Park, VT

Strenuous 📏 5.0 Loop

The Madonna Peak Loop traverses three connected summits — Madonna Peak at 3,640 feet, Morse Mountain, and Sterling Mount…

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Mount Mansfield via Long Trail

📍 Mount Mansfield, Vermont

Strenuous 📏 7.6 Out-and-Back

The Mount Mansfield via Long Trail hike ascends Vermont highest peak at 4,395 feet via America oldest long-distance hiki…

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Mount Philo Trail

📍 Mount Philo State Park, VT

Strenuous 📏 1.5 Out-and-Back

Mount Philo State Park is the oldest state park in Vermont, established in 1924, and its 968-foot summit cliff delivers …

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Nebraska Notch Trail

📍 Mount Mansfield State Forest, VT

Moderate 📏 3.6 Out-and-Back

Nebraska Notch is a deep, dramatic cleft on the western slope of Mount Mansfield, carved by glacial and post-glacial ero…

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New Discovery Campground Nature Trail

📍 Groton State Forest, VT

Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

The New Discovery Campground Nature Trail in Groton State Forest loops through a section of mature boreal forest and ski…

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Owl's Head Mountain

📍 Groton State Forest, VT

Strenuous 📏 5.2 Out-and-Back

Owl's Head Mountain at 1,958 feet is the highest point in Groton State Forest, Vermont's largest state forest at over 26…

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Peacham Bog Natural Area

📍 Groton State Forest, VT

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

Peacham Bog Natural Area is a state-designated natural area within Groton State Forest protecting one of the finest and …

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Smugglers' Notch Trail

📍 Smugglers' Notch State Park, VT

Moderate 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

Smugglers' Notch is one of the most dramatic mountain passes in New England, a narrow cleft between Mount Mansfield and …

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Sterling Pond Trail

📍 Smugglers' Notch State Park, VT

Strenuous 📏 2.8 Out-and-Back

Sterling Pond at approximately 3,000 feet elevation is the highest pond in Vermont accessible by a maintained hiking tra…

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Stratton Mountain via Long Trail

📍 Stratton Mountain, Vermont

Strenuous 📏 5.6 Out-and-Back

Stratton Mountain via the Long Trail climbs to a summit of deep historical significance in American hiking culture, the …

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Sunset Ridge Trail

📍 Mount Mansfield State Forest, VT

Strenuous 📏 5.4 Out-and-Back

The Sunset Ridge Trail on Mount Mansfield's western flank is widely considered the finest above-treeline ridge hike in V…

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