Vermont trails · 125
125
A 17.1-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 1,162 ft of climbing. Reaches Cox Reservoir and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 61% of the ascent, between mile 11.4 and mile 17.1. It gives back about 2,385 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cox Reservoir (lake)
- Vondell Reservoir (lake)
- Lincoln Covered Bridge (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Reservoir Connector access. About 57 min drive (31 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Rutland. 43.62749, -72.57269 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:37 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.1-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 48 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- 12 + 125C + 125 — 11.2 mi loop, 2,024 ft gain
- Corridor 12 + 125 + - — 11.4 mi loop, 2,202 ft gain
- 125 + 125/12 C + Unnamed trail — 1.8 mi loop, 607 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Vtxl — 7.6 mi
- Joe's Jungle — 8.9 mi
- Appalachian Trail — 9.4 mi
- Jam — 9.9 mi