Vermont trails · 17
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A 16.4-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 1,503 ft of climbing. Reaches Waitsfield Gap and other pass/viewpoint destinations. Managed by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,211 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Waitsfield Gap (pass)
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge (viewpoint)
Getting there
17 access. About 51 min drive (28 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Barre. 44.21137, -72.85251 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 32.8-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 40 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- 17 + 17 F — 3.3 mi loop, 523 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Catamount Trail — 7.1 mi
- Long Trail — 11.9 mi
- Woodward Trail — 11.9 mi
- closed — 15.2 mi