Vermont trails · 5
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A 69.9-mile point-to-point in Vermont, with 1,368 ft of climbing. Reaches Ascutney Notch and other lake/pass/summit/viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 8,956 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Ascutney Notch (pass)
- Sokoki Falls (waterfall)
- Verdun Hill (summit)
- Sheddsville Hill (summit)
- Stoughton Pond (lake)
- Bowers Covered Bridge (viewpoint)
Getting there
5 access. 43.08456, -72.43600 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:43 a.m., the sun rises at 6:12 a.m. and sets at 7:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:56 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 69.9-mile route works out to roughly 26 h 34 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- 14 + 5 + Unnamed trail — 14.5 mi loop, 1,753 ft gain
- C-5 + 5 — 1.0 mi loop, 140 ft gain
- C-5 + 5 — 8.2 mi loop, 1,000 ft gain