Vermont trails · 5A
5A
A 24.5-mile point-to-point in Vermont, with 1,020 ft of climbing. Reaches Pulaski Mountain and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 16.4 and mile 24.5. It gives back about 3,505 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pulaski Mountain (summit)
- Muddy Pond (lake)
- Long Pond (lake)
- Tenney Pond (lake)
- Eastman Pond (lake)
Getting there
302B access. 44.08570, -72.16743 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:40 a.m., the sun rises at 6:10 a.m. and sets at 7:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:56 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.5-mile route takes roughly 9 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:46 p.m. — 3 h 41 min before sunset.
Loop options
- 5 + 5A + Joe's Jungle — 15.3 mi loop, 3,206 ft gain
- C-5 ILLSLEY ROAD AT CROSSING + 5 + 5A — 1.4 mi loop, 228 ft gain
- 5 + 5A + Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 6.0 mi loop, 1,095 ft gain
Nearby trails
- 25 — 6.6 mi
- Cross Rivendell Trail — 12.8 mi
- 14 — 18.4 mi
- Appalachian Trail — 28.8 mi