Vermont trails · Appalachian Trail/Long Trail
Appalachian Trail/Long Trail
A 62.4-mile point-to-point in Vermont, with 2,592 ft of climbing. Reaches Stratton Mountain and other lake/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 11,611 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Stratton Mountain (summit)
- Glastenbury Mountain (summit)
- Harmon Hill (summit)
- Prospect Rock (summit)
- Spruce Peak (summit)
- Maple Hill (summit)
- East Mountain (summit)
- Lost Pond (lake)
- Stratton Fire Tower (viewpoint)
- Glastenbury Fire Tower (viewpoint)
Heads up
Getting there
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail access. 43.05385, -72.99018 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:45 a.m., the sun rises at 6:14 a.m. and sets at 7:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:58 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 62.4-mile route works out to roughly 24 h 23 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Across the border
- Continues into MA as APPALACHIAN TRAIL/LONG TRAIL — view on the map
- Continues into MA as Appalachian National Scenic Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Branch Pond — 2.1 mi
- Lye Brook — 7.6 mi
- Corridor 7 - Fr 30 To 11/30 — 10.6 mi
- Long Trail / Appalachian Trail — 14.2 mi