Vermont trails · Branch Pond
Branch Pond
A 15.9-mile network in Vermont, with 776 ft of climbing. Reaches Bourn Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 975 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bourn Pond (lake)
- Little Mud Pond (lake)
- Branch Pond (lake)
Getting there
BRANCH POND TH — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 1 h 46 min drive (52 mi, 9 of them unpaved) from Rutland. 43.07745, -73.01770 · 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 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.9-mile route takes roughly 6 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:19 p.m. — 4 h 51 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Branch Pond + BRANCH POND — 15.9 mi loop, 2,136 ft gain
- Branch Pond + BRANCH POND — 15.9 mi loop, 2,136 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Lye Brook — 5.7 mi
- Long Trail / Appalachian Trail — 9.3 mi
- Corridor 7 - Fr 30 To 11/30 — 9.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail/Long Trail — 14.1 mi