Vermont trails · Brownsville Trail
Brownsville Trail
A 2.2-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 2,323 ft of climbing. Reaches Castle Rock and other viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Castle Rock (viewpoint)
- North Peak Vista (viewpoint)
- Knee Lookout (viewpoint)
- Quarry Lookout (viewpoint)
Getting there
Brownsville Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 18 min drive (43 mi) from Rutland. 43.46503, -72.44012 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:08 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:37 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.4-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:58 a.m. — 7 h 10 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Brownsville Trail + Windsor Trail — 4.5 mi loop, 2,477 ft gain
- Brownsville Trail + State Park Connector + Norcross — 7.8 mi loop, 3,401 ft gain
- Brownsville Trail + Windsor Trail + Windsor/Brownsville Trail — 8.6 mi loop, 3,455 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Weathersfield Trail — 2.9 mi
- Joe's Jungle — 4.1 mi
- Vtxl — 5.4 mi
- 125 — 13.0 mi