Vermont trails · C-118
C-118
A 6.7-mile network in Vermont, with 198 ft of climbing. Reaches Mud Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 469 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mud Pond (lake)
- Beaver Meadow (lake)
- Gut Pond (lake)
- South Pond (lake)
Getting there
C-118 junction. About 1 h 15 min drive (44 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from St. Albans. 44.69607, -72.52128 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 6:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:37 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.7-mile route takes roughly 2 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:37 a.m. — 8 h 30 min before sunset.
Loop options
- C-100 + C-118 + C-100C — 5.5 mi loop, 603 ft gain
Nearby trails
- The Long Trail — 14.9 mi
- C-5 — 21.0 mi
- Haystack Mountain Trail — 25.2 mi
- Woodward Trail — 25.4 mi