Vermont trails · Carriage Trail
Carriage Trail
A 3.7-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 591 ft of climbing. Reaches Reynolds Reservoir and other lake destinations. Managed by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.2. It gives back about 254 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Reynolds Reservoir (lake)
- Rocky Pond (lake)
- Muddy Pond (lake)
- Olympus Pool (lake)
Getting there
Carriage Trail access — parking nearby. About 13 min drive (6 mi) from Rutland. 43.65563, -73.02638 · 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 6:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.4-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:23 a.m. — 7 h 47 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Bald Mountain Trail — 7.4 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 11.4 mi
- Chittenden Brook — 13.0 mi
- Corridor 4 — 14.8 mi