Vermont trails · Catamount Trail
Catamount Trail
A 13.3-mile network in Vermont, with 1,391 ft of climbing. Reaches Huntington Gap. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 8.9 and mile 13.3. It gives back about 3,302 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Huntington Gap (pass)
Getting there
Unnamed trail access. About 57 min drive (29 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Burlington. 44.29672, -72.93241 · 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 7:05 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.3-mile route takes roughly 5 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:43 p.m. — 5 h 27 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Catamount Trail — 0.8 mi loop, 94 ft gain
- Catamount Trail + 100 + 15 — 2.4 mi loop, 354 ft gain
- Corridor 7 + Corridor 7/Catamount Trail + Catamount Trail — 6.9 mi loop, 874 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Long Trail — 5.7 mi
- 17 — 7.1 mi
- Woodward Trail — 9.2 mi
- closed — 9.3 mi