Vermont trails · closed
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A 17.4-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 1,238 ft of climbing. Reaches Preston Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 11.6 and mile 17.4. It gives back about 2,504 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Preston Pond (lake)
- Richmond Pond (lake)
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Getting there
Preston Pond Loop Trailhead — parking nearby. About 47 min drive (23 mi, 4 of them unpaved) from Burlington. 44.42986, -72.89654 · 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 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.7-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 05 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Duck Brook Trail + Unnamed trail + closed — 10.4 mi loop, 2,980 ft gain
- C-2 + closed + Unnamed trail — 10.3 mi loop, 3,005 ft gain
- C-2 + closed + Unnamed trail — 11.8 mi loop, 3,315 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Long Trail — 3.7 mi
- Woodward Trail — 6.6 mi
- Catamount Trail — 9.3 mi
- 17 — 15.2 mi