Vermont trails · Corridor 4
Corridor 4
A 14.8-mile network in Vermont, with 1,155 ft of climbing. Reaches Black Pond and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,888 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Black Pond (lake)
- Plymouth Notch (pass)
Getting there
Tinker Brook Trail access — parking nearby. About 37 min drive (22 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Rutland. 43.55429, -72.76458 · 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 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.8-mile route takes roughly 6 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:07 p.m. — 5 h 03 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Corridor 4 + Corridor 4A + Corridor 12 — 6.0 mi loop, 1,042 ft gain
- Corridor 4 + Corridor 4A/Black Swamp Trail + Black Swamp Trail — 7.9 mi loop, 2,266 ft gain
- Corridor 4 + Corridor 4/7 + Corridor 7 — 4.7 mi loop, 920 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Jam — 1.1 mi
- Bald Mountain Trail — 7.7 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 8.3 mi
- 125 — 10.9 mi