Vermont trails · Cross Rivendell Trail
Cross Rivendell Trail
A 9.9-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 1,521 ft of climbing. Reaches Patterson Mountain and other summit destinations. Managed by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,671 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Patterson Mountain (summit)
- Hawkins Mountain (summit)
Getting there
Cross Rivendell Trail access. About 1 h 00 min drive (30 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Barre. 43.91273, -72.26482 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:36 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.8-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:54 p.m. — 2 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Cross Rivendell Trail — 2.8 mi loop, 820 ft gain
- Cross Rivendell Trail + 5 — 11.8 mi loop, 3,036 ft gain
- Cross Rivendell Trail — 0.8 mi loop, 319 ft gain
Nearby trails
- 25 — 6.5 mi
- 14 — 8.0 mi
- 5A — 12.8 mi
- Appalachian Trail — 16.0 mi