Vermont trails · Jam
Jam
A 7.0-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 742 ft of climbing. Reaches Old Notch and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 55% of the ascent, between mile 4.7 and mile 7.0. It gives back about 716 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Old Notch (pass)
- Upper Moore Pond (lake)
- Moores Ponds (lake)
- Grass Pond (lake)
Getting there
Jam access. About 46 min drive (26 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Rutland. 43.55356, -72.74188 · 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 14.0-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 55 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:58 p.m. — 5 h 11 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Corridor 4 — 1.1 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 8.7 mi
- Bald Mountain Trail — 8.8 mi
- 125 — 9.9 mi