Vermont trails · Joe's Jungle
Joe's Jungle
A 13.4-mile network in Vermont, with 403 ft of climbing. Reaches Blood Hill. Managed by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 4.5. It gives back about 1,895 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Blood Hill (summit)
Getting there
Joe's Jungle junction. About 1 h 20 min drive (40 mi, 5 of them unpaved) from Rutland. 43.51547, -72.48474 · 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 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:08 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:37 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.4-mile route takes roughly 5 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:11 p.m. — 5 h 57 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Joe's Jungle + VT 50 — 1.7 mi loop, 381 ft gain
- Joe's Jungle — 4.6 mi loop, 320 ft gain
- 5 + 5A + Joe's Jungle — 14.3 mi loop, 3,033 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Vtxl — 1.3 mi
- Brownsville Trail — 4.1 mi
- Weathersfield Trail — 6.2 mi
- 125 — 8.9 mi