Vermont trails · Long
Long
A 42.8-mile network in Vermont, with 2,021 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Ellen and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 10,419 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Ellen (summit)
- Mount Roosevelt (summit)
- Mount Wilson (summit)
- Nancy Hanks Peak (summit)
- Cutts Peak (summit)
- Lincoln Mountain (summit)
- Lincoln Gap (pass)
- Mount Abraham (summit)
- Molly Stark Mountain (summit)
- Boyce Mountain (summit)
Getting there
LONG access — parking nearby. About 1 h 03 min drive (34 mi, 8 of them unpaved) from Rutland. 43.93746, -72.94898 · 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 7:04 a.m. and sets at 6:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 42.8-mile route works out to roughly 16 h 52 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- LONG + Long Trail — 7.8 mi loop, 977 ft gain
- Long Trail + LONG — 12.4 mi loop, 2,904 ft gain
- LONG + Long Trail — 4.5 mi loop, 1,354 ft gain
Nearby trails
- North Country NST — 3.0 mi
- Chittenden Brook — 8.0 mi
- 17 — 19.4 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 19.7 mi