Vermont trails · Long Trail / Appalachian Trail
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail
A 61.2-mile point-to-point in Vermont, with 2,593 ft of climbing. Reaches Stratton Mountain and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by Green Mountain Club.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 12,140 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Stratton Mountain (summit)
- Peru Peak (summit)
- Glastenbury Mountain (summit)
- Styles Peak (summit)
- Harmon Hill (summit)
- Prospect Rock (summit)
- Mad Tom Notch (pass)
- Spruce Peak (summit)
- Bromley Mountain (summit)
- Maple Hill (summit)
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Getting there
AT/LT ROUTE 11&30 TH — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 1 h 00 min drive (36 mi) from Rutland. 43.20734, -72.96927 · 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 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 61.2-mile route works out to roughly 23 h 57 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- White Rocks: Trail to Overlook + Long Trail / Appalachian Trail + Greenwall — 2.9 mi loop, 1,191 ft gain
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail + Long Trail / Appalachian Trail + Greenwall — 9.3 mi loop, 1,598 ft gain
- Homer Stone Trail + Long Trail / Appalachian Trail + Appalachian National Scenic Trail — 2.1 mi loop, 653 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Corridor 7 - Fr 30 To 11/30 — 0.0 mi
- Lye Brook — 4.9 mi
- Branch Pond — 9.3 mi
- - — 21.5 mi