Vermont trails · Long Trail
Long Trail
A 37.2-mile network in Vermont, with 3,751 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Ethan Allen and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 11,041 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 Ethan Allen (summit)
- Huntington Gap (pass)
- Camels Hump (summit)
- Bolton Mountain (summit)
- Burnt Rock Mountain (summit)
- Wind Gap (pass)
- Molly Stark Mountain (summit)
- Baby Stark Mountain (summit)
- Mount Ira Allen (summit)
- Mount Mayo (summit)
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Getting there
Long Trail access. About 38 min drive (21 mi) from Burlington. 44.37841, -72.91746 · 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 7:05 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 37.2-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 40 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Old Long Trail + Long Trail + Unnamed trail — 11.0 mi loop, 3,328 ft gain
- Long Trail — 4.9 mi loop, 897 ft gain
- Long Trail + Old Long Trail — 11.0 mi loop, 3,332 ft gain
Nearby trails
- closed — 3.7 mi
- Catamount Trail — 5.7 mi
- Woodward Trail — 6.6 mi
- 17 — 11.9 mi