Vermont trails · Northern Forest Canoe Trail
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
A 31.3-mile network in Vermont, with 302 ft of climbing. Reaches Pensioner Pond and other beach/lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 31.3 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pensioner Pond (lake)
- Clyde Pond (lake)
- Little Salem Pond (historical) (lake)
- Balm of Gilead Beach (beach)
- Island Pond (lake)
- Charleston Pond (lake)
Getting there
114 access. About 1 h 35 min drive (65 mi) from Barre. 44.79916, -71.90648 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:05 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:34 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 31.3-mile route works out to roughly 11 h 45 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- 114 + Secondary + Northern Forest Canoe Trail — 4.5 mi loop, 830 ft gain
- Northern Forest Canoe Trail + 114 + 114/102C — 16.0 mi loop, 705 ft gain
- 120 + Unnamed trail + Northern Forest Canoe Trail — 7.0 mi loop, 822 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Haystack Mountain Trail — 6.3 mi
- C-5 — 11.2 mi
- C-98 — 12.3 mi