Vermont trails · Taconic Crest Trail
Taconic Crest Trail
A 7.4-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 1,998 ft of climbing. Reaches White Rock and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by VCGI.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 66% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.5. It gives back about 1,090 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- White Rock (summit)
- Bald Mountain (summit)
- White Rocks (summit)
- Smith Hill (summit)
- Petersburg Pass (pass)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:29 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:59 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.8-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:46 p.m. — 5 h 44 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into MA as TACONIC TRAIL — view on the map
- Continues into MA as Sara Tenney trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Appalachian Trail/Long Trail — 22.6 mi
- Branch Pond — 23.0 mi
- Lye Brook — 27.1 mi