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A 14.3-mile network in Vermont, with 908 ft of climbing. Reaches Crane Mountain. Managed by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.8. It gives back about 3,042 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Crane Mountain (summit)
Getting there
- junction. About 1 h 39 min drive (57 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Rutland. 43.01550, -72.63216 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.3-mile route takes roughly 5 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:47 p.m. — 5 h 23 min before sunset.
Loop options
- - + Stowe Rec Path + Rec Path — 13.5 mi loop, 1,458 ft gain
- Corridor 12 + 125 + - — 11.4 mi loop, 2,202 ft gain
- Rec Path + Stowe Rec Path + - — 13.8 mi loop, 1,489 ft gain
Nearby trails
- 5 — 11.0 mi
- 9 — 13.9 mi
- Secondary — 16.5 mi
- Branch Pond — 20.0 mi