Vermont trails · Vtxl
Vtxl
A 192.5-mile point-to-point in Vermont, with 1,860 ft of climbing. Reaches Mathewson Hill and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by VTXL Trail.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 94.1. It gives back about 18,774 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mathewson Hill (summit)
- Back Pond (lake)
- Beaver Pond (lake)
- Mud Pond (lake)
- Center Pond (lake)
- Waterman Pond (lake)
Getting there
VTXL access. 43.53037, -72.49935 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:42 a.m., the sun rises at 6:12 a.m. and sets at 7:27 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:57 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 192.5-mile route works out to roughly 72 h 14 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- VTXL + 105A + 105 F2 — 14.0 mi loop, 1,120 ft gain
- Long Trail / Appalachian Trail + LT/AT Access Trail + VTXL — 14.9 mi loop, 3,115 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Brownsville Trail — 5.4 mi
- Weathersfield Trail — 7.3 mi
- 125 — 7.6 mi
- 506 — 8.2 mi