Vermont trails · Weathersfield Trail
Weathersfield Trail
A 2.4-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 2,041 ft of climbing. Reaches Crystal Cascade Falls and other summit/viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Crystal Cascade Falls (waterfall)
- Mount Ascutney (summit)
- Mount Ascutney observation tower (viewpoint)
- Crystal Cascade Falls (viewpoint)
- Little Cascade Falls (viewpoint)
- Gus's Lookout (viewpoint)
- Hang Glider Launch (viewpoint)
- West Peak (viewpoint)
- Harry's Lookout (viewpoint)
Getting there
Weathersfield Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 12 min drive (41 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Rutland. 43.42685, -72.46604 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:08 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:37 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.9-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:52 a.m. — 7 h 16 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Weathersfield Trail — 4.6 mi loop, 2,317 ft gain
- Bicentennial Trail + Weathersfield Trail + Hang Glider Trail — 7.0 mi loop, 2,030 ft gain
- Slot Trail + Windsor/Brownsville Trail + Weathersfield Trail — 5.2 mi loop, 362 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Brownsville Trail — 2.9 mi
- Joe's Jungle — 6.2 mi
- Vtxl — 7.3 mi
- 125 — 14.8 mi