Vermont trails · Woodward Trail
Woodward Trail
A 4.5-mile out-and-back in Vermont, with 2,064 ft of climbing. Reaches Woodward Mountain and other lake/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Woodward Mountain (summit)
- Goose Pond (lake)
- Bolton Firetower (viewpoint)
Getting there
Woodward Trail access. About 36 min drive (22 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Barre. 44.37770, -72.78321 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 6:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.9-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 23 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:27 p.m. — 5 h 42 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Woodward Trail + Woodward + Vista — 15.8 mi loop, 5,008 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Long Trail — 6.6 mi
- closed — 6.7 mi
- Catamount Trail — 9.2 mi
- 17 — 11.9 mi