Appalachian Trail; Long Trail
Vermont
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0.5 mi
Distance
297 ft
Gain
14 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Appalachian National Scenic Trail
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Appalachian Trail; Long Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 297 ft
- Elevation loss
- 297 ft
- Highest point
- 2,275 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,210 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
This 1.06-mile out-and-back trail on the Appalachian Trail and Long Trail in Vermont gains 297 feet of elevation. The route returns via the same path it went out on.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 2,275 ft
- High point
- 2,275 ft
- Total climbing
- 297 ft
- Total descent
- 297 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 7% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 1.1 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Manchester Ranger District · Ranger district
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail · National Park Service
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Appalachian National Scenic Trail as of Oct 10, 2026:
Black Bears Frequenting the McAfee Knob Area in Virginia
Caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
List of trail closures post-Hurricane Helene
Park Closure · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: NPS Alerts API
Nearby
- Catamount TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Stratton Pond TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Grout PondCamping1 mi
- Grout Pond LoopCross-country skiing1.1 mi
- Story Spring ShelterCamping2.1 mi
- Deerfield RiverCanoeing4.5 mi
- Wardsboro BrookCanoeing5.5 mi
- Helm, TheRock climbing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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