Appalachian Trail;Long Trail

Vermont

Vermont

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4.6 mi

Distance

2,708 ft

Gain

2h 10m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Appalachian National Scenic Trail

    4 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
4.6 mi
Elevation gain
2,708 ft
Elevation loss
2,708 ft
Highest point
2,453 ft
Lowest point
1,782 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

This 9.26-mile out-and-back trail on the Appalachian Trail and Long Trail in Vermont gains 2,708 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 2,453 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,129 ft
High point
2,453 ft
Total climbing
2,708 ft
Total descent
2,708 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 2.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
9.3 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)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Peru, VT weather station, 9.1 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan27° high8° low
  2. Feb31° high10° low
  3. Mar38° high17° low
  4. Apr50° high30° low
  5. May64° high42° low
  6. Jun70° high51° low
  7. Jul75° high56° low
  8. Aug73° high55° low
  9. Sep67° high47° low
  10. Oct56° high37° low
  11. Nov43° high26° low
  12. Dec32° high16° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Appalachian National Scenic Trail as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: NPS Alerts API

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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