Appalachian Trail;Long Trail
Vermont
Free — you'll pick up right here.
9.2 mi
Distance
4,603 ft
Gain
4h 24m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Appalachian Trail;Long Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 9.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,603 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,603 ft
- Highest point
- 3,424 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,871 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.
About this trail
The Appalachian Trail and Long Trail combined form an 18.34-mile out-and-back route in Vermont with 4,603 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 3,424 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,871 ft
- High point
- 3,424 ft
- Total climbing
- 4,603 ft
- Total descent
- 4,603 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 33% grade around mile 5.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 18 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
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
Conditions
Active alerts for Appalachian National Scenic Trail as of Oct 9, 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
- Bromley ShelterCamping0.7 mi
- Mad TomHiking1.9 mi
- Right ValeRock climbing2.1 mi
- Perfect 60Rock climbing2.2 mi
- Catamount - 30 to 11Cross-country skiing2.8 mi
- Hapgood PondPier fishing3 mi
- Spruce Peak ShelterCamping4.4 mi
- Otter CreekCanoeing6.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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