Little Rock Pond Loop
Vermont
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.9 mi
Distance
352 ft
Gain
29 min
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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Little Rock Pond Loop
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 352 ft
- Elevation loss
- 350 ft
- Highest point
- 1,949 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,866 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Little Rock Pond Loop is a 0.93-mile loop in Vermont with 352 feet of elevation gain and 350 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,949 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,895 ft
- High point
- 1,949 ft
- Total climbing
- 352 ft
- Total descent
- 350 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 7% grade around mile 0.6 from the start
- Length
- 0.9 mi
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 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
- Little Rock Pond Shelter & Tent AreaCamping0.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail;Long TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Homer Stone MeadowCross-country skiing1.7 mi
- Big Branch ShelterCamping2.7 mi
- BoulderingRock climbing5.3 mi
- Otter CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
- Clarendon Gorge Upper FallsRock climbing8.2 mi
- Clarendon RiverCanoeing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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