Spruce Peak South

Vermont

Vermont

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3.3 mi

Distance

1,398 ft

Gain

1h 39m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests

    2 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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Through-trail
Out & back

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Spruce Peak South

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Elevation & route

Distance
3.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,398 ft
Elevation loss
1,398 ft
Highest point
2,529 ft
Lowest point
1,705 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Spruce Peak South is a 6.68-mile out-and-back trail in Vermont with 1,398 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,529 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,718 ft
High point
2,529 ft
Total climbing
1,398 ft
Total descent
1,398 ft
Steepest stretch
13% grade around mile 1.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
6.7 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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