Grout Pond Loop

Vermont

Vermont

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2.8 mi

Distance

127 ft

Gain

No verdict for this route

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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.

  • Outside any avalanche forecast zone

    No avalanche center covers this location, so danger ratings can't be shown.

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Grout Pond Loop

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.8 mi
Elevation gain
127 ft
Elevation loss
693 ft
Highest point
2,333 ft
Lowest point
2,228 ft

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About this route

Grout Pond Loop is a 2.78-mile loop trail in Vermont with 643 feet of elevation gain and 693 feet of elevation loss. The trail follows a loop route and is managed by the Forest Service.

Facts about this route

The climb

High point
2,333 ft
Steepest stretch
10% grade around mile 2 from the start
Length
2.8 mi
Shape
Loop

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, 15 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: 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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