Silver Lake Campground
Campground
Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
Vermont · Hiking · Near Randolph
Beginner's Loop
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 334 ft
- climb
- 1,763 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Is BEGINNER'S LOOP open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name BEGINNER'S LOOP, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Klondike Fire Incident Report
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Heavily damaged or closed trails
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Glastenbury fire tower is closed to public use
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Moosalamoo Campground Water System
Agency alert covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Beginner's Out-and-back is a 1.38-mile out-and-back trail in Vermont with 334 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,763 feet.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after If it rains Randolph Historical Society Museum
Museum
In town
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in Randolph
Keewaydin EastHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- HOGBACK LOOPHiking · ~1 min drive
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- Long TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- Catamount TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Lee Todd TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Leicester HollowHiking · ~5 min drive
- LongHiking · ~8 min drive
- RIDGEHiking · ~3 min drive
- GoshenHiking · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit BEGINNER'S LOOP
Best months: August–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
25° / 6°
16 wet
Feb
28° / 6°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 15°
14 wet
Apr
50° / 29°
13 wet
May
63° / 40°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
76° / 54°
14 wet
Aug
74° / 51°
12 wet
Sep
67° / 44°
11 wet
Oct
54° / 34°
14 wet
Nov
43° / 25°
15 wet
Dec
32° / 14°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at S Lincoln, VT, 13.6 mi away at 1,341 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
