Silver Lake Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
Vermont · Hiking · Near Randolph
Chandler Ridge
- 8.6 mi
- round trip
- 1,774 ft
- climb
- 1,562 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Is Chandler Ridge open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Chandler Ridge, 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.
Chandler Ridge is a hard hike in Vermont's Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, within the Middlebury Ranger District. The trail is an out-and-back of about 8.6 miles, with a total elevation gain of 1,774 feet. The route starts at roughly 1,287 feet and climbs to a high point of 1,562 feet, with the steepest stretch at the very beginning, where the grade reaches 18 percent. The trail is on natural surface and is open to bikes. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trip is estimated to take about four hours. The open season runs from May 1 to November 1. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Salisbury show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 75°F, though that station sits well below the ridge, so temperatures up high run cooler. Rocky Point Interpretive is just 0.1 mile away, and Silver Lake Campground is 0.3 mile off. Climbers can head to Lake Dunmore/Falls of Lana, about 0.9 mile away, and paddlers will find the Leicester River about 2 miles out.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Paddlers Pub
Pub
On your way back · 2 miIf it rains Randolph Historical Society Museum
Museum
In town
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in Randolph- Rocky Point InterpretiveHiking0.1 mi
- Silver Lake CampgroundCamping0.3 mi
- Leicester Hollow TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
Lake Dunmore/Falls of LanaRock climbingPhoto: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.9 mi- Main CragRock climbingPhoto: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.9 mi
- Waterhouse's Campground & MarinaCamping1.8 mi
- Sucker BrookCanoeing1.9 mi
- Leicester RiverCanoeing2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Keewaydin EastHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Point InterpretiveHiking · Next door
- Summit RoadHiking · ~4 min drive
- RIDGEHiking · Next door
- Silver Lake Loop TrailHiking · Next door
- Moosalamoo National Recreation AreaHiking · ~4 min drive
- Rattlesnake CliffHiking · ~2 min drive
- GoshenHiking · ~1 min drive
- Leicester HollowHiking · ~6 min drive
- Aunt JennyHiking · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Chandler Ridge
Best months: August–October. 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
31° / 9°
11 wet
Feb
35° / 10°
9 wet
Mar
44° / 19°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 30°
11 wet
May
72° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
80° / 50°
13 wet
Jul
84° / 56°
13 wet
Aug
82° / 54°
11 wet
Sep
75° / 47°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 36°
11 wet
Nov
47° / 27°
11 wet
Dec
36° / 16°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Salisbury 2 N, VT, 3.1 mi away at 420 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Route details
- Distance
- 8.6 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 1,774 ft
- Summit
- 1,563 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- About 3.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Chandler Ridge on Oak Hill?
About 8.6 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Chandler Ridge?
About 1,774 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Chandler Ridge?
It is rated hard.
How long does the Chandler Ridge take?
About 3.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Oak Hill
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
