Vermont · Hiking · Near Randolph

Hogback Loop

2.5 mi
loop
607 ft
climb
2,028 ft
high point
Loop
route
Aug–Sep
best months

Is HOGBACK 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 HOGBACK LOOP, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Hogback Loop is a 2.5-mile loop hike in Vermont's Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, within the Middlebury Ranger District. The trail is rated easy, and it rises from a low point of 1,742 feet to a high of 2,028 feet, with a total elevation gain of 607 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.23 miles in, where the grade reaches 13 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 76°F in July and 74°F in August, and the station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the loop run cooler. Winter is cold, with January highs near 25°F. The hike takes about an hour. The trail starts close to Sucker Brook Blueberry Hill, a cross-country ski area, and Lee Todd, another ski area, both within half a mile. Sucker Brook, a canoeing route, is about 1.4 miles away, and Sucker Brook Shelter offers camping about 1.8 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Sucker Brook Shelter

    Campground

    Campground · 1.8 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsSMHCNorwich, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Norwich University Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 24 mi from Randolph

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