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Keewaydin East

Keewaydin EastPhoto: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
4.0 mi
round trip
1,387 ft
climb
2,394 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Aug–Sep
best months

Is Keewaydin East open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Keewaydin East, 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.

Keewaydin East is a moderate out-and-back hike in Vermont's Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, within the Middlebury Ranger District. The trail is about 4 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 1,387 feet, and it reaches a high point of 2,394 feet. The climb is steepest around the 1-mile mark, where the grade reaches about 22 percent. The route starts at an elevation of about 1,514 feet and ends at the same level, so the total gain and loss are equal. Bikes are allowed on the trail, and the surface is natural. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 76°F in July, with September still near 67°F. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. The hike is open from May 1 to November 1, and the trip takes about 2 hours. Moosalamoo Campground is about 0.3 miles away, and Silver Moose and North Branch are both within a quarter mile. Paddlers can reach Sucker Brook about 0.8 miles off.

Around this trail

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    Moosalamoo Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsSMHCNorwich, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Norwich University Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 24 mi from Randolph

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: SMHCNorwich, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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