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Vermont · Hiking · Near Randolph
Long Trail
- 23.5 mi
- round trip
- 8,690 ft
- climb
- 3,353 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Long Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Long Trail, 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.
The Long Trail is a 23.45-mile out-and-back hike in Vermont's Joseph Battell Wilderness, within the Middlebury Ranger District of the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is rated expert. The trail's total round-trip distance is about 47 miles, with a total elevation gain and loss of about 8,690 feet. The high point is 3,353 feet, and the low point is 1,867 feet. The climb is steady, and the steepest stretch comes at about 6 miles in, with a grade of 46 percent. The trail is not open to bikes or horses. Plan for a full day of hiking, with an estimated time of about 20 hours for the round trip. Nearby, Catamount - Romance Run and Puss and Kill Extension are cross-country ski routes within a mile. Chittenden Brook Campground and the Chittenden Bouldering climbing area are both about 3 miles away.
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- Catamount - Romance RunCross-country skiing0.7 mi
- Puss and Kill ExtensionCross-country skiing1.1 mi
Chittenden Brook CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain3.2 mi- Chittenden BoulderingRock climbing3.2 mi
- Bingo BrookCamping3.3 mi
- Vermont's Lonely Rocks - CentralRock climbing4.3 mi
- Neshobe RiverCanoeing4.6 mi
- Sucker BrookCanoeing5.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Keewaydin EastHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Chittenden BrookHiking · ~4 min drive
- CHITT. BK. OUTER LOOPHiking · ~5 min drive
- LongHiking · ~2 min drive
- Catamount TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Moosalamoo Nra To Long TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- Campground SpurHiking · ~5 min drive
- Velomont - Swan DiveHiking · ~8 min drive
- Leicester HollowHiking · ~7 min drive
- Pine BrookHiking · ~5 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 23.5 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 8,690 ft
- Summit
- 3,210 ft
- Difficulty
- Expert
- Time
- About 10 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Long Trail on Mount Horrid?
About 23.5 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Long Trail?
About 8,690 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Long Trail?
It is rated expert.
How long does the Long Trail take?
About 10 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Mount Horrid
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.
