Bingo Brook
Campground
Campground · 1.0 mi from the trail
Vermont · Hiking · Near Randolph
Pine Brook
- 2.1 mi
- round trip
- 346 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Is Pine Brook open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Pine Brook, 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.
Pine Brook is an easy out-and-back hike in Vermont's Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, within the Rochester Ranger District. The trail is about 4.2 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 346 feet, and it is managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rochester show July highs around 79°F with lows near 55°F, while September cools to highs around 72°F. Bingo Brook campground sits about a mile away, and Sucker Brook Shelter is about 2.2 miles off. The Velomont - Swan Dive and Velomont - Fern and Turns hikes are both within about 2.6 miles.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Old Hancock Hotel
Restaurant
On your way back · 5 mi
If it rainsSMHCNorwich, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: SMHCNorwich, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in Randolph- Bingo BrookCamping1 mi
- Sucker Brook ShelterCamping2.2 mi
- Velomont - Swan DiveHiking2.4 mi
- Velomont - Fern and TurnsHiking2.6 mi
- Chittenden BoulderingRock climbing3.2 mi
- Sucker BrookCanoeing4.8 mi
- Vermont's Lonely Rocks - CentralRock climbing6.1 mi
- South Branch Middlebury RiverCanoeing6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Keewaydin EastHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Moosalamoo Nra To Long TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Long TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Lee Todd TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- Velomont - Swan DiveHiking · ~4 min drive
- Velomont - Swan's MillHiking · ~5 min drive
- Long TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- HOGBACK LOOPHiking · ~7 min drive
- Catamount TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Chittenden BrookHiking · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit Pine Brook
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
29° / 9°
9 wet
Feb
32° / 9°
8 wet
Mar
41° / 17°
9 wet
Apr
54° / 30°
11 wet
May
67° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
75° / 50°
14 wet
Jul
79° / 55°
13 wet
Aug
78° / 54°
11 wet
Sep
72° / 47°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
12 wet
Nov
46° / 27°
10 wet
Dec
35° / 16°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rochester, VT, 6.5 mi away at 830 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
