Vermont · Hiking · Near Randolph

Slab Bridge Brook

2.6 mi
round trip
877 ft
climb
2,102 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Aug–Oct
best months

Is Slab Bridge 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 Slab Bridge Brook, 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.

Slab Bridge Brook is a 2.6-mile out-and-back hike in Vermont's Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, within the Rochester Ranger District. The trail climbs from about 1,577 feet to a high point of 2,102 feet, with a total elevation gain of 877 feet over the course of the round trip. The steepest stretch comes early, around 0.33 miles in, where the grade reaches 21 percent. The route is rated hard, and the trail surface is natural, so expect a rougher, more technical walk than a smooth path. 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, though that station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the high ground run cooler. The trail is open year-round, and the trip takes about 1.5 hours. Morrill Brook and Hayes Brook are both within a third of a mile, and Chittenden Brook Campground is about 2.6 miles away. Climbers can find Vermont's Lonely Rocks - Central roughly 1.7 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Chittenden Brook Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 2.6 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsHarvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Billings Farm Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 21 mi from Randolph

    Museum and active dairy farm in Woodstock, Vermont

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (commons)

More in Randolph
  • Best time to go · Aug–Oct

    Best time to visit Slab Bridge 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.

    1. Jan

      29° / 9°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      32° / 9°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 17°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      54° / 30°

      11 wet

    5. May

      67° / 41°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      75° / 50°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 55°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 54°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 47°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      58° / 36°

      12 wet

    11. Nov

      46° / 27°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      35° / 16°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rochester, VT, 6 mi away at 830 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.