Hiking Near Burlington, VT

Vermont's largest city sits on Lake Champlain with the Green Mountains an easy drive east and the Adirondacks across the water. 71 mapped hiking routes sit within 25 miles, each with a real elevation profile computed from the trail geometry.

71Trails within 25 mi

27Rated easy

1,208 ftAverage gain

6.2 miClosest trailhead

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Closest trailheads to Burlington

Trail	From town	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Sucker Brook Hollow Trail	6.2 mi	2 mi	438 ft	Easy
Brigham Hill via Indian Brook Outer Loop	6.6 mi	3.6 mi	405 ft	Moderate
Brigham Hill Loop via Indian Brook Loop Trail	7 mi	5.7 mi	599 ft	Moderate
Brigham Hill via Indian Brook Loop Trail	7 mi	4.4 mi	493 ft	Moderate
Indian Brook Outer Loop	7 mi	2 mi	333 ft	Easy
Indian Lookout Loop	8.6 mi	1.1 mi	200 ft	Easy
Saxon Hill Loop via Mojo	9 mi	2 mi	417 ft	Easy
Saxon Hill via Free Fall	9 mi	1.6 mi	406 ft	Easy
Robert's Way	10.3 mi	2.5 mi	219 ft	Easy
Chamberlain Hill Loop via Full House	11.1 mi	2.6 mi	657 ft	Moderate

All 71 trails near Burlington

Ranked by popularity. Every figure is computed from the trail-snapped route geometry.

Trail	Area	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Adams Apple via Laura Cowles Trail	Stowe	4.5 mi	2,534 ft	Strenuous
Burrows Trail and Long Trail Loop	Camel's Hump	5.1 mi	2,382 ft	Strenuous
Camels Hump via Burrows Trail	Camel's Hump	4.4 mi	2,257 ft	Hard
Bolton Mountain via Long Trail	Stowe	9.9 mi	2,934 ft	Strenuous
Cliff Trail and Long Trail Loop	Stowe	3.5 mi	1,690 ft	Hard
Camels Hump via Monroe Trail	Worcester Range	5.8 mi	2,600 ft	Strenuous
Mount Ethan Allen via Monroe Trail	Worcester Range	6.1 mi	2,203 ft	Strenuous
Mount Mansfield via Hell Brook Trail	Stowe	2.6 mi	2,446 ft	Hard
Mount Mansfield via Long Trail	Stowe	4.3 mi	2,694 ft	Strenuous
Mount Ellen via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	9.1 mi	2,120 ft	Strenuous
Stark Mountain via Jerusalem Trail	Breadloaf	5.1 mi	2,059 ft	Hard
Mount Ethan Allen via Forest City Trail	Camel's Hump	4.5 mi	1,957 ft	Hard
The Forehead via Maple Ridge Trail	Stowe	6.5 mi	1,606 ft	Hard
Camels Hump via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	10.3 mi	3,875 ft	Strenuous
Ricker Mountain via Cobrass Run	Worcester Range	4.4 mi	1,418 ft	Hard
Woodward Mountain via Cobrass Run	Worcester Range	4.1 mi	1,294 ft	Hard
Mount Ethan Allen via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	9.2 mi	2,904 ft	Strenuous
The Forehead via Long Trail	Stowe	10.5 mi	2,947 ft	Strenuous
Stimson Mountain via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	3.5 mi	1,210 ft	Moderate
Stimson Mountain Loop via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	7.4 mi	1,830 ft	Strenuous
Ricker Mountain via Danger Pond	Worcester Range	3.8 mi	1,285 ft	Moderate
Molly Stark Mountain via Beane Trail	Camel's Hump	5.3 mi	1,594 ft	Hard
Brigham Hill Loop via Indian Brook Loop Trail	Champlain Valley	5.7 mi	599 ft	Moderate
Saxon Hill Loop via Mojo	Camel's Hump	2 mi	417 ft	Easy
Burnt Rock Mountain via Catamount Trail	Camel's Hump	12.1 mi	2,376 ft	Strenuous
Woodward Mountain via Danger Pond	Worcester Range	3.6 mi	1,170 ft	Moderate
Mount Clark via Long Trail	Stowe	9.7 mi	1,101 ft	Hard
Molly Stark Mountain via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	13.3 mi	2,623 ft	Strenuous
Beane Mountain via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	2.7 mi	739 ft	Moderate
Molly Stark Mountain via Catamount Trail	Camel's Hump	12.8 mi	2,245 ft	Strenuous
Chamberlain Hill Loop via Full House	Camel's Hump	2.6 mi	657 ft	Moderate
Forehead Bypass and Long Trail Loop	Stowe	1.6 mi	870 ft	Moderate
Brigham Hill via Indian Brook Loop Trail	Champlain Valley	4.4 mi	493 ft	Moderate
Pease Mountain via Upper Loop	Champlain Valley	2.6 mi	479 ft	Easy
Cushman Hill via Blake Trail	Stowe	2.1 mi	393 ft	Easy
Chamberlain Hill via Full House	Camel's Hump	2.5 mi	622 ft	Moderate
Olga's Falls Loop via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	14.3 mi	3,920 ft	Strenuous
Olga's Falls via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	10 mi	2,140 ft	Strenuous
Red Rock via Henry's Highlands	Camel's Hump	2.5 mi	359 ft	Easy
Brigham Hill via Indian Brook Outer Loop	Champlain Valley	3.6 mi	405 ft	Moderate
Saxon Hill via Free Fall	Camel's Hump	1.6 mi	406 ft	Easy
Barber Hill via Charlotte Village Loop Trail	Champlain Valley	1.8 mi	147 ft	Easy
Eagle Mountain via Old Orchard Trail	Champlain Valley	1 mi	235 ft	Easy
Eagle Mountain via Hoyt Lookout Trail	Champlain Valley	1 mi	181 ft	Easy
Seeley Hill Loop via Loggers' Loop Trail	Stowe	1.5 mi	157 ft	Easy
Oxbow Mountain via Jake	Camel's Hump	6.6 mi	1,638 ft	Hard
Milton Pond via Town Forest Access Trail	Stowe	2.4 mi	176 ft	Easy
Pond View Loop via Pond Circuit Trail	Stowe	2.8 mi	314 ft	Easy
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail	Stowe	2 mi	405 ft	Easy
Bolton Firetower Loop via Cobrass Run	Worcester Range	2.6 mi	1,032 ft	Moderate
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail and Carriage Barn Link	Stowe	2.9 mi	393 ft	Easy
Mansfield View via Pond Circuit Trail	Stowe	1.9 mi	304 ft	Easy
Libby's Look via Libby's Look Loop	Camel's Hump	1.9 mi	331 ft	Easy
Libby's Look via Preston Pond Loop	Camel's Hump	3.4 mi	482 ft	Moderate
Indian Brook Outer Loop	Champlain Valley	2 mi	333 ft	Easy
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail and Carriage Barn Link (2.4 mi)	Stowe	2.4 mi	288 ft	Easy
The Saddle via Ridgeline Trail	Stowe	2.6 mi	362 ft	Easy
Indian Lookout Loop	Camel's Hump	1.1 mi	200 ft	Easy
Forehead Bypass and Long Trail Loop and Wampahoofus Trail	Stowe	2 mi	1,056 ft	Moderate
Coombs Hill via Town Highway 13	Northern Long Trail	1.2 mi	222 ft	Easy
Sucker Brook Hollow Trail	Champlain Valley	2 mi	438 ft	Easy
Robert's Way	Champlain Valley	2.5 mi	219 ft	Easy
Taft Lodge via Hell Brook Trail	Stowe	2.5 mi	1,692 ft	Moderate
Sterling Pond Shelter via Long Trail	Stowe	6.6 mi	1,818 ft	Strenuous
Duck Brook Shelter via Old Long Trail	Camel's Hump	5.8 mi	641 ft	Moderate
Forehead Bypass	Stowe	2.4 mi	212 ft	Easy
Raven Ridge Trail	Champlain Valley	1.3 mi	282 ft	Easy
Peak A View via Sterling Run	Stowe	1.6 mi	274 ft	Easy
Cowles Cove Shelter via Catamount Trail	Camel's Hump	10.7 mi	1,306 ft	Strenuous
Pine via House Rock Trail	Champlain Valley	1.4 mi	444 ft	Easy
Eagle's Trail	Camel's Hump	1.7 mi	321 ft	Easy

Frequently asked questions

Where can you hike near Burlington?

There are 71 mapped hiking routes within 25 miles of Burlington, 27 of them rated easy and 18 with 2,000 ft of climbing or more. The closest is Sucker Brook Hollow Trail, about 6.2 miles out.

What is the best hike near Burlington?

Adams Apple via Laura Cowles Trail is the most popular: 4.5 miles with 2,534 ft of gain, rated strenuous, about 18.6 miles from town.

Are there easy hikes near Burlington?

Yes — 27 of the 71 routes within 25 miles are rated easy, averaging well under an hour of climbing.

Wider area

Stowe & Mount Mansfield51 trails Camel's Hump & the Winooski Valley27 trails Waterbury & the Worcester Range21 trails Breadloaf Wilderness & Mount Ellen40 trails

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