Hiking Near Ludlow, VT

Okemo and the southern Greens, with Griffith Lake and the Coolidge Range within half an hour. 142 mapped hiking routes sit within 25 miles, each with a real elevation profile computed from the trail geometry.

142Trails within 25 mi

43Rated easy

941 ftAverage gain

4 miClosest trailhead

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Closest trailheads to Ludlow

Trail	From town	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Ludlow Mountain via Healdville Trail	4 mi	5.9 mi	1,910 ft	Hard
Healdville Trail	4 mi	3 mi	1,895 ft	Hard
Vista Trail (Blue)	5.7 mi	1 mi	272 ft	Easy
Rich Trail	9.4 mi	1.4 mi	393 ft	Easy
Plymsbury Wildlife Management Area Trail	9.8 mi	2.9 mi	343 ft	Easy
Slack Hill Trail (2.4 mi)	10.1 mi	2.4 mi	224 ft	Easy
Slack Hill Trail	10.9 mi	2.3 mi	429 ft	Easy
White Rocks via Appalachian Trail	11.4 mi	7.9 mi	738 ft	Hard
Ascutney South via Bicentennial Trail	11.7 mi	6.7 mi	2,020 ft	Strenuous
Cort's Jester Loop	11.7 mi	2.4 mi	406 ft	Easy

All 142 trails near Ludlow

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

Trail	Area	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Mt Ascutney via Weathersfield Trail	Mount Ascutney	4.8 mi	2,054 ft	Hard
Black Swamp Trail and Shrewsbury Peak Trail Loop	Killington	5.3 mi	1,577 ft	Hard
Little Killington via Shrewsbury Peak Trail	Killington	8.3 mi	2,075 ft	Strenuous
Mt Ascutney via Brownsville Trail	Mount Ascutney	5.3 mi	2,366 ft	Strenuous
Mt Ascutney via Windsor Trail	Mount Ascutney	5 mi	2,479 ft	Strenuous
Killington Peak via Bucklin Trail	Killington	7.5 mi	2,457 ft	Strenuous
Pico Peak via Bucklin Trail	Killington	7.3 mi	2,066 ft	Strenuous
Appalachian Trail and Sherburne Pass Trail Loop	Killington	9.1 mi	2,440 ft	Strenuous
Pico Peak via Appalachian Trail	Killington	8.5 mi	2,180 ft	Strenuous
Lookout Rock via Summit Trail (Blue)	Manchester	5.7 mi	2,669 ft	Strenuous
Baker Peak via Lake Trail	Bromley & Stratton	6.6 mi	2,110 ft	Strenuous
Shrewsbury Peak via Black Swamp Trail	Killington	4.3 mi	1,281 ft	Hard
Appalachian Trail and Bucklin Trail Loop	Killington	7.2 mi	2,251 ft	Strenuous
Pico Peak via Sherburne Pass Trail	Killington	5.2 mi	1,695 ft	Hard
Prospect Rock Loop via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	8.3 mi	1,711 ft	Strenuous
Peru Peak via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	5.9 mi	1,213 ft	Hard
Bromley Mountain via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	5.5 mi	1,419 ft	Hard
Blue Ridge Mountain via Canty Trail (Blue)	Killington	4.5 mi	1,411 ft	Hard
Killington Peak via Appalachian Trail	Killington	8.5 mi	2,409 ft	Strenuous
Shrewsbury Peak via Appalachian Trail	Killington	8.6 mi	2,229 ft	Strenuous
Green Mountain via Homer Stone Trail	Killington	6.5 mi	1,787 ft	Strenuous
Appalachian Trail and Green Mountain Trail Loop	Bromley & Stratton	6.9 mi	1,124 ft	Hard
Bear Mountain via Appalachian Trail	Killington	8.7 mi	1,666 ft	Strenuous
Peru Peak via Lake Trail	Bromley & Stratton	10.3 mi	2,764 ft	Strenuous
Spruce Peak via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	7.9 mi	1,381 ft	Hard
Spruce Peak Loop via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	6.1 mi	1,332 ft	Hard
Ludlow Mountain via Healdville Trail	Killington	5.9 mi	1,910 ft	Hard
Green Mountain via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	6.4 mi	975 ft	Hard
Appalachian Trail and Shrewsbury Peak Trail Loop	Killington	10.4 mi	2,988 ft	Strenuous
Peru Peak via Old Job Trail	Bromley & Stratton	10.3 mi	1,621 ft	Strenuous
Baker Peak via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	8.3 mi	1,384 ft	Strenuous
The Gallop Loop via Barton Trail	Manchester	3.3 mi	782 ft	Moderate
Green Mountain Trail	Bromley & Stratton	6.4 mi	1,075 ft	Hard
Bald Mountain via Aitken State Forest Trail	Killington	2.7 mi	708 ft	Moderate
Antone Mountain via McCormick Trail	Manchester	7.6 mi	1,753 ft	Strenuous
Neals Hill Loop via Wright Farm Trail	Upper Valley	2.1 mi	397 ft	Easy
Ascutney South via Bicentennial Trail	Mount Ascutney	6.7 mi	2,020 ft	Strenuous
Russell Hill via Catamount Side Trail	Killington	2.6 mi	481 ft	Moderate
Russell Hill via Black Swamp Trail	Killington	4.8 mi	522 ft	Moderate
Mt Ascutney via Futures Trail	Mount Ascutney	2.7 mi	1,128 ft	Moderate
Peru Peak via Griffith Lake Trail	Bromley & Stratton	8.3 mi	911 ft	Hard
Pinnacle via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	3.3 mi	950 ft	Moderate
Deer Leap Mountain via Deer Leap Trail (Blue)	Killington	2.4 mi	687 ft	Moderate
Deer Leap Rock via Appalachian Trail	Killington	3.1 mi	899 ft	Moderate
Owls Head via Gilberts Lookout (Blue)	Manchester	2.8 mi	1,170 ft	Moderate
Slack Hill Trail	Killington	2.3 mi	429 ft	Easy
Slab Trail and Summit Trail Loop	Mount Ascutney	1.4 mi	309 ft	Easy
Irene Falls Loop via Bucklin Trail	Killington	6.9 mi	2,082 ft	Strenuous
The Lookout via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	4.8 mi	954 ft	Moderate
Windmill Mountain via Jamie Latham Trail	Brattleboro	4.1 mi	428 ft	Moderate
Windmill Mountain via Holden Trail	Brattleboro	2.8 mi	461 ft	Moderate
Deer Knoll via Trout Lily Trail (White Purple)	Manchester	2.4 mi	558 ft	Moderate
Breakneck Hill via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	3.1 mi	447 ft	Moderate
Thistle Hill via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	3.2 mi	672 ft	Moderate
Appalachian Trail and Old Job Trail Loop	Bromley & Stratton	10.1 mi	1,231 ft	Strenuous
Baker Peak via Griffith Lake Trail	Bromley & Stratton	9.1 mi	396 ft	Moderate
Dana Hill via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	2.5 mi	714 ft	Moderate
Windmill Mountain via Townline Trail	Brattleboro	3.8 mi	909 ft	Moderate
Windmill Mountain via Cascade Trail	Brattleboro	2.7 mi	944 ft	Moderate
Windmill Mountain via Radford-Smith Trail	Brattleboro	3.7 mi	983 ft	Moderate
Bissell Hill via Shrewsbury Peak Trail	Killington	4 mi	577 ft	Moderate
Mt Ascutney via Summit Trail	Mount Ascutney	1.3 mi	309 ft	Easy
Deer Leap Rock via Deer Leap Trail (Blue)	Killington	2.5 mi	600 ft	Moderate
Haystack mountain trail (2.3 mi)	Manchester	2.3 mi	831 ft	Moderate
Little Rock Pond via Appalachian Trail	Killington	11.2 mi	1,612 ft	Strenuous
Russell Hill via Shrewsbury Peak Trail	Killington	1.2 mi	195 ft	Easy
Bemis Hill Loop via Hemlock Trail	Brattleboro	3.2 mi	484 ft	Moderate
Neals Hill via Pine Drop	Upper Valley	3.6 mi	581 ft	Moderate
Brownsville Trail and Norcross Trail Loop	Mount Ascutney	7.5 mi	2,893 ft	Strenuous
Norcross Trail and Windsor Trail Loop	Mount Ascutney	7.1 mi	2,656 ft	Strenuous
Bemis Hill via Athens Access Path	Brattleboro	1.9 mi	657 ft	Easy
Stratton Mountain via Stratton Ridge Trail	Bromley & Stratton	1.2 mi	102 ft	Easy
Little Mud Pond via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	7.8 mi	1,228 ft	Hard
Stratton Pond via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	6.8 mi	357 ft	Moderate
Neals Hill via Wright Farm Trail	Upper Valley	1.4 mi	211 ft	Easy
Hurricane Hill Loop via Beacon Hill Loop	Upper Valley	1 mi	208 ft	Easy
Spring Lake via Appalachian Trail	Killington	7.7 mi	1,014 ft	Hard
Mount Peg Loop via Constant Flow	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	234 ft	Easy
Muddy Pond Loop via Carriage Trail	Killington	4.2 mi	509 ft	Moderate
Bemis Hill via Hemlock Trail	Brattleboro	3 mi	240 ft	Easy
Lye Brook Falls via Lye Brook Trail	Bromley & Stratton	4.5 mi	857 ft	Moderate
Biscuit Hill via Bourdon Road	Upper Valley	3.3 mi	670 ft	Moderate
Hurricane Hill via Beacon Hill Loop	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	208 ft	Easy
Gerry's Falls via Windsor Trail	Mount Ascutney	4 mi	229 ft	Easy
Hidden Falls via Bicentennial Trail	Mount Ascutney	5.3 mi	242 ft	Moderate
Mount Peg via Dropout	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	234 ft	Easy
Muddy Pond via Carriage Trail	Killington	3.9 mi	376 ft	Moderate
Cort's Jester Loop	Mount Ascutney	2.4 mi	406 ft	Easy
Fletcher Hill via John Darling Road	Upper Valley	3 mi	297 ft	Easy
Biscuit Hill via Long Hill Road	Upper Valley	3.1 mi	113 ft	Easy
Blood Rock via Futures Trail	Mount Ascutney	4.5 mi	1,186 ft	Hard
Brownsville Trail	Mount Ascutney	6.3 mi	701 ft	Moderate
Biscuit Hill via Arhur Morgan Road	Upper Valley	2.2 mi	227 ft	Easy
Quarry Lookout via Norcross Trail	Mount Ascutney	6.7 mi	1,020 ft	Hard
Cold River Vista via Aitken State Forest Trail	Killington	2.2 mi	722 ft	Moderate
Neals Hill via Reservoir Road	Upper Valley	2.7 mi	226 ft	Easy
Little Cascade Falls via Weathersfield Trail	Mount Ascutney	4.3 mi	115 ft	Easy
Quarry Lookout via Brownsville Trail	Mount Ascutney	3.7 mi	229 ft	Easy
Beacon Hill Vista via Beacon Hill Loop	Upper Valley	2.3 mi	570 ft	Moderate
White Rocks via Appalachian Trail	Killington	7.9 mi	738 ft	Hard
Tinmouth Ridge Trail	Killington	2.1 mi	811 ft	Moderate
Delectable Mountain via Smith Hill Road	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	373 ft	Easy
Stony Brook Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Killington	8.5 mi	1,524 ft	Strenuous
Appalachian Trail from Thundering Brook Falls Trail	Killington	3.2 mi	424 ft	Moderate
Overlook	Killington	2.9 mi	406 ft	Easy
Hunker Down and Shale Shifter Loop	Manchester	2.3 mi	560 ft	Moderate
Hunker Down and Shale Shifter Loop and Porcupine	Manchester	2.5 mi	574 ft	Moderate
Viewpt Trail Loop	Manchester	2 mi	509 ft	Easy
Ice Bed Trail Loop	Killington	1.7 mi	355 ft	Easy
Ledges overlook trail Loop	Brattleboro	1.4 mi	641 ft	Easy
Beacon Hill Loop and Tower Trail	Upper Valley	1.5 mi	322 ft	Easy
Ice Bed Trail	Killington	2 mi	378 ft	Easy
Natural Bridge Falls via Dorset Hill Road	Bromley & Stratton	3.7 mi	391 ft	Moderate
Faulkner Trail	Upper Valley	2.8 mi	464 ft	Moderate
Hunker Down	Manchester	2.1 mi	560 ft	Easy
Shale Shifter	Manchester	2.4 mi	415 ft	Easy
Farm Trail	Manchester	2 mi	505 ft	Easy
Rolston Rest Shelter via Long Trail	Killington	14.2 mi	1,677 ft	Strenuous
Healdville Trail	Killington	3 mi	1,895 ft	Hard
Vista Trail (Blue)	Killington	1 mi	272 ft	Easy
Big Branch Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	9.1 mi	518 ft	Moderate
Clarendon Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Killington	2.2 mi	587 ft	Moderate
Beacon Hill Vista via WB Brown Trail	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	153 ft	Easy
Lost Pond Shelter via Old Job Trail	Bromley & Stratton	6.8 mi	682 ft	Moderate
Governor Clement Shelter via Catamount Side Trail	Killington	8 mi	622 ft	Moderate
Log Shelter via Futures Trail	Mount Ascutney	3.2 mi	834 ft	Moderate
Bromley Shelter via Corridor 7	Bromley & Stratton	4.8 mi	611 ft	Moderate
Pico Camp Shelter via Sherburne Pass Trail	Killington	3.5 mi	881 ft	Moderate
Tucker Johnson Shelter via Long Trail	Killington	5.3 mi	852 ft	Moderate
Ledges overlook trail	Brattleboro	1.6 mi	630 ft	Easy
Mt Moses Trail	Upper Valley	4.2 mi	735 ft	Moderate
Hemlock Trail (3.3 mi)	Brattleboro	3.3 mi	897 ft	Moderate
Appalachian Trail (6.8 mi)	Upper Valley	6.8 mi	1,156 ft	Hard
Old Job Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	4.6 mi	211 ft	Easy
Churchill Scott Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Killington	4.1 mi	116 ft	Easy
Plymsbury Wildlife Management Area Trail	Killington	2.9 mi	343 ft	Easy
Slack Hill Trail (2.4 mi)	Killington	2.4 mi	224 ft	Easy
Ledges overlook trail (1.4 mi)	Brattleboro	1.4 mi	630 ft	Easy
Governor Clement Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Killington	1.4 mi	142 ft	Easy
Cloudland Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	1.4 mi	264 ft	Easy
Rich Trail	Mount Ascutney	1.4 mi	393 ft	Easy
Kent Brook Trail	Killington	1 mi	206 ft	Easy

Frequently asked questions

Where can you hike near Ludlow?

There are 142 mapped hiking routes within 25 miles of Ludlow, 43 of them rated easy and 19 with 2,000 ft of climbing or more. The closest is Ludlow Mountain via Healdville Trail, about 4 miles out.

What is the best hike near Ludlow?

Mt Ascutney via Weathersfield Trail is the most popular: 4.8 miles with 2,054 ft of gain, rated hard, about 12 miles from town.

Are there easy hikes near Ludlow?

Yes, 43 of the 142 routes within 25 miles are rated easy, averaging well under an hour of climbing.

Wider area

Mount Ascutney & the Connecticut River19 trails Killington & the Coolidge Range54 trails Manchester & the Taconic Range28 trails Peru, Bromley & Stratton32 trails

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