RidgeSyncHiking Near Ludlow, VT
Okemo and the southern Greens, with Griffith Lake and the Coolidge Range within half an hour. 143 mapped hiking routes sit within 25 miles, each with a real elevation profile computed from the trail geometry.
143Trails within 25 mi
44Rated easy
940 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 |
| CCC Trail | 10.9 mi | 1.4 mi | 741 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 |
All 143 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 | 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 | 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 |
| CCC Trail | Killington | 1.4 mi | 741 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 143 mapped hiking routes within 25 miles of Ludlow, 44 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 — 44 of the 143 routes within 25 miles are rated easy, averaging well under an hour of climbing.