RidgeSyncHiking Near Manchester, VT
Between the Taconics and the Greens, with Equinox, Bromley and Stratton all within reach. 97 mapped hiking routes sit within 25 miles, each with a real elevation profile computed from the trail geometry.
97Trails within 25 mi
24Rated easy
1,013 ftAverage gain
0.5 miClosest trailhead
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Closest trailheads to Manchester
| Trail | From town | Distance | Gain | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Rock via Summit Trail (Blue) | 0.5 mi | 5.7 mi | 2,669 ft | Strenuous |
| Deer Knoll via Trout Lily Trail (White Purple) | 0.5 mi | 2.4 mi | 558 ft | Moderate |
| Deer Knoll Loop via Mount Bluff Traili (White) | 1.5 mi | 2.1 mi | 491 ft | Easy |
| Deer Knoll via Mount Bluff Traili (White) | 1.5 mi | 1.4 mi | 372 ft | Easy |
| Lye Brook Falls via Lye Brook Trail | 1.6 mi | 4.5 mi | 857 ft | Moderate |
| Deer Knoll via Summit Trail (Blue) | 2.3 mi | 6.1 mi | 461 ft | Moderate |
| Spruce Peak via Appalachian Trail | 3.1 mi | 7.9 mi | 1,381 ft | Hard |
| Lookout Rock via Beartown Road | 3.1 mi | 6.5 mi | 1,947 ft | Strenuous |
| Little Mud Pond via Appalachian Trail | 3.1 mi | 7.8 mi | 1,228 ft | Hard |
| Prospect Rock Loop via Appalachian Trail | 4.4 mi | 8.3 mi | 1,711 ft | Strenuous |
All 97 trails near Manchester
Ranked by popularity. Every figure is computed from the trail-snapped route geometry.
| Trail | Area | Distance | Gain | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Rock via Summit Trail (Blue) | Manchester | 5.7 mi | 2,669 ft | Strenuous |
| Antone Mountain Loop via Wildlife Trail | Manchester | 6.4 mi | 1,596 ft | Hard |
| Little Haystack Mountain Loop via Masters Mtn Trail | Manchester | 10 mi | 2,437 ft | Strenuous |
| Baker Peak via Lake Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 6.6 mi | 2,110 ft | Strenuous |
| Prospect Rock Loop via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 8.3 mi | 1,711 ft | Strenuous |
| Stratton Mountain via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 6.7 mi | 1,612 ft | Hard |
| Bromley Mountain via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 5.5 mi | 1,419 ft | Hard |
| Peru Peak via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 5.9 mi | 1,213 ft | Hard |
| Bald Mountain Trail | Bennington | 7.7 mi | 2,122 ft | Strenuous |
| Antone Mountain via Wildlife Trail | Manchester | 6.1 mi | 1,240 ft | Hard |
| Green Mountain via Homer Stone Trail | Killington | 6.5 mi | 1,787 ft | Strenuous |
| Maple Hill via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 4 mi | 1,321 ft | Hard |
| Appalachian Trail and Green Mountain Trail Loop | Bromley & Stratton | 6.9 mi | 1,124 ft | Hard |
| Mount Anthony via Summit Trail | Bennington | 2.3 mi | 1,238 ft | Moderate |
| Spruce Peak via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 7.9 mi | 1,381 ft | Hard |
| Peru Peak via Lake Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 10.3 mi | 2,764 ft | Strenuous |
| Spruce Peak Loop via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 6.1 mi | 1,332 ft | Hard |
| Stratton Mountain via Stratton Pond Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 12.8 mi | 1,924 ft | Strenuous |
| Glastenbury Mountain via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 11.7 mi | 1,857 ft | Strenuous |
| Green Mountain via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 6.4 mi | 975 ft | Hard |
| Ludlow Mountain via Healdville Trail | Killington | 5.9 mi | 1,910 ft | Hard |
| The Gallop Loop via Barton Trail | Manchester | 3.3 mi | 782 ft | Moderate |
| 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 |
| Harmon Hill via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 7.7 mi | 661 ft | Hard |
| Antone Mountain via Masters Mtn Trail | Manchester | 5.6 mi | 1,588 ft | Hard |
| The Gallop via Barton Trail | Manchester | 6.3 mi | 1,514 ft | Hard |
| Antone Mountain via McCormick Trail | Manchester | 7.6 mi | 1,753 ft | Strenuous |
| Green Mountain Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 6.4 mi | 1,075 ft | Hard |
| Peru Peak via Griffith Lake Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 8.3 mi | 911 ft | Hard |
| Owls Head via Gilberts Lookout (Blue) | Manchester | 2.8 mi | 1,170 ft | Moderate |
| Glastenbury Mountain via West Ridge Trail | Bennington | 17.5 mi | 3,149 ft | Strenuous |
| Bearclaw and Loop Trail | Brattleboro | 1.9 mi | 290 ft | Easy |
| Haystack Mountain Trail | Glastenbury | 4 mi | 1,008 ft | Moderate |
| Deer Knoll via Trout Lily Trail (White Purple) | Manchester | 2.4 mi | 558 ft | Moderate |
| Deer Knoll via Summit Trail (Blue) | Manchester | 6.1 mi | 461 ft | Moderate |
| Deer Knoll Loop via Mount Bluff Traili (White) | Manchester | 2.1 mi | 491 ft | Easy |
| Baker Peak via Griffith Lake Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 9.1 mi | 396 ft | Moderate |
| Appalachian Trail and Old Job Trail Loop | Bromley & Stratton | 10.1 mi | 1,231 ft | Strenuous |
| Hagar Hill via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 18.4 mi | 1,575 ft | Strenuous |
| Haystack mountain trail (2.3 mi) | Manchester | 2.3 mi | 831 ft | Moderate |
| Lookout Rock via Beartown Road | Manchester | 6.5 mi | 1,947 ft | Strenuous |
| Little Rock Pond via Appalachian Trail | Killington | 11.2 mi | 1,612 ft | Strenuous |
| Mount Anthony via unmaintained | Bennington | 3.5 mi | 555 ft | Moderate |
| Hogback Mountain via Raponda Ridge Trail | Brattleboro | 4.6 mi | 545 ft | Moderate |
| Hogback Mountain via Ware Road Connector | Brattleboro | 3.9 mi | 464 ft | Moderate |
| Prospect Rock via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 18.3 mi | 699 ft | Strenuous |
| 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 |
| Stratton Pond via Catamount Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 7.4 mi | 495 ft | Moderate |
| Little Pond Mountain via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 9.8 mi | 1,094 ft | Hard |
| Rice Hill via Loop Trail | Brattleboro | 1.8 mi | 258 ft | Easy |
| Lye Brook Falls via Lye Brook Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 4.5 mi | 857 ft | Moderate |
| Prospect Rock via Branch Pond Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 14.7 mi | 222 ft | Moderate |
| Deer Knoll via Mount Bluff Traili (White) | Manchester | 1.4 mi | 372 ft | Easy |
| Hagar Hill via Little Pond Road | Glastenbury | 2.2 mi | 173 ft | Easy |
| Sucker Pond via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 4.8 mi | 254 ft | Easy |
| Masters Mtn Trail Loop | Manchester | 5.2 mi | 1,518 ft | Hard |
| green trail and Lewis Deane Original Trail Loop | Manchester | 1.8 mi | 554 ft | Easy |
| Discovery Trail | Manchester | 2.6 mi | 647 ft | Moderate |
| White Rocks via Appalachian Trail | Killington | 7.9 mi | 738 ft | Hard |
| Tinmouth Ridge Trail | Killington | 2.1 mi | 811 ft | Moderate |
| Ursa Way | Bennington | 2.4 mi | 785 ft | Moderate |
| Pond & Beaver dam via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 7.4 mi | 694 ft | Hard |
| Porcupine | Manchester | 5 mi | 904 ft | Moderate |
| Little Mud Pond via Stratton Pond Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 17.5 mi | 682 ft | Strenuous |
| West Ridge Trail | Bennington | 8.9 mi | 1,768 ft | Strenuous |
| Summit Trail and Zaphod's Run Loop | Bennington | 1.7 mi | 692 ft | Easy |
| Viewpt Trail Loop | Manchester | 2 mi | 509 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 |
| Back Nine | Manchester | 5.9 mi | 672 ft | Moderate |
| Ice Bed Trail Loop | Killington | 1.7 mi | 355 ft | Easy |
| Congdon Shelter Loop via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 3.1 mi | 345 ft | Easy |
| Zaphod's Run | Bennington | 1.4 mi | 620 ft | Easy |
| Ledges overlook trail Loop | Brattleboro | 1.4 mi | 641 ft | Easy |
| Lake Raponda via Whites Road to West Lake Road | Brattleboro | 5.4 mi | 593 ft | Moderate |
| Natural Bridge Falls via Dorset Hill Road | Bromley & Stratton | 3.7 mi | 391 ft | Moderate |
| Farm Trail | Manchester | 2 mi | 505 ft | Easy |
| Ice Bed Trail | Killington | 2 mi | 378 ft | Easy |
| Grime's Grind | Bennington | 2.8 mi | 576 ft | Moderate |
| Hunker Down | Manchester | 2.1 mi | 560 ft | Easy |
| Shale Shifter | Manchester | 2.4 mi | 415 ft | Easy |
| Big Branch Shelter via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 9.1 mi | 518 ft | Moderate |
| Lewis Deane Original Trail | Manchester | 1.6 mi | 509 ft | Easy |
| Healdville Trail | Killington | 3 mi | 1,895 ft | Hard |
| Bromley Shelter via Corridor 7 | Bromley & Stratton | 4.8 mi | 611 ft | Moderate |
| Lost Pond Shelter via Old Job Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 6.8 mi | 682 ft | Moderate |
| Goddard Shelter via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 19.4 mi | 2,088 ft | Strenuous |
| Ledges overlook trail | Brattleboro | 1.6 mi | 630 ft | Easy |
| Congdon Shelter via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 8.1 mi | 1,074 ft | Hard |
| Kid Gore Shelter via Appalachian Trail | Glastenbury | 16.6 mi | 1,992 ft | Strenuous |
| Old Job Shelter via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 4.6 mi | 211 ft | Easy |
| Story Spring Shelter Loop via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 1.5 mi | 265 ft | Easy |
| Ledges overlook trail (1.4 mi) | Brattleboro | 1.4 mi | 630 ft | Easy |
| Story Spring Shelter via Appalachian Trail | Bromley & Stratton | 1.5 mi | 216 ft | Easy |
Frequently asked questions
Where can you hike near Manchester?
There are 97 mapped hiking routes within 25 miles of Manchester, 24 of them rated easy and 7 with 2,000 ft of climbing or more. The closest is Lookout Rock via Summit Trail (Blue), about 0.5 miles out.
What is the best hike near Manchester?
Lookout Rock via Summit Trail (Blue) is the most popular: 5.7 miles with 2,669 ft of gain, rated strenuous, about 0.5 miles from town.
Are there easy hikes near Manchester?
Yes — 24 of the 97 routes within 25 miles are rated easy, averaging well under an hour of climbing.