Hiking Near Montpelier, VT

The smallest state capital in the country, with the Worcester Range and Camel’s Hump both within half an hour. 139 mapped hiking routes sit within 25 miles, each with a real elevation profile computed from the trail geometry.

139Trails within 25 mi

44Rated easy

1,159 ftAverage gain

2.4 miClosest trailhead

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Closest trailheads to Montpelier

Trail	From town	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Davy Trail	2.4 mi	1.8 mi	542 ft	Easy
Irish Hill via Darling Road Trail	4.4 mi	3.5 mi	1,003 ft	Moderate
Darling Road Trail	4.4 mi	1.6 mi	489 ft	Easy
Owlshead Mountain via Notch Road	7.1 mi	2.3 mi	623 ft	Moderate
Paine Mountain Trail	7.9 mi	3.3 mi	879 ft	Moderate
Millstone Hill via Roller Coaster	8.2 mi	1.6 mi	394 ft	Easy
Mount Putnam via Middlesex Trail	8.4 mi	8.9 mi	2,435 ft	Strenuous
White Rock Mountain via Middlesex Trail	8.4 mi	4.7 mi	1,571 ft	Hard
Millstone Hill via Grand Lookout	8.8 mi	1.1 mi	164 ft	Easy
Perry Hill Loop via Rasta Man	9.1 mi	5.3 mi	1,136 ft	Hard

All 139 trails near Montpelier

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

Trail	Area	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Mount Putnam via Middlesex Trail	Worcester Range	8.9 mi	2,435 ft	Strenuous
Mount Putnam via Skyline Trail	Worcester Range	7.4 mi	2,762 ft	Strenuous
White Rock Mountain via Waterbury Trail	Worcester Range	5 mi	2,214 ft	Hard
Mount Putnam via Stowe Pinnacle Trail	Worcester Range	5.2 mi	2,532 ft	Strenuous
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
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
Mount Ellen via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	9.1 mi	2,120 ft	Strenuous
Bolton Mountain via Long Trail	Stowe	9.9 mi	2,934 ft	Strenuous
Stark Mountain via Jerusalem Trail	Breadloaf	5.1 mi	2,059 ft	Hard
Mount Mansfield via Long Trail	Stowe	4.3 mi	2,694 ft	Strenuous
Lincoln Peak via Battell Trail	Breadloaf	6.6 mi	2,608 ft	Strenuous
Cliff Trail and Long Trail Loop	Stowe	3.5 mi	1,690 ft	Hard
Whiteface Mountain via Beaver Meadow Trail	Stowe	6.4 mi	2,175 ft	Strenuous
Mount Mansfield via Hell Brook Trail	Stowe	2.6 mi	2,446 ft	Hard
Adams Apple via Laura Cowles Trail	Stowe	4.5 mi	2,534 ft	Strenuous
Mount Wilson via Clark Brook Trail	Breadloaf	7.6 mi	2,524 ft	Strenuous
Emily Proctor Trail and Long Trail Loop	Breadloaf	13.4 mi	3,596 ft	Strenuous
Mount Wilson via Emily Proctor Trail	Breadloaf	7.5 mi	2,137 ft	Strenuous
Mount Putnam via Hogback Trail	Worcester Range	4.6 mi	1,921 ft	Hard
Mount Ethan Allen via Forest City Trail	Camel's Hump	4.5 mi	1,957 ft	Hard
Fire Tower Trail and Ridge Trail Loop	Stowe	3.9 mi	1,224 ft	Moderate
Nancy Hanks Peak via Long Trail	Breadloaf	7.1 mi	1,800 ft	Strenuous
Mount Grant via Long Trail	Breadloaf	8 mi	1,468 ft	Strenuous
The Forehead via Maple Ridge Trail	Stowe	6.5 mi	1,606 ft	Hard
Mount Grant via Cooley Glen Trail	Breadloaf	7.9 mi	1,987 ft	Strenuous
White Rock Mountain via Middlesex Trail	Worcester Range	4.7 mi	1,571 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
Morse Mountain via Beaver Meadow Trail	Stowe	6.7 mi	1,824 ft	Strenuous
Woodward Mountain via Cobrass Run	Worcester Range	4.1 mi	1,294 ft	Hard
Mount Hunger via Skyline Trail	Worcester Range	9.6 mi	2,838 ft	Strenuous
Mount Ethan Allen via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	9.2 mi	2,904 ft	Strenuous
Elmore Mountain via Fire Tower Trail	Stowe	3.1 mi	1,229 ft	Moderate
Whiteface Mountain via Long Trail	Stowe	6.5 mi	2,510 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
Perry Hill Loop via Rasta Man	Worcester Range	5.3 mi	1,136 ft	Hard
Stimson Mountain Loop via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	7.4 mi	1,830 ft	Strenuous
Terrill Hill Loop via Tower Climb	Stowe	3.2 mi	703 ft	Moderate
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
Irish Hill via Darling Road Trail	Groton	3.5 mi	1,003 ft	Moderate
Mount Worcester Trail	Worcester Range	4.5 mi	1,926 ft	Hard
Deer Mountain via Coldwater Brook Trail	Groton	4.3 mi	829 ft	Moderate
Devils Hill via Peacham Bog Loop	Groton	9.8 mi	985 ft	Hard
Paine Mountain via Unmaintained Hiking Trail	Worcester Range	6.6 mi	1,594 ft	Hard
Kew Hill Loop via Plum Line	Breadloaf	5.1 mi	868 ft	Moderate
Perry Hill via Permission	Worcester Range	4.5 mi	928 ft	Moderate
Paine Mountain Trail Loop	Groton	4.6 mi	1,188 ft	Hard
Dana Hill Loop via Evolution	Breadloaf	3.5 mi	679 ft	Moderate
Burnt Rock Mountain via Catamount Trail	Camel's Hump	12.1 mi	2,376 ft	Strenuous
Terrill Hill via Tower Climb	Stowe	3.1 mi	678 ft	Moderate
Molly Stark Mountain via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	13.3 mi	2,623 ft	Strenuous
Molly Stark Mountain via Catamount Trail	Camel's Hump	12.8 mi	2,245 ft	Strenuous
Woodward Mountain via Danger Pond	Worcester Range	3.6 mi	1,170 ft	Moderate
Beane Mountain via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	2.7 mi	739 ft	Moderate
Mount Clark via Long Trail	Stowe	9.7 mi	1,101 ft	Hard
Owlshead Mountain via Owls Head Trail	Groton	3.4 mi	349 ft	Easy
Chamberlain Hill Loop via Full House	Camel's Hump	2.6 mi	657 ft	Moderate
Paine Mountain via Pony Express	Groton	4 mi	1,059 ft	Moderate
Little Deer Mountain via Telephone Line Trail	Groton	3.2 mi	284 ft	Easy
Dana Hill via Enchanted Forest Trail	Breadloaf	3 mi	278 ft	Easy
Lincoln Gap via Battell Trail	Breadloaf	6.7 mi	1,763 ft	Strenuous
Skidoo Mountain via Twin Peaks Trail	Breadloaf	4.9 mi	1,665 ft	Hard
Cady Hill via Snake	Stowe	1.9 mi	319 ft	Easy
Deer Mountain via Hosmer Brook Trail	Groton	3.9 mi	880 ft	Moderate
Cady Hill via Charlie's	Stowe	2.9 mi	332 ft	Easy
Forehead Bypass and Long Trail Loop	Stowe	1.6 mi	870 ft	Moderate
Paine Mountain Trail	Groton	3.3 mi	879 ft	Moderate
Dana Hill via Evolution	Breadloaf	2.9 mi	613 ft	Moderate
Dana Hill via Goodnight Irene	Breadloaf	5.5 mi	963 ft	Hard
Cady Hill Connector	Stowe	3 mi	341 ft	Easy
Olga's Falls Loop via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	14.3 mi	3,920 ft	Strenuous
Chamberlain Hill via Full House	Camel's Hump	2.5 mi	622 ft	Moderate
Kew Hill via Cyclone Connector	Breadloaf	3.3 mi	594 ft	Moderate
Deer Mountain via Osmore Pond Loop	Groton	4.5 mi	534 ft	Moderate
Kew Hill via Ridgie	Breadloaf	2.8 mi	370 ft	Easy
Kew Hill via Race	Breadloaf	2.4 mi	264 ft	Easy
Kew Hill via Swell Hill	Breadloaf	3.5 mi	399 ft	Moderate
Olga's Falls via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	10 mi	2,140 ft	Strenuous
Little Deer Mountain via Osmore Pond Loop	Groton	2 mi	273 ft	Easy
Little Deer Mountain via Big Deer Mountain Trail	Groton	4.5 mi	464 ft	Moderate
Red Rock via Henry's Highlands	Camel's Hump	2.5 mi	359 ft	Easy
Marshfield Mountain via Marshfield Ledges approach trail	Groton	1.6 mi	440 ft	Easy
Big Deer Mountain Trail	Groton	3.1 mi	553 ft	Moderate
Devils Hill via Devil's Hill Trail	Groton	1.7 mi	343 ft	Easy
Shaw Hill Loop via Florence	Stowe	3.3 mi	356 ft	Easy
Osmore Pond via Hosmer Brook Trail	Groton	3.3 mi	335 ft	Easy
Osmore Pond via Coldwater Brook Trail	Groton	5.5 mi	514 ft	Moderate
Cady Hill Loop via Schween Outer	Stowe	1.5 mi	190 ft	Easy
Spruce Mountain Trail	Groton	4.2 mi	1,149 ft	Moderate
Oxbow Mountain via Jake	Camel's Hump	6.6 mi	1,638 ft	Hard
Spruce Mountain via Spruce - Seyon Trail	Groton	10.2 mi	1,737 ft	Strenuous
Lighthouse Hill via Town Highway 64 / Legal Trail 1	Groton	1.1 mi	162 ft	Easy
Cady Hill Connector Loop	Stowe	5.4 mi	612 ft	Moderate
Pine Mountains via Pine Mountain Road	Groton	3 mi	231 ft	Easy
Owlshead Mountain via Notch Road	Worcester Range	2.3 mi	623 ft	Moderate
Millstone Hill via Roller Coaster	Groton	1.6 mi	394 ft	Easy
Millstone Hill via Grand Lookout	Groton	1.1 mi	164 ft	Easy
East Shaw Hill via Snake	Stowe	3.1 mi	229 ft	Easy
Shaw Hill via Snake	Stowe	2.7 mi	290 ft	Easy
Shaw Hill via Zog's	Stowe	3.9 mi	311 ft	Easy
Hurricane Hill via Beard Road	Groton	1.8 mi	234 ft	Easy
Boyce Hill via Clay Slide Road	Groton	2 mi	370 ft	Easy
Bolton Firetower Loop via Cobrass Run	Worcester Range	2.6 mi	1,032 ft	Moderate
Railroad Bed East and Railroad Bed West Loop	Groton	3.3 mi	162 ft	Easy
Green Chair Overlook via Florence	Stowe	1.9 mi	230 ft	Easy
Green Chair II via Cady Hill Climb	Stowe	2.1 mi	207 ft	Easy
Libby's Look via Preston Pond Loop	Camel's Hump	3.4 mi	482 ft	Moderate
Libby's Look via Libby's Look Loop	Camel's Hump	1.9 mi	331 ft	Easy
Bailey Pond via Pattys Crossing	Groton	3.1 mi	432 ft	Moderate
Peak A View via Lauren's Loop	Stowe	4.6 mi	738 ft	Moderate
Flag Hill via Cross Rivendell Trail	Groton	1.5 mi	451 ft	Easy
Noyes Pond via Spruce - Seyon Trail	Groton	10.3 mi	858 ft	Hard
Forehead Bypass and Long Trail Loop and Wampahoofus Trail	Stowe	2 mi	1,056 ft	Moderate
Alder Hill via Town Highway 17	Breadloaf	1.8 mi	125 ft	Easy
Charlie's and Florence Loop	Stowe	1.4 mi	193 ft	Easy
Ross Hill via Ross Hill Road	Stowe	1.3 mi	120 ft	Easy
Green Chair Overlook via Cady Hill Connector	Stowe	2.1 mi	113 ft	Easy
Warren Path	Breadloaf	2.5 mi	450 ft	Easy
Sterling Pond Shelter via Long Trail	Stowe	6.6 mi	1,818 ft	Strenuous
Taft Lodge via Hell Brook Trail	Stowe	2.5 mi	1,692 ft	Moderate
Amenta's Way and Leonard's Loop	Breadloaf	3.5 mi	445 ft	Moderate
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
Green Chair II via Bridgey	Stowe	1.7 mi	223 ft	Easy
Green Chair Overlook via Bear's	Stowe	1.1 mi	228 ft	Easy
Norwich Reservoir via Grow Place Road	Groton	2.5 mi	517 ft	Moderate
Peak A View via Sterling Run	Stowe	1.6 mi	274 ft	Easy
Cross Vermont Trail	Groton	4.5 mi	318 ft	Moderate
Cowles Cove Shelter via Catamount Trail	Camel's Hump	10.7 mi	1,306 ft	Strenuous
Tom G's	Stowe	1.9 mi	353 ft	Easy
Darling Road Trail	Groton	1.6 mi	489 ft	Easy
Revolution	Worcester Range	1 mi	331 ft	Easy
Eagle's Trail	Camel's Hump	1.7 mi	321 ft	Easy
Davy Trail	Worcester Range	1.8 mi	542 ft	Easy
Notch Trail	Groton	1.1 mi	430 ft	Easy

Frequently asked questions

Where can you hike near Montpelier?

There are 139 mapped hiking routes within 25 miles of Montpelier, 44 of them rated easy and 29 with 2,000 ft of climbing or more. The closest is Davy Trail, about 2.4 miles out.

What is the best hike near Montpelier?

Mount Putnam via Middlesex Trail is the most popular: 8.9 miles with 2,435 ft of gain, rated strenuous, about 8.4 miles from town.

Are there easy hikes near Montpelier?

Yes — 44 of the 139 routes within 25 miles are rated easy, averaging well under an hour of climbing.

Wider area

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

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