Hiking Near Stowe, VT

The trailhead town for Mount Mansfield and Smugglers Notch, and the densest concentration of serious hiking in the state. 149 mapped hiking routes sit within 25 miles, each with a real elevation profile computed from the trail geometry.

149Trails within 25 mi

52Rated easy

1,064 ftAverage gain

0.3 miClosest trailhead

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Closest trailheads to Stowe

Trail	From town	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Cady Hill via Charlie's	0.3 mi	2.9 mi	332 ft	Easy
Shaw Hill via Zog's	0.3 mi	3.9 mi	311 ft	Easy
Green Chair II via Bridgey	0.5 mi	1.7 mi	223 ft	Easy
Cady Hill via Snake	0.6 mi	1.9 mi	319 ft	Easy
Shaw Hill Loop via Florence	0.6 mi	3.3 mi	356 ft	Easy
East Shaw Hill via Snake	0.6 mi	3.1 mi	229 ft	Easy
Shaw Hill via Snake	0.6 mi	2.7 mi	290 ft	Easy
Green Chair Overlook via Florence	0.6 mi	1.9 mi	230 ft	Easy
Charlie's and Florence Loop	0.6 mi	1.4 mi	193 ft	Easy
Green Chair Overlook via Bear's	0.6 mi	1.1 mi	228 ft	Easy

All 149 trails near Stowe

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

Trail	Area	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Mount Putnam via Stowe Pinnacle Trail	Worcester Range	5.2 mi	2,532 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
Bolton Mountain via Long Trail	Stowe	9.9 mi	2,934 ft	Strenuous
Mount Putnam via Middlesex Trail	Worcester Range	8.9 mi	2,435 ft	Strenuous
Mount Mansfield via Long Trail	Stowe	4.3 mi	2,694 ft	Strenuous
Whiteface Mountain via Beaver Meadow Trail	Stowe	6.4 mi	2,175 ft	Strenuous
Cliff Trail and Long Trail Loop	Stowe	3.5 mi	1,690 ft	Hard
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
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
Belvidere Mountain via Long Trail	Northern Long Trail	4.9 mi	2,071 ft	Hard
Mount Ellen via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	9.1 mi	2,120 ft	Strenuous
Forester's Trail and Frank Post Trail Loop	Northern Long Trail	7.2 mi	2,146 ft	Strenuous
Stark Mountain via Jerusalem Trail	Breadloaf	5.1 mi	2,059 ft	Hard
Haystack Mountain via Long Trail	Northern Long Trail	8.5 mi	2,332 ft	Strenuous
Mount Putnam via Hogback Trail	Worcester Range	4.6 mi	1,921 ft	Hard
The Forehead via Maple Ridge Trail	Stowe	6.5 mi	1,606 ft	Hard
Fire Tower Trail and Ridge Trail Loop	Stowe	3.9 mi	1,224 ft	Moderate
Mount Ethan Allen via Forest City Trail	Camel's Hump	4.5 mi	1,957 ft	Hard
White Rock Mountain via Middlesex Trail	Worcester Range	4.7 mi	1,571 ft	Hard
Morse Mountain via Beaver Meadow Trail	Stowe	6.7 mi	1,824 ft	Strenuous
Ricker Mountain via Cobrass Run	Worcester Range	4.4 mi	1,418 ft	Hard
Camels Hump via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	10.3 mi	3,875 ft	Strenuous
Belvidere Mountain via Forester's Trail	Northern Long Trail	5.7 mi	1,916 ft	Hard
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
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
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
Mount Norris Trail	Northern Long Trail	3.7 mi	1,345 ft	Moderate
Terrill Hill Loop via Tower Climb	Stowe	3.2 mi	703 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
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
Mount Worcester Trail	Worcester Range	4.5 mi	1,926 ft	Hard
Laraway Mountain via Long Trail	Northern Long Trail	5.5 mi	1,227 ft	Hard
Irish Hill via Darling Road Trail	Groton	3.5 mi	1,003 ft	Moderate
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
Terrill Hill via Tower Climb	Stowe	3.1 mi	678 ft	Moderate
Perry Hill via Permission	Worcester Range	4.5 mi	928 ft	Moderate
Saxon Hill Loop via Mojo	Camel's Hump	2 mi	417 ft	Easy
Brigham Hill Loop via Indian Brook Loop Trail	Champlain Valley	5.7 mi	599 ft	Moderate
Burnt Rock Mountain via Catamount Trail	Camel's Hump	12.1 mi	2,376 ft	Strenuous
Dana Hill Loop via Evolution	Breadloaf	3.5 mi	679 ft	Moderate
Paine Mountain Trail Loop	Groton	4.6 mi	1,188 ft	Hard
Mount Clark via Long Trail	Stowe	9.7 mi	1,101 ft	Hard
Woodward Mountain via Danger Pond	Worcester Range	3.6 mi	1,170 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
Beane Mountain via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	2.7 mi	739 ft	Moderate
Chamberlain Hill Loop via Full House	Camel's Hump	2.6 mi	657 ft	Moderate
Owlshead Mountain via Owls Head Trail	Groton	3.4 mi	349 ft	Easy
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
Paine Mountain via Pony Express	Groton	4 mi	1,059 ft	Moderate
Cady Hill via Charlie's	Stowe	2.9 mi	332 ft	Easy
Cady Hill via Snake	Stowe	1.9 mi	319 ft	Easy
Forehead Bypass and Long Trail Loop	Stowe	1.6 mi	870 ft	Moderate
Deer Mountain via Hosmer Brook Trail	Groton	3.9 mi	880 ft	Moderate
Brigham Hill via Indian Brook Loop Trail	Champlain Valley	4.4 mi	493 ft	Moderate
Dana Hill via Evolution	Breadloaf	2.9 mi	613 ft	Moderate
Paine Mountain Trail	Groton	3.3 mi	879 ft	Moderate
Dana Hill via Goodnight Irene	Breadloaf	5.5 mi	963 ft	Hard
Cushman Hill via Blake Trail	Stowe	2.1 mi	393 ft	Easy
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
Olga's Falls via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	10 mi	2,140 ft	Strenuous
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
Red Rock via Henry's Highlands	Camel's Hump	2.5 mi	359 ft	Easy
Little Deer Mountain via Big Deer Mountain Trail	Groton	4.5 mi	464 ft	Moderate
Little Deer Mountain via Osmore Pond Loop	Groton	2 mi	273 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
Prospect Rock via Long Trail	Stowe	1.8 mi	508 ft	Easy
Brigham Hill via Indian Brook Outer Loop	Champlain Valley	3.6 mi	405 ft	Moderate
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
Saxon Hill via Free Fall	Camel's Hump	1.6 mi	406 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
Spruce Mountain Trail	Groton	4.2 mi	1,149 ft	Moderate
Cady Hill Connector Loop	Stowe	5.4 mi	612 ft	Moderate
Big Muddy Pond via Long Trail	Northern Long Trail	4.4 mi	678 ft	Moderate
Shaw Hill via Zog's	Stowe	3.9 mi	311 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
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
Emery Mountain via Long Trail	Northern Long Trail	2.6 mi	633 ft	Moderate
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
Bolton Firetower Loop via Cobrass Run	Worcester Range	2.6 mi	1,032 ft	Moderate
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail	Stowe	2 mi	405 ft	Easy
Railroad Bed East and Railroad Bed West Loop	Groton	3.3 mi	162 ft	Easy
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail and Carriage Barn Link	Stowe	2.9 mi	393 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 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
Mansfield View via Pond Circuit Trail	Stowe	1.9 mi	304 ft	Easy
Bailey Pond via Pattys Crossing	Groton	3.1 mi	432 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
Peak A View via Lauren's Loop	Stowe	4.6 mi	738 ft	Moderate
Ritterbush Pond via Babcock Trail	Northern Long Trail	3.5 mi	271 ft	Easy
The Saddle via Ridgeline Trail	Stowe	2.6 mi	362 ft	Easy
Forehead Bypass and Long Trail Loop and Wampahoofus Trail	Stowe	2 mi	1,056 ft	Moderate
Indian Lookout Loop	Camel's Hump	1.1 mi	200 ft	Easy
Noyes Pond via Spruce - Seyon Trail	Groton	10.3 mi	858 ft	Hard
Coombs Hill via Town Highway 13	Northern Long Trail	1.2 mi	222 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
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
Sucker Brook Hollow Trail	Champlain Valley	2 mi	438 ft	Easy
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
Peak A View via Sterling Run	Stowe	1.6 mi	274 ft	Easy
Bear Hollow Shelter via Long Trail	Stowe	4.9 mi	786 ft	Moderate
Roundtop Shelter via Long Trail	Stowe	2.7 mi	728 ft	Moderate
Corliss Camp via Long Trail	Northern Long Trail	10 mi	1,236 ft	Strenuous
Cowles Cove Shelter via Catamount Trail	Camel's Hump	10.7 mi	1,306 ft	Strenuous
Spruce Ledge Camp via Long Trail	Northern Long Trail	3.6 mi	557 ft	Moderate
Tom G's	Stowe	1.9 mi	353 ft	Easy
Darling Road Trail	Groton	1.6 mi	489 ft	Easy
Eagle's Trail	Camel's Hump	1.7 mi	321 ft	Easy
Revolution	Worcester Range	1 mi	331 ft	Easy
Davy Trail	Worcester Range	1.8 mi	542 ft	Easy

Frequently asked questions

Where can you hike near Stowe?

There are 149 mapped hiking routes within 25 miles of Stowe, 52 of them rated easy and 28 with 2,000 ft of climbing or more. The closest is Cady Hill via Charlie's, about 0.3 miles out.

What is the best hike near Stowe?

Mount Putnam via Stowe Pinnacle Trail is the most popular: 5.2 miles with 2,532 ft of gain, rated strenuous, about 2.1 miles from town.

Are there easy hikes near Stowe?

Yes — 52 of the 149 routes within 25 miles are rated easy, averaging well under an hour of climbing.

Wider area

Waterbury & the Worcester Range21 trails Stowe & Mount Mansfield51 trails Camel's Hump & the Winooski Valley27 trails Belvidere, Jay & the Northern Long Trail16 trails

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