Short Hikes in Vermont

Under three miles round trip, with a real destination at the end. 213 routes across 17 Vermont hiking areas, each with a real elevation profile computed from the route geometry.

Waterfall Hikes (13)Lake & Pond Hikes (26)Summit Hikes (331)Hikes to Shelters (35)Loop Hikes (88)Easy Hikes (186)Hardest Hikes (60)Long Day Hikes (67)Fire Tower Hikes (13)

Trail	Area	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Mount Mansfield via Hell Brook Trail	Stowe	2.6 mi	2,446 ft	Hard
Jay Peak via Long Trail	Northern Long Trail	3 mi	1,621 ft	Moderate
Mount Anthony via Summit Trail	Bennington	2.3 mi	1,238 ft	Moderate
Big Rock Hill via Summit Loop Trail	Northeast Kingdom	2.3 mi	612 ft	Moderate
Bald Mountain via Aitken State Forest Trail	Killington	2.7 mi	708 ft	Moderate
Neals Hill Loop via Wright Farm Trail	Upper Valley	2.1 mi	397 ft	Easy
Haystack Mountain via South Trail	Northeast Kingdom	2 mi	500 ft	Easy
Mount Carmel via New Boston Trail	Killington	2.8 mi	931 ft	Moderate
Mt Ascutney via Futures Trail	Mount Ascutney	2.7 mi	1,128 ft	Moderate
Russell Hill via Catamount Side Trail	Killington	2.6 mi	481 ft	Moderate
Saxon Hill Loop via Mojo	Camel's Hump	2 mi	417 ft	Easy
Beane Mountain via Long Trail	Camel's Hump	2.7 mi	739 ft	Moderate
Bearclaw and Loop Trail	Brattleboro	1.9 mi	290 ft	Easy
Chamberlain Hill Loop via Full House	Camel's Hump	2.6 mi	657 ft	Moderate
Deer Leap Mountain via Deer Leap Trail (Blue)	Killington	2.4 mi	687 ft	Moderate
Owls Head via Gilberts Lookout (Blue)	Manchester	2.8 mi	1,170 ft	Moderate
Dana Hill via Enchanted Forest Trail	Breadloaf	3 mi	278 ft	Easy
Deer Knoll via Trout Lily Trail (White Purple)	Manchester	2.4 mi	558 ft	Moderate
Slab Trail and Summit Trail Loop	Mount Ascutney	1.4 mi	309 ft	Easy
Slack Hill Trail	Killington	2.3 mi	429 ft	Easy
Windmill Mountain via Holden Trail	Brattleboro	2.8 mi	461 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
Deer Knoll Loop via Mount Bluff Traili (White)	Manchester	2.1 mi	491 ft	Easy
Forehead Bypass and Long Trail Loop	Stowe	1.6 mi	870 ft	Moderate
Griggs Mountain Loop via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	2.5 mi	540 ft	Moderate
Haystack Mountain via North Trail	Northeast Kingdom	1.7 mi	867 ft	Moderate
Mount Hor via Herbert Hawkes Trail	Northeast Kingdom	1.6 mi	658 ft	Easy
Austin Hill via Susan Bachner Memorial Trail	Moosalamoo	2.1 mi	420 ft	Easy
Cushman Hill via Blake Trail	Stowe	2.1 mi	393 ft	Easy
Dana Hill via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	2.5 mi	714 ft	Moderate
Dana Hill via Evolution	Breadloaf	2.9 mi	613 ft	Moderate
Pease Mountain via Upper Loop	Champlain Valley	2.6 mi	479 ft	Easy
Windmill Mountain via Cascade Trail	Brattleboro	2.7 mi	944 ft	Moderate
Cady Hill Connector	Stowe	3 mi	341 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
Mt Ascutney via Summit Trail	Mount Ascutney	1.3 mi	309 ft	Easy
The Glebe Loop via Fireplace Trail	Upper Valley	2.1 mi	559 ft	Easy
Appalachian Trail and Heyl Trail Loop	Upper Valley	2 mi	366 ft	Easy
Chamberlain Hill via Full House	Camel's Hump	2.5 mi	622 ft	Moderate
Hogback Mountain via Douglas Trail	Brattleboro	2.4 mi	340 ft	Easy
Hogback Mountain via Hogback Loop Trail	Moosalamoo	2.1 mi	343 ft	Easy
Hogback Mountain via White's Loop	Brattleboro	2.2 mi	211 ft	Easy
Kew Hill via Race	Breadloaf	2.4 mi	264 ft	Easy
Kew Hill via Ridgie	Breadloaf	2.8 mi	370 ft	Easy
Ridgeline Trail and West Cliff Trail Loop	Brattleboro	1.3 mi	172 ft	Easy
Russell Hill via Shrewsbury Peak Trail	Killington	1.2 mi	195 ft	Easy
Griggs Mountain via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	3 mi	509 ft	Moderate
Little Deer Mountain via Osmore Pond Loop	Groton	2 mi	273 ft	Easy
Red Rock via Henry's Highlands	Camel's Hump	2.5 mi	359 ft	Easy
Devils Hill via Devil's Hill Trail	Groton	1.7 mi	343 ft	Easy
Marshfield Mountain via Marshfield Ledges approach trail	Groton	1.6 mi	440 ft	Easy
Moseley Hill via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	2 mi	366 ft	Easy
Shattuck Hill via Buzell	Northeast Kingdom	2.4 mi	203 ft	Easy
Bemis Hill via Athens Access Path	Brattleboro	1.9 mi	657 ft	Easy
Prospect Rock via Long Trail	Stowe	1.8 mi	508 ft	Easy
Putney Mountain via Ridgeline Trail	Brattleboro	1.2 mi	159 ft	Easy
Stratton Mountain via Stratton Ridge Trail	Bromley & Stratton	1.2 mi	102 ft	Easy
The Glebe via Forest Management Trail	Upper Valley	2.9 mi	578 ft	Moderate
Neals Hill via Wright Farm Trail	Upper Valley	1.4 mi	211 ft	Easy
Austin Hill via Connector Trail	Manchester	1.6 mi	232 ft	Easy
Barber Hill via Charlotte Village Loop Trail	Champlain Valley	1.8 mi	147 ft	Easy
Blue Ribbon Trail and Firetower Trail Loop	Upper Valley	1.2 mi	279 ft	Easy
Cady Hill Loop via Schween Outer	Stowe	1.5 mi	190 ft	Easy
Chipman Hill via TAM / Sidewinder	Breadloaf	1.3 mi	230 ft	Easy
Eagle Mountain via Hoyt Lookout Trail	Champlain Valley	1 mi	181 ft	Easy
Eagle Mountain via Old Orchard Trail	Champlain Valley	1 mi	235 ft	Easy
Hurricane Hill Loop via Beacon Hill Loop	Upper Valley	1 mi	208 ft	Easy
Rice Hill via Loop Trail	Brattleboro	1.8 mi	258 ft	Easy
Sawyer Mountain Trail	Groton	2.3 mi	430 ft	Easy
Saxon Hill via Free Fall	Camel's Hump	1.6 mi	406 ft	Easy
Mount Peg Loop via Constant Flow	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	234 ft	Easy
Seeley Hill Loop via Loggers' Loop Trail	Stowe	1.5 mi	157 ft	Easy
Bemis Hill via Hemlock Trail	Brattleboro	3 mi	240 ft	Easy
Mount Olga via Bishop Trail	Brattleboro	1.5 mi	462 ft	Easy
Mount Olga via Tower Trail	Brattleboro	1.1 mi	253 ft	Easy
Chipman Hill Top Trail and TAM / Sidewinder Loop	Breadloaf	1.1 mi	198 ft	Easy
Crescent Lake Trail	Upper Valley	2 mi	123 ft	Easy
Lighthouse Hill via Town Highway 64 / Legal Trail 1	Groton	1.1 mi	162 ft	Easy
Pine Mountains via Pine Mountain Road	Groton	3 mi	231 ft	Easy
Bald Top via Ackerman Trail	Groton	1.3 mi	501 ft	Easy
Deer Knoll via Mount Bluff Traili (White)	Manchester	1.4 mi	372 ft	Easy
Millstone Hill via Grand Lookout	Groton	1.1 mi	164 ft	Easy
Millstone Hill via Roller Coaster	Groton	1.6 mi	394 ft	Easy
Mount Olga Trail	Brattleboro	1.4 mi	525 ft	Easy
Owlshead Mountain via Notch Road	Worcester Range	2.3 mi	623 ft	Moderate
Shaw Hill via Snake	Stowe	2.7 mi	290 ft	Easy
Echo Mountain via Cross Rivendell Trail	Groton	1.4 mi	355 ft	Easy
Hagar Hill via Little Pond Road	Glastenbury	2.2 mi	173 ft	Easy
Hurricane Hill via Beacon Hill Loop	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	208 ft	Easy
Moseley Hill via Heyl Trail	Upper Valley	1.4 mi	314 ft	Easy
Chipman Hill via The Wall	Breadloaf	1.4 mi	348 ft	Easy
Crescent Lake Trail Loop	Upper Valley	1.7 mi	318 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
Mount Peg via Dropout	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	234 ft	Easy
Boyce Hill via Clay Slide Road	Groton	2 mi	370 ft	Easy
Cort's Jester Loop	Mount Ascutney	2.4 mi	406 ft	Easy
Fassett Hill via National Forest Road 100	Breadloaf	2 mi	235 ft	Easy
Fletcher Hill via John Darling Road	Upper Valley	3 mi	297 ft	Easy
Hurricane Hill via Beard Road	Groton	1.8 mi	234 ft	Easy
Patch Hill via Piperville Road	Northeast Kingdom	2.6 mi	298 ft	Easy
Pond View Loop via Pond Circuit Trail	Stowe	2.8 mi	314 ft	Easy
Bald Mountain via Sable Mountain Road	Northeast Kingdom	2 mi	203 ft	Easy
Biscuit Hill via Arhur Morgan Road	Upper Valley	2.2 mi	227 ft	Easy
Cold River Vista via Aitken State Forest Trail	Killington	2.2 mi	722 ft	Moderate
Old Buffalo via Scrutton Hill Road	Groton	2.8 mi	463 ft	Moderate
Prospect Hill Trail	Brattleboro	1.1 mi	334 ft	Easy
Silent Cliff via Long Trail	Breadloaf	1.5 mi	396 ft	Easy
Bill Hill Trail Loop	Upper Valley	1.7 mi	270 ft	Easy
Bolton Firetower Loop via Cobrass Run	Worcester Range	2.6 mi	1,032 ft	Moderate
Neals Hill via Reservoir Road	Upper Valley	2.7 mi	226 ft	Easy
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail	Stowe	2 mi	405 ft	Easy
Castle Hill via Cobb Hill Road	Moosalamoo	1.9 mi	387 ft	Easy
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail and Carriage Barn Link	Stowe	2.9 mi	393 ft	Easy
Beacon Hill Vista via Beacon Hill Loop	Upper Valley	2.3 mi	570 ft	Moderate
Chipman Hill viewpoint via TAM / Sidewinder	Breadloaf	2.7 mi	427 ft	Easy
Green Chair II via Cady Hill Climb	Stowe	2.1 mi	207 ft	Easy
Green Chair Overlook via Florence	Stowe	1.9 mi	230 ft	Easy
Libby's Look via Libby's Look Loop	Camel's Hump	1.9 mi	331 ft	Easy
Mansfield View via Pond Circuit Trail	Stowe	1.9 mi	304 ft	Easy
green trail and Lewis Deane Original Trail Loop	Manchester	1.8 mi	554 ft	Easy
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
Bill Hill Trail	Upper Valley	1 mi	219 ft	Easy
Delectable Mountain via Smith Hill Road	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	373 ft	Easy
Discovery Trail	Manchester	2.6 mi	647 ft	Moderate
Flag Hill via Cross Rivendell Trail	Groton	1.5 mi	451 ft	Easy
Red Rock Pond via Pond Summit Trail	Moosalamoo	2.7 mi	815 ft	Moderate
The Saddle via Ridgeline Trail	Stowe	2.6 mi	362 ft	Easy
Tinmouth Ridge Trail	Killington	2.1 mi	811 ft	Moderate
Ursa Way	Bennington	2.4 mi	785 ft	Moderate
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
Alder Hill via Town Highway 17	Breadloaf	1.8 mi	125 ft	Easy
Buzzell Hill via Brown Road	Northeast Kingdom	1.3 mi	105 ft	Easy
Coombs Hill via Town Highway 13	Northern Long Trail	1.2 mi	222 ft	Easy
Kents ledge trail	Upper Valley	2.2 mi	756 ft	Moderate
Toot Hill via Grimes Road	Northeast Kingdom	1.3 mi	117 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
Summit Trail and Zaphod's Run Loop	Bennington	1.7 mi	692 ft	Easy
Chipman Hill viewpoint via Northern Loop	Breadloaf	1.9 mi	297 ft	Easy
Green Chair Overlook via Cady Hill Connector	Stowe	2.1 mi	113 ft	Easy
Overlook	Killington	2.9 mi	406 ft	Easy
Robert's Way	Champlain Valley	2.5 mi	219 ft	Easy
Sucker Brook Hollow Trail	Champlain Valley	2 mi	438 ft	Easy
Taft Lodge via Hell Brook Trail	Stowe	2.5 mi	1,692 ft	Moderate
Warren Path	Breadloaf	2.5 mi	450 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
Amity Pond Trail	Upper Valley	2.7 mi	630 ft	Moderate
Devil's Den via Nancy's Trace	Groton	2 mi	371 ft	Easy
Devil's Den via Rube's Trail	Groton	2.2 mi	592 ft	Moderate
Falls of Lana via Lower Cliff Trail	Moosalamoo	1.3 mi	254 ft	Easy
May Hill via Cross Mountain Road North	Groton	1.9 mi	401 ft	Easy
May Hill via Mill Pond Road	Groton	2.1 mi	218 ft	Easy
Chipman Hill viewpoint Loop via Chipman Hill Top Trail	Breadloaf	1.3 mi	226 ft	Easy
Eastern Meadow Trail Loop	Moosalamoo	1.5 mi	232 ft	Easy
Ice Bed Trail Loop	Killington	1.7 mi	355 ft	Easy
Zaphod's Run	Bennington	1.4 mi	620 ft	Easy
Beacon Hill Loop and Tower Trail	Upper Valley	1.5 mi	322 ft	Easy
Ledges overlook trail Loop	Brattleboro	1.4 mi	641 ft	Easy
Farm Trail	Manchester	2 mi	505 ft	Easy
Faulkner Trail	Upper Valley	2.8 mi	464 ft	Moderate
Forehead Bypass	Stowe	2.4 mi	212 ft	Easy
Grime's Grind	Bennington	2.8 mi	576 ft	Moderate
Hunker Down	Manchester	2.1 mi	560 ft	Easy
Ice Bed Trail	Killington	2 mi	378 ft	Easy
Shale Shifter	Manchester	2.4 mi	415 ft	Easy
Pleasant Valley Reservoir via French Road	Brattleboro	1.9 mi	120 ft	Easy
Beacon Hill Vista via WB Brown Trail	Upper Valley	1.1 mi	153 ft	Easy
Clarendon Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Killington	2.2 mi	587 ft	Moderate
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
Healdville Trail	Killington	3 mi	1,895 ft	Hard
Lewis Deane Original Trail	Manchester	1.6 mi	509 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
Raven Ridge Trail	Champlain Valley	1.3 mi	282 ft	Easy
Vista Trail (Blue)	Killington	1 mi	272 ft	Easy
Laird's Loop	Killington	1.6 mi	446 ft	Easy
Meadow Trail and South Meadow Trail Loop	Moosalamoo	1.2 mi	222 ft	Easy
Ledges overlook trail	Brattleboro	1.6 mi	630 ft	Easy
Roundtop Shelter via Long Trail	Stowe	2.7 mi	728 ft	Moderate
Amity Pond Shelter Loop via Amity Pond Trail	Upper Valley	1.5 mi	303 ft	Easy
Bishop Trail and Rim Run Loop	Brattleboro	1.9 mi	469 ft	Easy
South Meadow Trail	Moosalamoo	1 mi	222 ft	Easy
Amity Pond Trail (2.1 mi)	Upper Valley	2.1 mi	584 ft	Easy
Hogback Loop Trail	Moosalamoo	2.2 mi	250 ft	Easy
Pine via House Rock Trail	Champlain Valley	1.4 mi	444 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
Tom G's	Stowe	1.9 mi	353 ft	Easy
Story Spring Shelter Loop via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	1.5 mi	265 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
CCC Trail	Killington	1.4 mi	741 ft	Easy
Ledges overlook trail (1.4 mi)	Brattleboro	1.4 mi	630 ft	Easy
Cloudland Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Upper Valley	1.4 mi	264 ft	Easy
Governor Clement Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Killington	1.4 mi	142 ft	Easy
Story Spring Shelter via Appalachian Trail	Bromley & Stratton	1.5 mi	216 ft	Easy
Burnham Down	Northeast Kingdom	1.5 mi	321 ft	Easy
Davy Trail	Worcester Range	1.8 mi	542 ft	Easy
Heyl Trail	Upper Valley	1.2 mi	257 ft	Easy
Kent Brook Trail	Killington	1 mi	206 ft	Easy
Mount Olga Trail (1.5 mi)	Brattleboro	1.5 mi	389 ft	Easy
Notch Trail	Groton	1.1 mi	430 ft	Easy
Pollard Hill	Northeast Kingdom	1.3 mi	286 ft	Easy
Rich Trail	Mount Ascutney	1.4 mi	393 ft	Easy

Where to find them

Woodstock & the Upper Valley33 of these trails Stowe & Mount Mansfield30 of these trails Killington & the Coolidge Range21 of these trails Groton & the Central Highlands21 of these trails Brattleboro & the Southeast20 of these trails

Frequently asked questions

How many short hikes are there in Vermont?

RidgeSync maps 213 of them, spread across 17 hiking areas. The largest concentration is in Woodstock & the Upper Valley.

What is the best of Vermont's short hikes?

Mount Mansfield via Hell Brook Trail in Stowe is the most popular: 2.6 miles with 2,446 ft of gain, rated hard.

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