Hiking in Stowe & Mount Mansfield

Vermont's highest ground. Mount Mansfield's ridge carries the Long Trail above treeline past the Chin and the Nose, and the surrounding valley stacks Sterling Pond, Whiteface, and the Smugglers Notch trailheads into the densest cluster of serious hiking in the state.

51Mapped trails

177 miTotal distance

871 ftAverage gain

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All 51 trails in Stowe & Mount Mansfield

Sorted by popularity. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the trail-snapped route geometry, not estimated from a map.

Trail	Distance	Gain	Difficulty
Bolton Mountain via Long Trail	9.9 mi	2,934 ft	Strenuous
Whiteface Mountain via Beaver Meadow Trail	6.4 mi	2,175 ft	Strenuous
Adams Apple via Laura Cowles Trail	4.5 mi	2,534 ft	Strenuous
Mount Mansfield via Long Trail	4.3 mi	2,694 ft	Strenuous
Cliff Trail and Long Trail Loop	3.5 mi	1,690 ft	Hard
Mount Mansfield via Hell Brook Trail	2.6 mi	2,446 ft	Hard
The Forehead via Maple Ridge Trail	6.5 mi	1,606 ft	Hard
Fire Tower Trail and Ridge Trail Loop	3.9 mi	1,224 ft	Moderate
Morse Mountain via Beaver Meadow Trail	6.7 mi	1,824 ft	Strenuous
Whiteface Mountain via Long Trail	6.5 mi	2,510 ft	Strenuous
Elmore Mountain via Fire Tower Trail	3.1 mi	1,229 ft	Moderate
The Forehead via Long Trail	10.5 mi	2,947 ft	Strenuous
Terrill Hill Loop via Tower Climb	3.2 mi	703 ft	Moderate
Terrill Hill via Tower Climb	3.1 mi	678 ft	Moderate
Mount Clark via Long Trail	9.7 mi	1,101 ft	Hard
Forehead Bypass and Long Trail Loop	1.6 mi	870 ft	Moderate
Cady Hill via Charlie's	2.9 mi	332 ft	Easy
Cady Hill via Snake	1.9 mi	319 ft	Easy
Cushman Hill via Blake Trail	2.1 mi	393 ft	Easy
Cady Hill Connector	3 mi	341 ft	Easy
Prospect Rock via Long Trail	1.8 mi	508 ft	Easy
Shaw Hill Loop via Florence	3.3 mi	356 ft	Easy
Cady Hill Loop via Schween Outer	1.5 mi	190 ft	Easy
Seeley Hill Loop via Loggers' Loop Trail	1.5 mi	157 ft	Easy
Cady Hill Connector Loop	5.4 mi	612 ft	Moderate
Shaw Hill via Zog's	3.9 mi	311 ft	Easy
East Shaw Hill via Snake	3.1 mi	229 ft	Easy
Shaw Hill via Snake	2.7 mi	290 ft	Easy
Milton Pond via Town Forest Access Trail	2.4 mi	176 ft	Easy
Pond View Loop via Pond Circuit Trail	2.8 mi	314 ft	Easy
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail	2 mi	405 ft	Easy
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail and Carriage Barn Link	2.9 mi	393 ft	Easy
Mansfield View via Pond Circuit Trail	1.9 mi	304 ft	Easy
Green Chair II via Cady Hill Climb	2.1 mi	207 ft	Easy
Green Chair Overlook via Florence	1.9 mi	230 ft	Easy
Pond Circuit Trail and Ridgeline Trail and Carriage Barn Link (2.4 mi)	2.4 mi	288 ft	Easy
Peak A View via Lauren's Loop	4.6 mi	738 ft	Moderate
The Saddle via Ridgeline Trail	2.6 mi	362 ft	Easy
Forehead Bypass and Long Trail Loop and Wampahoofus Trail	2 mi	1,056 ft	Moderate
Charlie's and Florence Loop	1.4 mi	193 ft	Easy
Ross Hill via Ross Hill Road	1.3 mi	120 ft	Easy
Sterling Pond Shelter via Long Trail	6.6 mi	1,818 ft	Strenuous
Taft Lodge via Hell Brook Trail	2.5 mi	1,692 ft	Moderate
Green Chair Overlook via Cady Hill Connector	2.1 mi	113 ft	Easy
Forehead Bypass	2.4 mi	212 ft	Easy
Peak A View via Sterling Run	1.6 mi	274 ft	Easy
Green Chair II via Bridgey	1.7 mi	223 ft	Easy
Green Chair Overlook via Bear's	1.1 mi	228 ft	Easy
Bear Hollow Shelter via Long Trail	4.9 mi	786 ft	Moderate
Roundtop Shelter via Long Trail	2.7 mi	728 ft	Moderate
Tom G's	1.9 mi	353 ft	Easy

Frequently asked questions

How many hiking trails are there in Stowe & Mount Mansfield?

RidgeSync maps 51 hiking routes in Stowe & Mount Mansfield, totalling about 177 miles with an average of 871 ft of elevation gain per hike.

What is the hardest hike in Stowe & Mount Mansfield?

The Forehead via Long Trail climbs the most, at 2,947 ft of gain over 10.5 miles.

What is the longest hike in Stowe & Mount Mansfield?

The Forehead via Long Trail is the longest mapped route at 10.5 miles.

When is the best time to hike in Stowe & Mount Mansfield?

Late June through mid-October is the reliable window, and late September through mid-October is usually the best of it. Green Mountain Club and Vermont Forests, Parks & Recreation ask hikers to stay off trails above 2,500 ft during mud season, roughly mid-April through Memorial Day.

Nearby hiking areas

Waterbury & the Worcester Range21 trails Camel's Hump & the Winooski Valley27 trails Belvidere, Jay & the Northern Long Trail16 trails Champlain Valley12 trails

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