Hiking in Willoughby, Burke & the Northeast Kingdom

Lake Willoughby sits in a glacial trough between the cliffs of Mount Pisgah and Mount Hor, the closest thing Vermont has to a fjord. Burke, Bald, and Bluff Mountain round out the Kingdom's best summit days.

39Mapped trails

187 miTotal distance

930 ftAverage gain

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All 39 trails in Willoughby, Burke & the Northeast Kingdom

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
Bald Mountain Loop via Long Pond Trail	7.2 mi	2,145 ft	Strenuous
Bald Mountain via Mad Brook Trail	5.4 mi	1,497 ft	Hard
Bald Mountain via Long Pond Trail	4.1 mi	1,430 ft	Hard
Bluff Mountain via Bluff Ridge Trail	8.3 mi	1,824 ft	Strenuous
Burke Mountain Loop via Red Trail	5.5 mi	1,862 ft	Hard
Gore Mountain Trail	7.7 mi	1,976 ft	Strenuous
Mount Hor via Moose Mountain Trail	7 mi	1,602 ft	Hard
Mount Pisgah via North Trail	4.3 mi	1,511 ft	Hard
Mount Pisgah via South Trail	3.5 mi	1,462 ft	Hard
Gore Mountain East Trail	4.7 mi	1,209 ft	Hard
Middle Mountain Trail	6.1 mi	1,558 ft	Hard
West Peak Burke Mountain via West Peak Trail	6.9 mi	1,575 ft	Hard
Burke Mountain via Red Trail	4.4 mi	1,838 ft	Hard
West Peak Burke Mountain via Red Trail	3.7 mi	1,703 ft	Hard
Mount Pisgah via Long Pond Trail	5 mi	971 ft	Moderate
Hedgehog Mountain via North Trail	5.5 mi	903 ft	Moderate
Big Rock Hill via Summit Loop Trail	2.3 mi	612 ft	Moderate
Mount Hor via North Trail	8.3 mi	1,421 ft	Strenuous
Wheeler Mountain Trail	4 mi	977 ft	Moderate
Haystack Mountain via South Trail	2 mi	500 ft	Easy
Haystack Mountain via North Trail	1.7 mi	867 ft	Moderate
Mount Hor via Herbert Hawkes Trail	1.6 mi	658 ft	Easy
Shattuck Hill via Brown's Sap Run	4.2 mi	545 ft	Moderate
Shattuck Hill via Buzell	2.4 mi	203 ft	Easy
Moose Mountain Trail	7.9 mi	1,247 ft	Hard
Notch Pond Trail	6.2 mi	515 ft	Moderate
Sable Mountain via Sable Mountain Road	9.9 mi	736 ft	Hard
Sykes Hill via Bluff Ridge Trail	5.2 mi	413 ft	Moderate
Patch Hill via Piperville Road	2.6 mi	298 ft	Easy
The Hurricane via South Road	6.8 mi	395 ft	Moderate
Bald Mountain via Sable Mountain Road	2 mi	203 ft	Easy
Lees Hill via Lee's Hill Road	3.5 mi	127 ft	Easy
Dennis Pond via Magog Road	8.4 mi	223 ft	Moderate
Bog Dam via Railroad Bed Trail	3.1 mi	100 ft	Easy
Toot Hill via Grimes Road	1.3 mi	117 ft	Easy
Buzzell Hill via Brown Road	1.3 mi	105 ft	Easy
Burnham Down	1.5 mi	321 ft	Easy
Pollard Hill	1.3 mi	286 ft	Easy
Moose Viewing Platform via Notch Pond Road	9.9 mi	349 ft	Moderate

Frequently asked questions

How many hiking trails are there in Willoughby, Burke & the Northeast Kingdom?

RidgeSync maps 39 hiking routes in Willoughby, Burke & the Northeast Kingdom, totalling about 187 miles with an average of 930 ft of elevation gain per hike.

What is the hardest hike in Willoughby, Burke & the Northeast Kingdom?

Bald Mountain Loop via Long Pond Trail climbs the most, at 2,145 ft of gain over 7.2 miles.

What is the longest hike in Willoughby, Burke & the Northeast Kingdom?

Sable Mountain via Sable Mountain Road is the longest mapped route at 9.9 miles.

When is the best time to hike in Willoughby, Burke & the Northeast Kingdom?

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.

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