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Essex County Trail Maps
51 named trails across Essex County, Vermont, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Essex County, Vermont
Essex County has 51 named trails on the map, covering 137 miles in total, an average of 2.7 miles per trail. That is the 12th largest mapped trail network among 14 counties in Vermont. 45 of them are tagged for hiking and 19 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Bluff Ridge Trail, at 31.6 miles. 5 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 9 trailheads, 17 campsites, 3 waterfalls, and 12 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Island Pond, East Burke, and Concord.
What the trails in Essex County are like
By length, 20 are under a mile, 26 run 1 to 5 miles, and 5 are 5 miles or longer. 8 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Bluff Ridge Trail, at 31.6 miles.
Of the 28 with a difficulty rating, 19 easy, 8 moderate, and 1 hard. Of the 51 with measured elevation, Bluff Ridge Trail climbs the most, about 5,378 ft, and 7 gain 1,000 ft or more.
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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .