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.

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137Total miles

17Campsites

12Boat launches

3Waterfalls

9Trailheads

Bluff Ridge TrailHike31.6 mi Middle Mountain TrailHike16.1 mi Gore Mountain TrailHike7.7 mi Power Line RoadHike7.3 mi Monadnock Mountain TrailHike6.3 mi Gore Mountain East TrailHike4.7 mi North RoadHike4.7 mi Mark's RoadHike3.7 mi Magog RoadHike3.6 mi Lookout TrailHike3.1 mi East RoadHike3.1 mi Bluff Mountain Community TrailHike3.0 mi Bog Pond TrailHike2.8 mi Golden Road TrailHike2.6 mi Black Branch RoadHikeMTB2.4 mi Railroad Bed TrailHike2.3 mi Unknown Pond TrailHike2.3 mi McConnell Pond Spur RoadHike1.8 mi Rogers Brook TrailHike1.8 mi ClodhopperHikeMTB1.8 mi Lepine Camp RoadHike1.8 mi Spigot RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Multi-Use TrailHike1.5 mi Peanut Dam RoadHikeMTB1.4 mi Power Line Access RoadHikeMTB1.3 mi Middle FingerHikeMTB1.3 mi The LiftMTB1.2 mi Mac AttackHikeMTB1.2 mi McGills ThrillHikeMTB1.1 mi Masten RoadMTB1.0 mi LiefsHikeMTB1.0 mi Nulhegan River TrailHike0.9 mi Moose Bog TrailHike0.8 mi Town Highway 8MTB0.8 mi Morrow Trail0.7 mi Stairway to HeavenHikeMTB0.7 mi Lower Tin Shack RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Tin Shack RoadMTB0.7 mi Notch Pond Trail0.6 mi Shoreline TrailHike0.6 mi Main TrailHike0.5 mi Basin LinkHike0.5 mi Leif'sHikeMTB0.5 mi Boreal Forest TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Bog Pond SpurHike0.4 mi PoutineHikeMTB0.4 mi Powerline Spur #3HikeMTB0.3 mi Red PineHike0.2 mi Loggers LoopHike0.1 mi Halls Stream TrailHike0.1 mi Wooded WalkHike0.1 mi

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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 September 2, 2026.