About hiking in Essex County

Essex County, Vermont has 45 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 132 miles, an average of 2.9 miles each. The longest is Bluff Ridge Trail, at 31.6 miles. 5 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Essex County are like

By length, 16 are under a mile, 24 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 22 with a difficulty rating, 14 easy and 8 moderate. Of the 45 with measured elevation, Bluff Ridge Trail climbs the most, about 6,850 ft, and 7 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 45 hiking trails, longest first

Bluff Ridge TrailHike31.6 mi Middle Mountain TrailHike16.1 mi Gore Mountain TrailHike7.7 mi Power Line RoadHike7.3 mi Monadnock Mountain TrailHike6.2 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 Mac AttackHikeMTB1.2 mi McGills ThrillHikeMTB1.1 mi LiefsHikeMTB1.0 mi Nulhegan River TrailHike0.9 mi Moose Bog TrailHike0.8 mi Stairway to HeavenHikeMTB0.7 mi Lower Tin Shack RoadHikeMTB0.7 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

← All Essex County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.