About hiking in Franklin County

Franklin County, Vermont has 32 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 19.1 miles, an average of 0.6 miles each. The longest is Jeep Trail, at 1.9 miles.

What the hiking trails in Franklin County are like

By length, 28 are under a mile and 4 run 1 to 5 miles. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Main Loop, at 0.9 miles.

Of the 17 with a difficulty rating, 16 easy and 1 moderate. Of the 32 with measured elevation, Catamount Trail climbs the most, about 276 ft.

All 32 hiking trails, longest first

Jeep TrailHike1.9 mi Old Railroad Passage TrailHike1.4 mi Catamount TrailHike1.4 mi Stephen J. Young Marsh TrailHike1.3 mi Main LoopHike0.9 mi Russell Greene Upland LoopHike0.9 mi Discovery TrailHike0.8 mi Maquam Creek TrailHike0.8 mi Island Farm Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Southern Tip TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Black Creek TrailHike0.7 mi West Shore TrailHike0.6 mi Blake TrailHike0.6 mi Hill West RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Purmont TrailHike0.6 mi Blue Central TrailHike0.6 mi County RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Fairfax Recreational TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Eagle Bay TrailHike0.4 mi Town Highway 6HikeMTB0.4 mi Belvidere Mtn RoadHike0.4 mi Fairfax Grass PathHike0.3 mi (future trail extension)Hike0.3 mi North Shore Nature TrailHike0.3 mi The Car LoopHike0.3 mi Kipling TrailHike0.3 mi Russell Greene Lowland LoopHike0.2 mi Silver Lake Woods access trailHike0.2 mi Fence RowHike0.2 mi Tow Rope TrailHike0.2 mi Wilcox TrailHike0.2 mi Lady Bug JunctionHike0.1 mi

← All Franklin 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.