About trails in Orange County, Vermont

Orange County has 103 named trails on the map, covering 139 miles in total, an average of 1.3 miles per trail. That is the 11th largest mapped trail network among 14 counties in Vermont. 94 of them are tagged for hiking and 46 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is VTXL, at 53.1 miles. 2 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 6 trailheads, 21 campsites, 18 waterfalls, and 16 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Hanover, Fairlee, and Chelsea.

What the trails in Orange County are like

By length, 77 are under a mile, 24 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 7 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Mimi's Trail, at 7.9 miles.

Of the 52 with a difficulty rating, 31 easy and 21 moderate. Of the 103 with measured elevation, VTXL climbs the most, about 10,042 ft, and 4 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

139Total miles

21Campsites

16Boat launches

18Waterfalls

6Trailheads

VTXLMTB53.1 mi Mimi's TrailHike7.9 mi Sawyer Mountain TrailHike3.5 mi Notch TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Linny Levin TrailHike2.4 mi Fellowship RingHikeMTB2.3 mi Palisades TrailHike2.3 mi Ridge Loop TrailHike2.2 mi Bill Hill TrailHike2.1 mi The Glebe TrailHike1.9 mi Potato Hill Road SouthHikeMTB1.9 mi Mystery TrailHike1.6 mi Torrey's TrailMTB1.6 mi Legal Trail 61.5 mi Cross Mountain Road NorthHike1.5 mi Writghts Mountain TrailHike1.5 mi Fireplace TrailHike1.4 mi Turnpike Road SouthHikeMTB1.4 mi Richardson Hill TrailHike1.3 mi West BranchHikeMTB1.3 mi Skidoo Up TrackHike1.2 mi Old Stage RoadHikeMTB1.2 mi Town Highway 65HikeMTB1.2 mi Chelsea RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Stagecoach RoadHikeMTB1.0 mi Upper TrailHike1.0 mi Wetlands TrailHike1.0 mi Ernie's TrailHike0.9 mi LookoutHikeMTB0.9 mi Fen TrailHike0.9 mi Town Highway 64 / Legal Trail 10.9 mi Upper East BranchHikeMTB0.9 mi Town Highway 29HikeMTB0.9 mi Forest Management TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Rube's TrailHike0.8 mi McIver RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Picknell RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Town Highway 32HikeMTB0.8 mi Norford Lake RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Lodestar HillHikeMTB0.8 mi Klondike RoadHike0.8 mi Town Highway 39HikeMTB0.7 mi Stark Trail0.7 mi Poor Farm RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Twin Peaks TrailHike0.7 mi East LoopHike0.7 mi Kelsey Mountain RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Gold TrailHike0.7 mi Ackerman TrailHike0.6 mi Jackson Brook RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Forest TrailHike0.6 mi Nancy's TraceHike0.6 mi Woods RoadHike0.6 mi Butson Trail0.6 mi Cobb Hill TrailHike0.5 mi Chase Hollow TrialHike0.5 mi Cross Mountain Road SouthHike0.5 mi Back 9HikeMTB0.5 mi Moody Hill RoadHike0.5 mi Moose AlleyHikeMTB0.5 mi Sargent Farm TrailHike0.5 mi Appreciation WayHike0.5 mi Stone WallHikeMTB0.4 mi Monkey WrenchHike0.4 mi Wall StileHikeMTB0.4 mi Reed Road ExtensionHike0.4 mi GlenHikeMTB0.4 mi Birch Lane Trail0.4 mi Squiggley DHikeMTB0.4 mi Potato Hill Road NorthHikeMTB0.4 mi Coyote WayHike0.4 mi PointHikeMTB0.3 mi Town Highway 33HikeMTB0.3 mi BootstrapHikeMTB0.3 mi ChutesHikeMTB0.3 mi MidlineHikeMTB0.3 mi Granny GearHikeMTB0.3 mi Rabbit PathHike0.3 mi South Bald Top Trail0.3 mi Sylvia's TrailHike0.3 mi Town Highway 54HikeMTB0.3 mi Town Highway 50HikeMTB0.3 mi Piper's ProwlHikeMTB0.3 mi Joe's PathHike0.3 mi Lasso Ledge approachHike0.3 mi Fern Trail0.3 mi Elementary TrailHike0.3 mi J. Arthur's TrailHike0.3 mi Rudy WayHikeMTB0.3 mi BenchHikeMTB0.3 mi Chase Hollow Trial - InHike0.2 mi Colby Road NorthHikeMTB0.2 mi Joe's TrailHike0.2 mi BG Michael T. Heston Memorial WalkwayHike0.2 mi Commemorative WayHike0.2 mi Houghton Hill TrailHike0.2 mi Colby Road SouthHikeMTB0.2 mi Old City Falls TrailHike0.2 mi MonotropaHikeMTB0.2 mi Chase Hollow Trail - OutHike0.2 mi CrossHikeMTB0.1 mi Crosstown TrailHike0.1 mi Plateau AcresHike0.1 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 24, 2026.