United States · Long-distance path

Long Trail

A long-distance path in the United States: 243 mi (391 km) with 66,483 ft (20,264 m) of ascent, about 25 days on foot.

Distance
243 mi (391 km)
Ascent
66,483 ft (20,264 m)
Days
25
High point
4,357 ft (1,328 m)

The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

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Long Trail
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Stages

A suggested split into 25 days of about 9.7 mi (15.6 km) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.

  1. Day 1 Pownal to Woodford 9.7 mi · 9.7 mi from the start
  2. Day 2 Woodford to Glastenbury 9.7 mi · 19 mi from the start
  3. Day 3 Glastenbury to Sunderland 9.7 mi · 29 mi from the start
  4. Day 4 Sunderland to Stratton 9.7 mi · 39 mi from the start
  5. Day 5 Stratton to Winhall 9.7 mi · 49 mi from the start
  6. Day 6 Winhall to Peru 9.7 mi · 58 mi from the start
  7. Day 7 Peru to Mount Tabor 9.7 mi · 68 mi from the start
  8. Day 8 Mount Tabor to Shrewsbury 9.7 mi · 78 mi from the start
  9. Day 9 Shrewsbury to an unnamed point 9.7 mi · 87 mi from the start
  10. Day 10 An unnamed point to Mendon 9.7 mi · 97 mi from the start
  11. Day 11 Mendon to Chittenden 9.7 mi · 107 mi from the start
  12. Day 12 Chittenden to Rochester 9.7 mi · 117 mi from the start
  13. Day 13 Rochester to Hancock 9.7 mi · 126 mi from the start
  14. Day 14 Hancock to Lincoln 9.7 mi · 136 mi from the start
  15. Day 15 Lincoln to Fayston 9.7 mi · 146 mi from the start
  16. Day 16 Fayston to an unnamed point 9.7 mi · 156 mi from the start
  17. Day 17 An unnamed point to Bolton 9.7 mi · 165 mi from the start
  18. Day 18 Bolton to an unnamed point 9.7 mi · 175 mi from the start
  19. Day 19 An unnamed point to Underhill 9.7 mi · 185 mi from the start
  20. Day 20 Underhill to Johnson 9.7 mi · 194 mi from the start
  21. Day 21 Johnson to Waterville 9.7 mi · 204 mi from the start
  22. Day 22 Waterville to Eden 9.7 mi · 214 mi from the start
  23. Day 23 Eden to Montgomery 9.7 mi · 224 mi from the start
  24. Day 24 Montgomery to Westfield 9.7 mi · 233 mi from the start
  25. Day 25 Westfield to Jay 9.7 mi · 243 mi from the start

Summits on the way

  • Mount Mansfield 4,396 ft (1,340 m) · 185 mi from the start

Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.

Start and finish

Start: near Pownal, Bennington County. 42.74382, -73.15554

Finish: near Jay, Orleans County. 45.00865, -72.48825

Directions to the start Directions to the finish

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.

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