SOUTHERN VT, SITE 32: SHERBURNE TRAILS

This map is intended to be used with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Southern Vermont guidebook (Ben Kimball 2024, UMASS Press).

Site 32 Map: Sherburne Trails 

Suggested Route Distance: 2.6 Miles

Ohly Roller at Sherburne Trails in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Ohly Roller at Sherburne Trails
Mossy rock at Sherburne Trails in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Mossy rock at Sherburne Trails
Sherburne Trails in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
A trail to a view at Sherburne Trails
Sherburne Trails in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Fern linings at Sherburne Trails
at Sherburne Trails in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Mossy borders at Sherburne Trails
Sherburne Trails in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Swoopy switchback at Sherburne Trails
at Sherburne Trails in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
The onset of autumn in the hobblebush at Sherburne Trails
Tight banked turn at Sherburne Trails in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Tight banked turn at Sherburne Trails

SOUTHERN VT, SITE 31: BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN

This map is intended to be used with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Southern Vermont guidebook (Ben Kimball 2024, UMASS Press).

Site 31 Map: Canty Trail 

Suggested Route Distance: 4.5 Miles

Vista ledge on Blue Ridge Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Vista ledge on Blue Ridge Mountain
Lower part of the Canty Trail on Blue Ridge Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Lower part of the Canty Trail
Cascades along the Canty Trail on Blue Ridge Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Cascades along the Canty Trail
Uppermost part of the Canty Trail on Blue Ridge Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Uppermost part of the Canty Trail
View from the top of Blue Ridge Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
View from Blue Ridge Mountain
Middle of the Canty Trail on Blue Ridge Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Middle of the Canty Trail
Stream crossing along the Canty Trail below Blue Ridge Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Stream crossing along the Canty Trail
Lower part of the Canty Trail on Blue Ridge Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Lower part of the Canty Trail

SOUTHERN VT, SITE 30: PICO PEAK

This map is intended to be used with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Southern Vermont guidebook (Ben Kimball 2024, UMASS Press).

Site 30 Map: Pico Peak 

Suggested Route Distance: 10 Miles

Late afternoon on Deer Leap cliff above Sherburne Pass in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Late afternoon on Deer Leap cliff above Sherburne Pass
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail between Pico and Killington in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail between Pico and Killington
Trailside vista along the upper slopes of Pico Peak in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Trailside vista along the upper slopes of Pico Peak
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail just north of Rte. 4 in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail just north of Rte. 4
Sherburne Pass Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Sherburne Pass Trail
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail on the west side of Pico Peak in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail on the west side of Pico Peak
The Inn at Long Trail in Sherburne Pass below Deer Leap Cliff in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
The Inn at Long Trail in Sherburne Pass below Deer Leap Cliff
Trail on Deer Leap Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Trail on Deer Leap Mountain
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail on the west side of Pico Peak in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail on the west side of Pico Peak
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail just south of where they diverge at Maine Junction in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Long Trail / Appalachian Trail just south of where they diverge at Maine Junction

SOUTHERN VT, SITE 29: SHREWSBURY PEAK

This map is intended to be used with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Southern Vermont guidebook (Ben Kimball 2024, UMASS Press).

Site 29 Map: Shrewsbury Peak 

Suggested Route Distance: 5.3 Miles

IMPORTANT NOTE: The quick reference data at the start of the Shrewsbury Peak profile on page 118 lists an incorrect distance for the complete loop, which is 5.3 miles as listed above (3.7 is the trail-only distance, excluding the dirt road part).

Shrewsbury Peak Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Shrewsbury Peak Trail
Shrewsbury Peak Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Shrewsbury Peak Trail north of the summit
Shrewsbury Peak in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
View at the top pf Shrewsbury Peak
Shrewsbury Peak Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Shrewsbury Peak Trail
Shrewsbury Peak Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Shrewsbury Peak Trail
Shrewsbury Peak Shelter in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Shrewsbury Peak Shelter
Hardwood forest along the Shrewsbury Peak Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Hardwood forest along the Shrewsbury Peak Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Wishing well at the start of the Shrewsbury Peak Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Wishing well at the start of the Shrewsbury Peak Trail
Black Swamp Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Black Swamp Trail
Shrewsbury Peak Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Shrewsbury Peak Trail

SOUTHERN VT, SITE 28: SLACK HILL

This map is intended to be used with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Southern Vermont guidebook (Ben Kimball 2024, UMASS Press).

Site 28 Map: Slack Hill 

Suggested Route Distance: 4 Miles

Slack Hill Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Slack Hill Trail
Vista on Slack Hill in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Vista on Slack Hill
Slack Hill Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Slack Hill Trail
CCC Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
CCC Trail
CCC Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
CCC Trail
Slack Hill Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Slack Hill Trail
CCC Trail along the edge of an open field in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
CCC Trail along the edge of an open field
CCC Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
CCC Trail

SOUTHERN VT, SITE 27: LUDLOW MOUNTAIN

This map is intended to be used with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Southern Vermont guidebook (Ben Kimball 2024, UMASS Press).

Site 27 Map: Ludlow Mtn. 

Suggested Route Distance: 6 Miles

Runner on the Healdville Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Trail running on the Healdville Trail
View from the trail near the top of the Healdville Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Trailside vista along the upper part of the Healdville Trail
Rock outcrops along the upper part of the Healdville Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Rock outcrops along the upper part of the Healdville Trail
Hiker going up the Healdville Trail on Ludlow Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
One of the rougher, steeper parts of the Healdville Trail
View from the fire tower at the top of Ludlow Mountain
The Healdville Trail on Ludlow Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
The Healdville Trail on Ludlow Mountain
Running on the Healdville Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Running on the Healdville Trail

SOUTHERN VT, SITE 26: CHESTER TOWN FOREST

This map is intended to be used with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Southern Vermont guidebook (Ben Kimball 2024, UMASS Press).

Site 26 Map: Chester Town Forest 

Suggested Route Distance: 4.2 Miles

A pair of chairs on an exposed rock ledge at the top of Butternut Hill at Chester Town Forest in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
The view from Butternut Hill at Chester Town Forest
Lost Mine Trail in Chester, Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Lost Mine Trail
Lost Mine Trail in Chester, Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Lost Mine Trail
Lost Mine Trail in Chester, Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Lost Mine Trail
Butternut Hill Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Butternut Hill Trail
View from the top of Butternut Hill at Chester Town Forest in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
The view from Butternut Hill at Chester Town Forest
Lost Mine Trail at Chester Town Forest in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Lost Mine Trail at Chester Town Forest

SOUTHERN VT, SITE 24: WEST RIVER TRAIL

This map is intended to be used with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Southern Vermont guidebook (Ben Kimball 2024, UMASS Press).

Site 24 Map: West River Trail 

Suggested Route Distance: 20 Miles

The West River Trail in Vermont's Jamaica State Park (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
The West River Trail in Jamaica State Park
Angel Falls along the West River Trail (Josh Fields photo courtesy West River Trail Run)
Angel Falls along the West River Trail
Trail switchbacks on the side of Ball Mountain Dam
West River in Jamaica State Park (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
West River in Jamaica State Park
Running along a lower section of the West River Trail near Brattleboro (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Running along a lower section of the West River Trail near Brattleboro
Vista ledge in Jamaica State Park (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022
Vista ledge in Jamaica State Park
Trailside tributary stream along the West River Trail just north of Ball Mtn. Dam

SOUTHERN VT, SITE 23: STRATTON LOOP

This map is intended to be used with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Southern Vermont guidebook (Ben Kimball 2024, UMASS Press).

Site 23 Map: Stratton Loop 

Suggested Route Distance: 11 Miles

Trail running on Stratton Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Trail running on Stratton Mountain
View from the firetower on Stratton Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
View from the firetower on Stratton Mountain
Stratton Pond in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Stratton Pond
Bridge along the Long Trail / Appalachian Trail below Stratton Mountain in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Bridge along the Long Trail / Appalachian Trail below Stratton Mountain
A woman trail running on the Stratton Pond Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Running on the Stratton Pond Trail
A woman trail running on the Stratton Pond Trail in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
Running on the Stratton Pond Trail
LT / AT trailhead in Vermont (photo by Ben Kimball ©2022)
trailhead