Hiking
There are more than 70 miles of well-maintained trails in the MNRA. A detailed map and trail descriptions can be found here. For more information on a specific area or trail, download USFS Opportunity Guides for further details, maps and designated uses (hike, bike, snowmobile) for each trail.
Below is a list of the most popular trails and access points. Most are day hikes, but can be extended into longer hikes along the Long Trail. Overnight in either Moosalamoo or Silver Lake Campground, or one of the nearby huts operated by Vermont Huts Association.
Trail Name | Trailhead Access | USFS Guide |
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Falls of Lana and Silver Lake Trails | VT Route 53, Salisbury and FR 27, Goshen (Silver Lake Road) |
Click here |
Mt. Moosalamoo, Oak Ridge, Keewaydin Trails | FR 24 (Voter Brook Road) or VT Route 125 | Click here |
Rattlesnake Cliffs, Aunt Jenny, North Branch Trails | VT Route 53 near Falls of Lana | Click here |
Silver Lake, Chandler Ridge, Leicester Hollow Trails | VT Route 53 near Falls of Lana, Minnie Baker Trail (VT Route 53), FR 27 via Goshen Trail or Fay Road (FR 243), Goshen |
Click here |
Chatfield Loop (includes Widow's Clearing and Water Tower Trails) |
FR 32 at FR 89, Robert Frost Interpretive Trail or Widow's Clearing Trail |
Click here |
Robert Frost Interpretive Trail (universally accessible) | VT Route 125, Ripton | Click here |
Blueberry Hill Area Trails | Parking area near Blueberry Hill Outdoor Center on FR 32, or FR 224 near Blueberry Management Area |
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Mt. Horrid and Great Cliffs, Long Trail, Sucker Brook Trail | VT Route 73 at Brandon Gap | Click here |
Long Trail South, Sucker Brook Trail | VT Route 125 at Middlebury Gap | Click here |