Little Rock Pond via Long Trail
Danby / Mount Tabor, Vermont
Activity
Hiking / Mountain Pond
Distance
4 mi round trip
Elevation gain
~450 ft
Route
Out & back
The adventure
Follow the Long Trail through southern Vermont forest to an undeveloped mountain pond hidden two miles from the road. Follow a famous long-distance footpath for two miles into the forest and arrive at a mountain pond instead of another summit.
Leave the Long Trail parking area on Forest Road 10 and follow the white blazes north through the forest. Hike the full two miles to Little Rock Pond, reach its undeveloped shoreline, take in the mountain basin, return the same way to the trailhead and.
What to expect
- Follow a famous long-distance footpath for two miles into the forest and arrive at a mountain pond instead of another summit.
- Leave the Long Trail parking area on Forest Road 10 and follow the white blazes north through the forest. Hike the full two miles to Little Rock Pond, reach its undeveloped shoreline, take in the mountain basin, return the same way to the trailhead and.
Good to know
- LONG-DISTANCE TRAIL
- The route follows the same white-blazed corridor used by two famous long-distance hiking trails.
- WALK-IN POND
- Little Rock Pond sits in a forested mountain basin with no road arriving at its shoreline.
- BACKPACKER COUNTRY
- A backcountry shelter and camping area sit near the pond, so you may meet overnight hikers carrying considerably more stuff than you are.
- WINTER CHANGES THE START
- The access road is not plowed all the way to the trailhead in winter, substantially lengthening cold-season access.
- Fee
- Free — no required entrance or parking fee.
- Dogs
- allowed-on-leash.
- Season
- The hiking route remains available in winter conditions, but vehicle access stops well before the trailhead when the forest road is not fully plowed.
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