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Mount Mansfield, Stowe, VT

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Mount Mansfield

Toll House on Route 108 (Mountain Rd), Stowe · Stowe, VT

Why you should go…

Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont, and its long ridge has features named the Forehead, the Nose and the Chin. The Long Trail follows the ridgeline, and a 4.5-mile, mostly unpaved Toll Road run seasonally by Stowe Mountain Resort climbs from Route 108 to a summit station at 3,850 feet. From there a 1.4-mile hike reaches the Chin, past some of the roughly 200 acres of alpine tundra left over from the Ice Age.

  • #mountain hiking
  • #long trail
  • #alpine tundra
  • #scenic drive
  • #highest peak

Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Mount Mansfield, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    Stowe Mountain Resort

    $50+

    Ski Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont, and Spruce Peak, then unwind in the slopeside Spruce Peak Village.

    1.6 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Smugglers' Notch State Park

    Under $25

    Camp and hike at the foot of Mount Mansfield in the narrow Green Mountains pass that the notch road climbs through.

    2.5 mi awayMore like this

  • Stay
    Iconic

    von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort

    $50+

    Stay at the Austrian-style mountain lodge run by the singing von Trapp family on 2,600 acres above Stowe.

    6.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Ben & Jerry's Factory

    Under $25

    Take a 30-minute guided ice cream factory tour with a sample, then visit the Flavor Graveyard for retired flavors.

    14 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sightseeing
    Free

    Church Street Marketplace

    Free

    Stroll four car-free blocks of downtown Burlington lined with local shops, restaurants and a busy calendar of street events.

    20 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Vermont Association of Snow Travelers

    Free

    Nonprofit trail association that maintains and grooms Vermont's statewide snowmobile trail network.

    26 mi awayMore like this