Montpelier, VT: Cotton Brook Loop
At 9.9 miles, this multi-use loop gently climbs an old logging road crisscrossing Cotton Brook, then moves up the banks of a reservoir with dramatic views of the Worcester Range.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 15.9
Waypoints
WPT001
Location: 44.4343490600586, -72.7442474365234
Head W on old logging road
WPT002
Location: 44.422550201416, -72.7552032470703
Stay R @ Y near wooden shed
WPT003
Location: 44.4318161010742, -72.7798004150391
Old apple orchard; stone cellar hole nearby
WPT004
Location: 44.433235168457, -72.7919006347656
Cross bridge over Cotton Brook
WPT005
Location: 44.4372177124023, -72.8052978515625
Trail high point (1,571 ft.); bridge over brook
WPT006
Location: 44.4198684692383, -72.7864837646484
L @ 3-way with snowmobile trail; views of Stowe Pinnacle and Mt. Hunger in the Worcester Range
WPT007
Location: 44.419132232666, -72.7727813720703
L @ Y; Start descending on marked mountain bike trail
WPT008
Location: 44.4236183166504, -72.7614517211914
Large bridge crosses Cotton Brook, a roaring torrent come springtime
WPT009
Location: 44.4212493896484, -72.7564315795898
R @ 3-way; cut across an old orchard
WPT010
Location: 44.4186172485352, -72.7539520263672
Campsite overlooks Waterbury Reservoir; turn N on footpath along the shore of the Waterbury River; at low water levels, hike the flat, grassy reservoir floor
WPT011
Location: 44.4301681518555, -72.7425003051758
From canoe launch, hop on the dirt road N and travel .3 mile back to trailhead