Montpelier, VT: Moose Mountain
Climb less than 1,000 ft. to craggy overlooks of Lake Willoughby and Mount Pisah on this 8.3-mile out-and-back in Willoughby State Park.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.9
Waypoints
MMT001
Location: 44.7192001342773, -72.1022491455078
Head E-NE onto Moose Mnt. Trail
MMT002
Location: 44.7202835083008, -72.0968475341797
Trail scrambles up granite boulder field
MMT003
Location: 44.7199821472168, -72.0948028564453
L @ 3-way; overlook of Wheeler Pond on R
MMT004
Location: 44.7191696166992, -72.0873107910156
Ridgeline of Moose Mtn.; trail flattens out
MMT005
Location: 44.722053527832, -72.083984375
Moose Mountain (2,360 feet)
MMT006
Location: 44.7272567749023, -72.0726089477539
L @ 3-way
MMT007
Location: 44.7320785522461, -72.0764465332031
Views of Mt. Pisgah’s 1,000-foot cliffs; retrace path to last intersection, bear L onto main trail
MMT008
Location: 44.7215156555176, -72.0678176879883
4-way @ logging road, trail crosses road and continues straight
MMT009
Location: 44.7208518981934, -72.0601348876953
R @ 3-way jeep trail
MMT010
Location: 44.7190017700195, -72.0511169433594
L @ 3-way intersection of Moose Mtn. and Henry Hawkes Trail
MMT011
Location: 44.7218818664551, -72.0490036010742
Mt. Hor East overlook, clifftop perch with views to NE of Lake Willoughby and Pisgah Cliffs
MMT012
Location: 44.7234992980957, -72.0486526489258
Mt. Hor West: Views to NW of lake and Mt. Pisgah; return to car by same route