フランクリン郡のおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

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Nice easy hike

Great place to walk

Jay Peak is one of Vermont's most prominent mountains. Standing at 3,862 feet, it is the northernmost major summit crossed by the Long Trail and offers panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.

The Ritterbush Lookout is a spot along the Long Trail that grants great views down to Rittenbush Pond. This is a nice spot to take some photos (especially in the fall when the leaves are changing!) and grab a snack before continuing on your hike.

Big Muddy Pond is often somewhat overshadowed by the more accessible Belvidere Pond just across the road. This pond, however, is undeveloped and only reachable via hiking trails. You can hike around the entirety of the pond via the Babcock and Long Trails, and jump in to cool off on hot summer days. It can be a little buggy, however, so remember some bug spray!

The Babcock Trail is a generally gentle, sometimes muddy trail, that runs between the north-south along the western shore of Big Muddy Lake and the steep, rocky hillside of an unnamed peak that forms one side of Devil's Gulch. This is a great trail that takes you through the gulch in the shade. It is often linked with the famous Long Trail to make a very nice loop around the other side of Big Muddy Lake.

Belvidere Mountain lies along the Long Trail, a famous thru-hike, but is accessible via a number of other trails including the Frank Post and Forester’s Trails. Belvidere Mountain stands at 3,352 feet and is fairly prominent along the northern Vermont skyline. At the summit, there is a fire tower maintained by the Green Mountain Club that you can climb to the top of. From the top of the tower, you get truly stunning, 360 degrees views of the entire surrounding area; you can see the Green Mountains to the south, Owls Head and other surrounding mountains in Quebec, Canada to the north, and on clear days, the White Mountains of New Hampshire are visible to the east. You can also see two inactive asbestos mines at the eastern base of the mountain and on the south slope, respectively.