Bennington College Trail Runs
Top three spots that are right by campus:
1. Robert Frost house an easy ~4 mile lollipop. Could also start from Lake Paran.
2. Mile Around Woods Park on the road or (walk from Pangea/Roasted Bean) and follow farm road to the map kiosk. Or, visit the parking lot near the mansion which has gardens and picnic tables.
3. Bennington Monument Drive around to the back of the monument to a row of parking that points out to the north. Nice views and all paved places to walk. Can follow the sidewalk down the hill to the Hospital's trails.
Here's a list of top hikes from The Mountain Goat in Manchester, VT
1. Robert Frost house an easy ~4 mile lollipop. Could also start from Lake Paran.
2. Mile Around Woods Park on the road or (walk from Pangea/Roasted Bean) and follow farm road to the map kiosk. Or, visit the parking lot near the mansion which has gardens and picnic tables.
3. Bennington Monument Drive around to the back of the monument to a row of parking that points out to the north. Nice views and all paved places to walk. Can follow the sidewalk down the hill to the Hospital's trails.
Here's a list of top hikes from The Mountain Goat in Manchester, VT
This a master list of the trail runs I've done between 2019 and 2022 in Bennington, VT.
Trailheads I've tried:
The Mile-Around Woods
Robert Frost/Lake Paran
Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum
Grass Mountain
SVC Trails, park at "Camelot Antiques"
Pittstown State Forest
Taconic Crest Trail/Snowhole
Mountain Meadow Preserve/Mason Hill
Rosenberg Center
Lye Brook Falls Trailhead
Lye Brook Falls Shortcut
White Rocks/Bald Mountain
Trailhead Parking for AT Harmon Hill/Mt. Glastonbury Harmon Hill
Battlefield Trail / Valley View Trail
Quarry Road to Mt. Anthony Summit
Parking for running Quarry Road
Parking for Tibbits State Forest
Griffith Lake Trail Head
Parking for Searsburg Reservoir/Catamount
Prospect Rock Trail
Owls Head Trailhead
Mt Ascutney State Park
Roaring Brook Trail
Haley Farm Trailhead
Little Pond
Red Gate Trail
Bear Wallow Trail (i think)
Quarry Hill (Short)
Trailheads I haven't tried
Taconic Trail State Park
Cascade Trail - Trailhead
River trail
The Mile-Around Woods
Robert Frost/Lake Paran
Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum
Grass Mountain
SVC Trails, park at "Camelot Antiques"
Pittstown State Forest
Taconic Crest Trail/Snowhole
Mountain Meadow Preserve/Mason Hill
Rosenberg Center
Lye Brook Falls Trailhead
Lye Brook Falls Shortcut
White Rocks/Bald Mountain
Trailhead Parking for AT Harmon Hill/Mt. Glastonbury Harmon Hill
Battlefield Trail / Valley View Trail
Quarry Road to Mt. Anthony Summit
Parking for running Quarry Road
Parking for Tibbits State Forest
Griffith Lake Trail Head
Parking for Searsburg Reservoir/Catamount
Prospect Rock Trail
Owls Head Trailhead
Mt Ascutney State Park
Roaring Brook Trail
Haley Farm Trailhead
Little Pond
Red Gate Trail
Bear Wallow Trail (i think)
Quarry Hill (Short)
Trailheads I haven't tried
Taconic Trail State Park
Cascade Trail - Trailhead
River trail
Bennington Trails as PDF (Updated 3-8-22)
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Master List
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Trails to add to the list:
Bromley Mountain from Mad Tom Notch Road
Haystack Mountain from Tunket Road
Merck Forest
Trails that are a question mark
West Branch Road/ FR74
The Dome/Thompson's Pond - no view, challenging uphill similar to Taconic Crest northbound
Fayville/ FR 307
Benedict Hollow near Arlington
Dry Brook Hollow
Black Hole Hollow/Arlington Town Forest - an unmaintained dirt road, leading nowhere memorable
Cherry Plain State Park - nice trails nearby, only 30 minutes from campus down Rt22