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Towns with the most trails in Vermont

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 17 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Winooski 1 Winooski 3.5 mi / sq mi Trail miles 5.3 mi Essex Junction 2 Essex Junction 2.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 13.8 mi Montpelier 3 Montpelier 2.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 24.9 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Winooski Winooski8,293 people 3.5 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 9
2 Essex Junction Essex Junction10,803 people 2.9 mi / sq mi 13.8 mi 4
3 Montpelier Montpelier8,014 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 24.9 mi 5
4 Burlington Burlington44,675 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 37.1 mi 31
5 Rutland15,712 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 17.9 mi 5
6 Windsor WindsorWindsor County · 3,554 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 27.8 mi 1
7 Map of South Burlington South Burlington20,756 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 40.9 mi 14
8 Barre8,412 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 2
9 Morrisville Morrisville2,664 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 2
10 St. Albans6,954 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 3
11 Vergennes Vergennes2,565 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 0
12 Newport4,394 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 5
13 Hardwick HardwickCaledonia County · 2,965 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 17.7 mi 1
14 Weathersfield WeathersfieldWindsor County · 2,856 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 16.2 mi 0
15 Barton BartonOrleans County · 2,815 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 11.7 mi 3
16 Georgia GeorgiaFranklin County · 4,890 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 8.0 mi 1
17 Hartland HartlandWindsor County · 3,460 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 7.6 mi 1

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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