Vermont

Dog friendly hikes in Vermont:

Northwest Vermont Hikes:

Burton Island, Knight Island, Knight Point, Lake Carmi, Niquette Bay, Underhill, Woods Island

Burton Island State Park

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
West Shore Trail	0.75	One way or loop to other trails	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
North Shore Trail (PDF)	0.50	One way or loop with Eagle Bay Trail	Easy	30 min	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
Eagle Bay Trail	0.50	One way or loop with North Shore Trail	Easy	30 min	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
Island Farm Nature Trail (PDF)	1.00	Loop	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Meadow	Yes
Southern Tip Trail	1.00	One way	Easy	1.5 hours	Woodland, Meadow, View	Yes

Knight Island State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
West Trail	1.00	Loop when combined with East or Cross Trails	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
East Trail	1.00	Loop when combined with West or Cross Trails	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Lakeside, Views	Yes
Cross Trail	0.50	Connector Trail	Easy	30 min	Woodland	Yes

Knight Point State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Point Trail	1.00	One way or loop through park	Easy	30 min	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes

Lake Carmi State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Marsh Brook Nature Trail	1.50	Loop	Moderate	1.5 hours	Woodland, Meadow, Lakeside	Yes

Niquette Bay State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Mulhley Trail	1.30	One way or loop with other trails	Moderate	45 mins	Woodland, Views	Yes
Burns Trail	1.00	One way or loop with other trails	Easy	20 mins	Woodland, Views	Yes
Allen Trail	0.50	One way or loop with other trails	Easy	15 mins	Woodland	Yes
Ledges Trail	0.90	One way or loop with other trails	Moderate	30 mins	Woodland, Views	Yes
Island View	0.25	Loop	Moderate	15 mins	Woodland, Views	Yes

Underhill State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
CCC Road to Sunset Ridge	1.00	One way	Easy	1 hour	Woodland	Yes
Cantilever Rock Trail	0.90	One way	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, Cliffs, Views	Yes
Sunset Ridge Trail to Chin	2.30	One way	Difficult	2.5 hours	Woodland, Cliffs, Views	Yes
Laura Cowles to Chin	1.70	One way	Very difficult	2.5 hours	Woodland, Cliffs, Views	Yes
Halfway House to Nose	1.50	One Way	Difficult	2 hours	Woodland, Cliffs, Views	Yes
CCC Road to Maple Ridge Trail	1.10	One Way	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, Cliffs, Views	Yes
Maple Ridge to Nose	2.10	One Way	Difficult	3 hours	Woodland, Cliffs, Views	Yes
Long Trail Nose to Chin	1.20	One Way	Moderate	1.5 hours	Cliffs, Views	Yes

Woods Island State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Island Loop	2.00	Loop	Easy	2 hours	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
Cross Trail	0.50	One way, Connector	Easy	30 min	Woodland	Yes

Northeast Vermont Hikes:

Brighton, Elmore, Kettle Pond, New Discovery, Ricker Pond, Little River, Seyon Lodge, Smugglers’ Notch, Waterbury Center

Brighton State Park

Northeast Kingdom Nature Trail (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Red Pine Trail	0.33	Loop with Main or Shore Trail	Easy	20 min	Woodland	Yes
Main Trail	0.50	Loop with Red Pine or Shore Trail	Easy	45 min	Woodland	Yes
Logger’s Loop	0.25	Loop	Easy	15 min	Woodland	Yes
Shore Trail	0.40	Loop with Red Pine or Main Trail	Easy	20 min	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes

Elmore State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Mountain Brook Nature Trail (PDF)	0.50	One Way	Easy	20 min	Woodland, Wetland	Yes
Fire Tower Trail	1.74	Loop with Ridge Trail	Moderate to difficult	1.5 hours	Woodland, Firetower, Views	Yes
Ridge Trail	2.3	Loop with Fire Tower Trail	Moderate to difficult	2.25 hours	Woodland, Firetower, Views	Yes

Groton Forest Trails – Kettle Pond State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Kettle Pond Trail	3.00	Loop	Easy	2.5 hours	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
Kettle Pond Portage Trail	0.25	One Way	Easy	20 mins.	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes

Groton Forest Trails – New Discovery State Park

Groton State Forest summer trails map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
New Discovery to Osmore Pond	0.50	One Way	Easy	30 min	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
Osmore Pond Hiking Loop	2.00	Loop	Easy	2 hours	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
Little Deer Trail	0.50	One Way	Moderate	30 min	Woodland, Views	Yes
Big Deer Mtn Trail	0.90	One Way	Moderate	45 min	Woodland, Views	Yes
Hosmer Brook Trail	1.30	One Way	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, Stream	Yes
Nature Trail	0.60	One Way	Easy	45 min	Woodland	Yes
Coldwater Brook	1.90	One Way	Moderate	2 hours	Woodland	Yes
Owl’s Head	1.50	One Way	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Views	Yes
Peacham Bog	4.50	Loop	Moderate	3.5 hours	Woodland, Bog	Yes
Silver Ledge Trail	0.60	One Way	Moderate to difficult	30 min	Woodland, Views	Yes
Peacham Bog Nordic Trail	5.00	One Way	Moderate	1.5 hours	Woodland, Bog	Yes

Groton Forest Trails – Ricker Pond State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Cross Vermont Trail	10.00	One Way	Easy		Rail trail, Woodland	Yes

Little River State Park

Little River trails guide and map (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Nature Trail (PDF)	0.50	Loop	Easy	45 min	Woodland, Stream	Yes
Dalley Loop Trail	3.55	Loop	Moderate	3 hours	Woodland, Stream	Yes
Stevenson Brook Trail	2.50	One way or loop with other trails	Moderate	1.5 hours	Woodland, Stream	Yes
Sawmill Trail	0.55	One Way	Moderate to difficult	45 min	Woodland, Stream	Yes
Hedgehog Hill Trail	1.30	One Way	Moderate	2 hours	Woodland	Yes
Ricker Farm Trail	1.21	One Way	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland	Yes
Kelty Corners Trail	0.56	One Way	Moderate	45 min	Woodland	Yes
Foster’s Trail	1.4	One Way	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland	Yes
Cotton Brook Road Multi-Use	6.47	One Way	Moderate	7 hours	Woodland, Stream	Yes

Seyon Lodge State Park

Seyon Lodge trails map (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Noyes Pond Loop	1.00	Loop	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes

Smugglers’ Notch State Park

Smugglers’ Notch trail map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Sterling Pond Trail	1.40	One Way	Moderate to difficult	2 hours	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
Hell Brook to Chin	1.80	One Way	Difficult	3 hours	Woodland, Mountain	Yes
Long Trail N. to Sterling Pond	2.40	One Way	Difficult	4 hours	Woodland, Mountain	Yes
Long Trail S. to Chin	2.30	One Way	Difficult	4 hours	Woodland, Mountain	Yes
Long Trail Nose to Chin	1.20	One Way	Moderate	2 hours	Woodland, Mountain, Views	Yes
Haselton to Mt. Mansfield Nose	1.20	One Way	Moderate	2 hours	Woodland, Mountain, Views	Yes
Bingham Falls	0.80	One Way	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Waterfall	Yes

Waterbury Center State Park

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Peninsula Trail (PDF)	0.50	Loop	Easy	15 min	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes

Southwest:

Bomoseen, Branbury, Button Bay, Emerald Lake, Half Moon Pond, Lake Shaftsbury, Lake St. Catherine, Mt. Philo, Woodford

Bomoseen State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Bomoseen Hiking Loop	1.50	Loop	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, Pond	Yes
Slate History Trail	0.75	One Way	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Slate	Yes
Glen Lake Trail	4.50	One Way	Moderate	4 hours	Woodland, Lakeside, Views	Yes
Daniel Coffey Memorial Trail	0.75	One Way	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Pond	Yes

Branbury State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Nature Trail	0.50	Loop	Easy	45 min	Woodland	Yes
Rattlesnake Point	1.50	One Way	Moderate to difficult	3-4 hours	Woodland, Views	Yes
Falls of Llana	1.00	One Way	Easy	45 min	Woodland, Waterfalls	Yes
Silver Lake	1.60	Loop	Moderate	2 hours	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
Mt. Moosalamoo Campground Trail	6.80	Loop	Moderate to difficult	5-6 hours	Woodland, Brooks	Yes

Button Bay State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Button Bay Point Trail	0.30	Loop	Easy	15 min	Lakeside	Yes
Dog Walk Trail	0.25	One Way	Easy	15 min	Open, Lakeside	Yes

Emerald Lake State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Vista Trail	0.75	One Way	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes

Half Moon Pond State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Glen Lake Trail	4.50	One Way	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, Lakeside, Views	Yes
Shore Trail	0.30	One Way	Easy	20 min	Lakeside	Yes
Daniel Coffee Memorial Trail	0.75	One Way	Easy	1 hour	Woodland, Pond	Yes

Lake Shaftsbury State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Healing Springs Nature Trail (PDF)	0.75	Round Trip	Easy	1 hour	Lakeside, Woodland, Wetland	Yes

Lake St. Catherine State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Nature Trail	0.50	Loop	Easy	45 min	Woodland, Meadow, Stream	Yes

Mt. Philo State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Summit Trail	1.00	One Way to Summit Trails	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, Summit	Yes
Devil’s Chair	0.50	One Way to Summit Trails	Moderate	45 min	Woodland, Summit	Yes

Woodford State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Atwood Trail	0.50	Loop	Easy	30 min	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes
Reservoir Trail	2.70	Loop	Easy		Woodland, Lakeside	Yes

Southeast Vermont Hikes:

Allis, Camp Plymouth, Fort Dummer, Gifford Woods, Jamaica, Lowell Lake, Molly Stark, Mt. Ascutney, Quechee, Townshend, Wilgus

Allis State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Bear Hill Nature Trail (PDF)	0.75	Loop	Moderate to difficult	1 hour	Woodland	Yes

Camp Plymouth State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Echo Lake Vista	1.00	Round Trip	Moderate	40 min – 1 hour	Woodland, Lake View	Yes

Fort Dummer State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Sunrise Trail	1.00	Loop	Easy	45 min	Woodland, Views	Yes
Sunset Trail	0.50	One Way	Easy	25 min	Woodland, Views	Yes

Gifford Woods State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Old Growth Interpretive Trail	0.10	Loop	Easy	10-15 min	Woodland	Yes
Kent Brook Trail	1.10	Loop	Easy to moderate	45 min	Woodland	Yes
Appalachian Trail			Moderate to difficult		Woodland	Yes
Pond and Waterfall Loop	3.50	Loop	Easy	2.5 hours	Woodland, Brooks, Pools	Yes
Deer Leap Overlook	4.00	Round Trip	Moderate	2.5 hours	Woodland, Views	Yes

Jamaica State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
West River Trail	2.50	One Way	Easy	2.5 hours	Woodland, Riverside	Yes
Overlook Trail	2.00	One Way	Moderate	2 hours	Woodland, Views	Yes
Hamilton Falls Trail	6.00	Round Trip	Moderate to difficult	4 hours	Woodland, Falls	Yes

Lowell Lake State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Lowell Lake Trail	3.00	Loop	Easy	2 hours	Woodland, Lakeside	Yes

Molly Stark State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Mt. Olga	1.70	Loop	Moderate	1.5 hours	Woodland, Views, Firetower	Yes
Nature Center Spur	0.20	One Way	Easy	20 min	Woodland	Yes

Mt. Ascutney State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Brownsville	3.20	One way to other parking area	Moderate to difficult	3 hours	Woodland, Mountain, Views	Yes
Futures	4.60	One way to other parking area	Moderate to difficult	4 hours	Woodland, Mountain, Views	Yes
Weathersfield	2.90	One way to other parking area	Moderate to difficult	3 hours	Woodland, Mountain, Views	Yes
Windsor	2.70	One way to other parking area	Difficult	2-3 hours	Woodland, Mountain, Views	Yes
Summit Trail	1.40	Round Trip	Moderate	2 hours	Woodland, Mountain, Views	Yes

Quechee State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Quechee Gorge Trail	1.00	Round trip from bridge to bottom of gorge	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, Gorge	Yes
	1.50	Round trip from Visitor Center to bottom of gorge	Moderate	1.5 hours	Woodland, Gorge	Yes
	1.50	Round trip from bridge to Dewey’s Pond	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, Falls	Yes
	2.00	Round trip from Visitor Center to Dewey’s Pond	Moderate	1.5 hours	Woodland, Falls	Yes

Townshend State Park

Park hiking trails (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Bald Mountain Trail	2.75	Round trip	Moderate to difficult	3 hours	Woodland, Summit, Views	Yes

Wilgus State Park

Park map and guide (PDF)

Trail Name	Mileage	Loop or One Way	Difficulty	Hiking Time	Description	Dog-Friendly
Pinnacle Trail	1.00	Loop	Moderate	1 hour	Woodland, View	Yes

Dog Friendly VT Breweries

Brewery	Town	Dog Friendly?	Additional Info
Harvest Brewery	Bennington	No	Food available
Madison Brewing Co.	Bennington	No	Brewpub
Northshire Brewery	Bennington	Yes	Big backyard and always a bowl of water available
Bent Hill Brewery	Braintree	Yes	Inside and out, water fountain for pups available
Foley Brothers Brewing	Brandon	No
Hermit Thrush Brewery	Brattleboro	Yes	Leashed well behaved dogs allowed in the taproom
McNeills Brewery	Brattleboro	No	Brewpub
Whetstone Station Restaurant & Brewery	Brattleboro	No	Restaurant and brewery
Long Trail Brewing Co.	Bridgewater Corners	No	Brewpub
Bobcat Café and Brewery	Bristol	No	Restaurant and brewery
Foam Brewers	Burlington	Yes but…	Outdoor patio only
Queen City Brewing	Burlington	Yes
Simple Roots Brewing	Burlington	Yes but…	Outdoor patio only, only 2 tables available, water bowl available, patio not open during cold and very hot days
Switchback Brewing	Burlington	Yes	Inside and out, resident brewery dogs on site, treats and water available, several dog parties hosted yearly
Three Needs Brewery	Burlington	No	Brewpub
Vermont Pub & Brewery	Burlington	No	Brewpub
Zero Gravity Brewing	Burlington	Yes but…	Outdoor patio only
1st Republic	Essex Junction	Yes
Hill Farmstead Brewery	Greensboro Bend	No	To go sales only at present
Frost Beer Works	Hinesburg	Yes but…	Outdoor seating area only
Ten Bends Beer	Hyde Park	NA	Tasting room and Growler fills only
Brewster River Pub & Brewery	Jeffersonville	No	Restaurant and brewery
Killington Beer Co.	Killington	No	Brewpub
Trout River Brewing Co.	Lyndonville	Yes
Drop In Brewing	Middlebury
Otter Creek Brewing Co.	Middlebury	Yes but…	Outside only, water bowls available, they do have a place to tie up your dog while eating inside
The Shed Brewery	Middlebury	No	Brewpub
Lost Nation Brewing	Morrisville	No	Restaurant and brewery
Rock Art Brewery	Morrisville	Yes	Water bowl available (and disinfected daily), dog treats available made by them!
Kingdom Brewing	Newport	Yes
Good Measure Brewing	Northfield	Yes	Inside and out, water bowls available
Jasper Murdochs Ale House	Norwich	No	Located in Nowich Inn (Inn and restaurant)
Stone Corral Brewery	Richmond	No	Food available
Hop’n Moose Brewery	Rutland	No	Restaurant and hand crafted beers
14th Star Brewing	Saint Albans	Yes but…	Outdoor beer garden only
Saint J Brewery	Saint Johnsbury	No	Brewpub
Fiddlehead Brewing	Shelburne	No
Farnham Ale and Lager	South Burlington	Yes	Inside and out, water bowls available and most of the time free dog treats available
Halyard Brewing	South Burlington	Yes but…	Outside, water bowls available
Magic Hat Brewing	South Burlington	No	Food available
Worthy Burger (great place for beer, not a brewery)	South Royalton	Yes	Outside in the beer garden
Whirligig Brewing	St Johnsbury	Yes but…	Patio only
Alchemist	Stowe	Yes	Only open for can sales at present
Idletyme Brewing	Stowe	Yes but…	Outdoor patio only
Von Trapp Brewing	Stowe	Yes but…	Outside lawn space only
Upper Pass Beer	Tunbridge	No	May allow dogs when they have an outdoor area
Lawson’s Finest Liquids	Warren	No
Prohibition Pig	Waterbury	Yes but…	Outdoor patio only
Next Trick Brewery	West Burke	Yes	Open only during the summer, ok for dogs to be inside as long as other customers don’t mind
Snow Republic Brewery	West Dover	Yes
Backacre Beermakers	Weston	No	No visits and no retail shop on site
River Roost Brewery	White River Junction	Yes	As long as everyone else in the retail shop is ok with them
Burlington Beer Co	Williston	No	Cans to go only at present
Goodwater Brewery	Williston	Yes
Beer Naked Brewery	Wilmington	Yes but…	Unsure if allowed inside
Harpoon Brewery	Windsor	Yes but…	Outdoor beer garden only, water bowls available
Four Quarters Brewing	Winooski	Yes