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Smugglers Notch Scenic Drive route map
Difficulty: ExpertPoint to Point
Vermont

Smugglers Notch Scenic Drive

Jeffersonville, Vermont

17.3 mi

Distance

2,198 ft

Elev. Gain

6h 36m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Smugglers Notch Scenic Drive unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:147 ft
Max:667 ft
Gain:670 ft
Loss:744 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 147 ft and 667 ft across 17.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.147 ft320 ft494 ft667 ft0.0 mi4.3 mi8.7 mi13.0 mi17.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi221 ft
High point9.6 mi667 ft
End17.3 mi147 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Stowe, VT · in or next to town
County:
Lamoille County, VT

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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