The warm weather isn’t gone yet, so it’s time to lace up those hiking boots and enjoy the great outdoors! These waterfront trails in VT offer great views and sometimes you’ll find things like balancing rocks and giant waterfalls. Let’s take a look at a few of our favorite treks in Vermont that are along the water if you want to cool down.

  1. Sterling Pond Trail

Flickr/Kim Brookes This 2.5 mile trail in Jeffersonville is a moderate challenge, but the scenery is totally worth the trip!

  1. Silver Lake Trail

Flickr/ann-dabney A 5.2 mile loop around the lovely Silver Lake in Barnard is pure magic. Bring the pups, but they have to remain on leash.

  1. Mount Elmore

Flickr/Charles Wohlers Next to the lovely lake in Elmore is a great mountain hike. You’ll find things like a wonderful fire tower and this balancing rock.

  1. Abbey Pond

Flickr/Doug Kerr A 4 mile trail in Middlebury that has more than just a beautiful pond to see, check out these cascades!

  1. Red Rocks Park

Only In Your State/Kristin Grimes Head to South Burlington for relatively easy and flat trails. Be sure to check out the little beach - it’s amazing!

  1. Grout Pond

Flickr/jar [] Take this easy 2.7 mile loop in West Wardsboro for an enjoyable hike for all skill levels. It’s part of the gorgeous Green Mountain National Forest.

  1. Lye Brook Wilderness Trail

Flickr/Doug Kerr A 2 mile hike on the Lye Brook Wilderness Trail will bring you to the stunning Lye Brook Falls in Manchester. The waterfall is a 125-foot fall and is one of the tallest in Vermont.

  1. Glen Lake Trail

Flickr/Barb & Dean Russ & Williams Located in the Bomoseen State Park, the Glen Lake Trail is great for all skill levels. It’s 4.5 miles of gorgeous sights that everyone will love.

  1. Kettle Pond

Flickr/Scott McCracken Whether you take the 2.9 mile loop Kettle Pond Trail or the short but steep hike to Owl’s Head Lookout, Kettle Pond in Groton is surely a beautiful sight.

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Flickr/Kim Brookes

This 2.5 mile trail in Jeffersonville is a moderate challenge, but the scenery is totally worth the trip!

Flickr/ann-dabney

A 5.2 mile loop around the lovely Silver Lake in Barnard is pure magic. Bring the pups, but they have to remain on leash.

Flickr/Charles Wohlers

Next to the lovely lake in Elmore is a great mountain hike. You’ll find things like a wonderful fire tower and this balancing rock.

Flickr/Doug Kerr

A 4 mile trail in Middlebury that has more than just a beautiful pond to see, check out these cascades!

Only In Your State/Kristin Grimes

Head to South Burlington for relatively easy and flat trails. Be sure to check out the little beach - it’s amazing!

Flickr/jar []

Take this easy 2.7 mile loop in West Wardsboro for an enjoyable hike for all skill levels. It’s part of the gorgeous Green Mountain National Forest.

A 2 mile hike on the Lye Brook Wilderness Trail will bring you to the stunning Lye Brook Falls in Manchester. The waterfall is a 125-foot fall and is one of the tallest in Vermont.

Flickr/Barb & Dean Russ & Williams

Located in the Bomoseen State Park, the Glen Lake Trail is great for all skill levels. It’s 4.5 miles of gorgeous sights that everyone will love.

Flickr/Scott McCracken

Whether you take the 2.9 mile loop Kettle Pond Trail or the short but steep hike to Owl’s Head Lookout, Kettle Pond in Groton is surely a beautiful sight.