Old Iron / Penfield Pond Trail

Peasley Road in Crown Point, about 0.2 miles east of the Penfield Museum. The trailhead pullout is small. Park on the right before the bridge, walk across the bridge, and take the immediate right turn to start the loop. The trail is also designated P2 on the Central Champlain Valley CATS map. The walk is 1.7 miles round trip and takes most casual hikers around 38 minutes. The grade is gentle: brief climbs above a brook, then a long stretch along the east shore of Penfield Pond. This is a leg-stretcher hike, not an objective. It's the right pick for a 45-minute window between Lake Champlain crossings or after a Penfield Museum visit. The trail connects to the Old Ironville Road Trail, which gives an extension option for hikers who want more than an hour out. Champlain Area Trails maintains the corridor; the CATS website carries the current map and condition notes. Year-round access; expect mud through April and the occasional beaver flooding on the pond stretch. Best paired with the museum and a Lake Champlain ferry crossing.