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Champlain Valley Trail (Westport to Keeseville)

A local network route spanning just over fifty-one kilometers, this segment follows State Route 22 between Westport and Keeseville, offering what are reported to be sweeping views of the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Champlain, and the pastoral countryside of rural Essex County. The trail provides a sustained immersion in both natural grandeur and working landscape, threading through terrain that balances mountain vistas with the quieter rhythms of the Champlain Valley. Though it traces a roadway corridor, the route is said to reward travelers with long prospects and an unhurried sense of the region's character.

Length
32.1 mi
Operator
Network
Local
Difficulty
Not rated
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Elevation profile
Max 1,017 ftMin 128 ftNet gain 2,971 ft
1,017 ft128 ft0 mi8.0 mi16.0 mi24.1 mi32.1 mi
§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Life Church Cafe
12.5 mi away
Restaurant
Turtle Island Cafe
1.7 mi away
General store
Elizabethtown Thrift Shop
12.9 mi away
Shelter
Poke-O-Moonshine Summit Lean-To
5.9 mi away
§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (8)
Lakes & ponds (9)
Trails (24)
Lean-tos (13)
  • Lost Pond/Biesemeyer Lean-To15.6 mi
  • Giant Mountain Lean-to19.0 mi
  • Gulf Brook Lean-to16.1 mi
  • Beisemeyer Lean-to15.7 mi
  • Pine11.2 mi
  • Oak11.1 mi
  • Cedar11.2 mi
  • Poke-O-Moonshine Summit Lean-To5.9 mi
Primitive campsites (163)
  • Poke-O-Moonshine Campground5.6 mi
  • Snake Den Harbor Campsite8.9 mi
  • Pallisades Campsite9.3 mi
  • Paddlers Site9.7 mi
  • Barn Rock Campsite9.8 mi
  • Barn Rock Bay Campsite9.8 mi
  • Unnamed campsite10.3 mi
  • Schuyler #310.3 mi
§ Nearby parking

182 parking areas

Closest parking lots within range, ranked by walking distance. Accessibility flags come from Google verified-data; surface and capacity from OpenStreetMap. Confirm hours and seasonal closures before you go.

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