Click On A Site For Photo And Additional Information North LEGEND Mt. Ascutney State Park FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION Park oce VERMONT Parking Wheelchair accessible Lookout tower Windsor, Vermont AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES 0 Campsite Picnic area RV Sanitary Station Picnic shelter 22 Lean-to 20 Restrooms Public phone 21 Horseshoe pit 23 Drinking water Showers ($) Trash/Recycling center 24 19 Mt Ascutney Parkway ASPEN 18 WHITE V 25 BIRCH 26 17 OAK 9 15 MAPLE 13 14 ASH PINE SPRUCE CHERRY BEECH 8 10 12 Windsor: 5.6 miles CEDAR 38 7 11 Brownsville: 4.4 miles 36 6 27 34 2 28 30 32 39 1 29 37 31 33 35 3 4 5 VERMONT 44A 0 100 200 400 600 Ascutney Village feet 1 mile ephelps - rev. 2/2014 Windsor Trail North North Park Overview Summit Trails Inset Brownsville Trail Castle foot trail Rock Brownsville VERMONT best route from parking area Rock 44A to observation tower 91 marked w/ yellow diamonds Slot Trail Slab Futures Trail Tr. Futures Link Weatherseld Trail Steam Mt Ascutney Parkway Summit West Peak Glider Launch Elev. 3,144’ Donkey Hang Glider Trail Summit Trail Futures Trail Weatherseld Trail this map is intended 0 500 1000 2000 3000 for informational purposes only 0 500 1000 2000 3000 feet feet South Peak Mount Ascutney State Park Mount Ascutney State Park amenities Flanking 3,144-foot high Mt. Ascutney to • 38 tent/trailer sites the north, south and east, the park is a favorite of • 10 lean-to shelters many outdoor enthusiasts and sightseers. • Mount Ascutney Parkway auto road Mt Ascutney Mount Ascutney State Park was one of • Extensive hiking trails the first Vermont State Parks. It was built between • Hang gliding 1935 and 1938 through the efforts of the Civilian • Wildlife viewing Conservation Corps, a Depression-era program • Picnic shelter State Park aimed at putting young men to work. • Firewood for sale The original park consisted of the summit Map & Guide road, the stone toilet buildings, campsites 1 - 18 Recreating and sightseeing in the area and the ranger’s quarters. The original stonework is Windsor all of Ascutney granite. • The Old Constitution House Mount Ascutney, which is named from • Windsor Covered Bridge the derivative of several Abenaki words meaning • American Precision Museum “mountain of the rocky summit,” has long been a Other area attractions popular hiking destination. Vermont’s, and possibly • Wilgus State Park, Weathersfield America’s, first organized mountain-hiking trail • Ascutney Mountain Resort, Brownsville was cut through its forests in 1825. • Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, In 1909, while hiking on the mountain, Cornish, NH James P. Taylor had the inspiration for the creation • The Fort at #4, Charleston, NH of Vermont’s Long Trail, which eventually • Quechee Gorge State Park, Quechee spawned both the Green Mountain Club and the • Fishing and boating on the Connecticut idea for the Appalachian Trail. River Today, the park has four trailheads and more than 12 miles of hiking trails. The trails For More Information, Contact: lead hikers to the sites of former quarries and Mt. Ascutney State Park homesteads, relics of past logging operations 1826 Back Mountain Rd and other remains of a bygone era. Each trail Windsor, VT 05089 boasts vistas with spectacular viewpoints of the (802) 674-2060 (operating season) or Connecticut River Valley era en-route to the Operating Season: Mid May - Late October Vt State Parks Reservations Center observation tower at the summit. Visitors seeking a less-strenuous trek may drive up the 3.7-mile (888) 409-7579 Camping Mount Ascutney Parkway to a parking lot at an 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mon-Fri Hiking elevation of 2,800 feet. A hike of nearly one-mile www.vtstateparks.com Picnicking leads to the summit. Group events In addition to hiking, the park is popular Scenic mountain parkway with visitors seeking a less-traditional visit. Each summer hundreds of participants from all over New England compete in automobile, bicycle and running races up the auto road. With its two This document is available upon request in large launching sites, the park is also a favorite of hang print, Braille, and audio format. gliders. VT TDD Relay: (800)253-0191 12/09 RRA.