Smugglers Notch (VT-108)
Category 24.8 km
Distance
370 m
Elevation Gain
7.7%
Average Gradient
19%
Max Gradient
The most dramatic cycling ascent in northern Vermont and one of the most scenically unusual climbs in the eastern United States. The Smugglers Notch road through Mount Mansfield State Forest is a geological anomaly: a glacial notch (U-shaped valley carved by ice) with sheer 300m cliff walls rising o...
Pro Tip
The notch section becomes one-way northbound on weekends in July and August from 10:00-17:00 due to vehicle traffic. The only approach direction for cyclists during these windows is from the Jefferson...
Part of
Cycling in Vermont