General Stark Mountain via Stark Mountain Trail

The Stark Mountain Trail is 2.5 miles to the summit or 5 miles round trip. with a 2,036’ of vertical gain. This trail follows a wide, well established, “work
road” up to the summit of General Stark Mountain. It meanders up the ski trails under the Single Chair, past a large waterfall, over towards the Sunnyside Double chairlift, into what is known as the Birdland area. This hike generally takes 2.5 to 4  hours to reach the summit and back.

The Sunnyside Trail is a spur off of the Stark Mountain Trail that is 0.4 miles in length and goes to the top of the Sunnyside Double Chairlift. This is an option to make a shorter hike as opposed to going to the Stark Mountain Summit. The downside is you won’t get the western views of the Champlain valley.

The Long Trail runs south from the top of Appala-chian Gap where it intersects with the Stark Moun-tain Trail at the summit. It also connects with the Sunnyside Trail. These intersections allow hikers to make loops of varying length and difficulty on Gen. Stark Mountain. From the top of Appalachian Gap you can take the Long Trail north for 1.3 miles to Molly Stark Balcony which offers beautiful views of Camel’s Hump and Burnt Rock.