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Outdoors in Jericho

Jericho has 345 acres of parks, 67 for every 1,000 residents

39 miles of mapped trail cross Jericho, 1.1 per square mile of land. 11% of Jericho’s land is conserved, about 2,579 acres. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #39 of 71 in Vermont. What drives it

Conserved land
11%
2,579 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
345 ac
67 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Highest peak
1,916 ft
Bald Hill
Lakes & rivers
4

What kind of outdoors town is Jericho?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

A trail town1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 82% of U.S. towns.Land that stays wild11% of the land is conserved; a typical Vermont town, 14%.History along the way7 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Jericho have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jericho is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #39 of 71 in Vermont. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jericho’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (39 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land67 acres of park per 1,000 residents (345 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home23% of residents within a half mile of a park · VT 38% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 76%
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Vermont towns of 2,500+ (71)Ahead of 46%

Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Jericho’s 11% is ahead of 40% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% of them.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.

PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →

The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Old Mill Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Old Mill Park

Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

2,579 conserved acres

11% of Jericho’s land. Who manages Jericho’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits1,615 ac
Other state land654 ac
State parks453 ac
State fish & wildlife251 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)226 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government147 ac
State conservation79 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,830 acAgricultural Easement · 796 acForest Stewardship Easement · 452 acResearch or Educational Area · 353 acLocal Other or Unknown · 324 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,839 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 21 of 73 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Jericho Research Forest
Research or Educational Area
Not recorded353Unknown
Mobbs Farm
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded253Unknown
Winooski River Streambank
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded48Open
Jericho Village Water Department
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded40Unknown
Mt. Mansfield Union High School Lot
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded32Unknown
Old Mill Park
Local Park
Town or city15Open
Things to do

12 places to go in Jericho

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Jericho
Bald Hill1,916 ft elevation
Directions
Huckleberry Hill1,650 ft elevation
Directions
South Hill1,608 ft elevation
Directions
O P Hill1,470 ft elevation
Directions
Mayers Dome1,381 ft elevation
Directions
The Cobble1,273 ft elevation
Directions
Birch Hill1,220 ft elevation
Directions
Laisdell Hill1,033 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

25 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 11.4 miHorses · 2.9 miUnpaved · 14.7 mi
Kikas Valley Farm Loop1.3 mi
Out'n Back1.3 mi
River View Trail0.8 mi
Browns Trace Access0.6 mi
Lost Island0.5 mi
Apple Tree Trail0.5 mi
Lone Wolf0.4 mi
Americana0.3 mi
Horse Swale Trail0.3 mi
Slick Rock0.3 mi
15 more trails
High & Dry
0.3 mi
Further Out'n Back
0.3 mi
Backdoor
0.2 mi
Valley View
0.2 mi
Mel's
0.2 mi
Main Access
0.2 mi
Southern Border
0.2 mi
Elm
0.2 mi
Ridgey
0.2 mi
Ridge Trail
0.2 mi
Noodly Appendage
0.2 mi
Northern Boundary
0.1 mi
Working Dawgs
0.1 mi
Brady Trail
0.1 mi
Champlain Chute
0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Fishing PondpondBrowns RiverLee RiverWinooski River
Biking & sports

0.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
4Tennis
2Basketball
2Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

7 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Old Red Mill and Mill HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About it
Martin Chittenden HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Galusha HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Wilson Alwyn "Snowflake" Bentley HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About it
Jericho Center Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About it
Jericho Village Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About it
Lewis Chapin HomesteadBuilding · listed 2022
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Jericho: May, August and September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)273039536775797870574433
Rain (in)2.52.22.83.44.04.74.44.13.94.43.23.0

February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Jericho →

Next door

Jericho and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Bolton92 miRichmond73 miEssex70 miWilliston62 miUnderhill47 miJericho39 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Jericho11%1.16723%A−
Williston14%2.04063%A
Essex7%2.13272%A
Underhill20%0.9819%B
Bolton50%2.25,02082%A+
Richmond17%2.311532%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Jericho

Where can I hike in Jericho?

The longest trail networks: Old Mill Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Jericho is conserved land?

11% of its land, against a typical 14% for a Vermont town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on Jericho’s trails?

Old Mill Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Jericho?

0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Jericho?

54,627 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jericho or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 393 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Jericho have?

Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #39 of 71 in Vermont. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jericho neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →