The Brandon Gap

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27.5 km

Length

+566 m

Ascent

−447 m

Descent

663 m

Highest point

11.7%

Max gradient

0h 37min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 663 m

8 °C partlycloudy

wind 6 m/s · clouds 68%

At the start

11 °C partlycloudy

wind 7 m/s · clouds 85%

	Min	Max	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	6 °C	8 °C	6 m/s	partlycloudy
Friday 23 Oct	-2 °C	7 °C	6 m/s	clearsky
Saturday 24 Oct	-3 °C	9 °C	2 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 9:45 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Hill and low mountain road
Surface: asphalt 98%, unpaved 1%

Roads nearby

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Length: +475 m
Ascent

27.5 km · 663 m

Elevation profile

What does The Brandon Gap look like?

Vermont State Route 73 - 17022061687 · Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0

Vermont State Route 73 - 17022067817 · Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brandon, Vermont (5814381355) · Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Start

Brandon

43.79820, -73.08811

Finish

Rochester

43.86329, -72.81018

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Brandon House of Pizza 0.0 km · 129 m

Cafe Provence 0.0 km · 129 m

Gourmet Provence 0.0 km · 129 m

Li's Chinese 0.1 km · 130 m

22 Park Eatery 0.1 km · 131 m

Fuel

McDonoughs Fuel & Service Center 0.0 km · 129 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 0.0 km.

Parking

11 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 12.9 km.

Viewpoints

1 unnamed place along the road, from 12.9 km to 12.9 km.