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Press Release: Memorial Day Weekend Kicks Off Vermont’s Hiking Season 2023

May 24, 2023 by Chloe Miller Leave a Comment

Queer Hikes participants at Sterling Pond.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2023 CONTACT: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager [email protected], (802) 241-8324 Memorial Day Weekend Kicks Off Vermont’s Hiking Season Vermont – The Friday of Memorial Day Weekend […]

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Mud Season is Here — Protect the Trails by Seeking Non-Muddy Alternatives

April 6, 2023 by Chloe Miller 2 Comments

Media Contact: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager, [email protected], 907-632-7405 Waterbury Center, VT — Despite the late arrival of winter this year, The Green Mountain Club reminds hikers that mud season is […]

Filed Under: News, Press Release Tagged With: mud season

A Visual History of the Long Trail News Design, GMC’s 100-Year-Old Membership Magazine

December 30, 2022 by Chloe Miller Leave a Comment

1925 LTN Cover

The Long Trail News is GMC’s membership magazine. In 2022 the magazine celebrated its Centennial with a special edition examining the past, present, and future of the magazine. Here, we […]

Filed Under: History, News Tagged With: long trail news

2022 Field Season by the Numbers

November 24, 2022 by Chloe Miller Leave a Comment

map of 2022 field projects in review

Look at all of this work you made possible! We are overwhelmed with gratitude for all of the support we received during the 2022 field season from hikers, members, donors, […]

Filed Under: From the Field, News, Trail

Volunteer Long Trail Patrol Crew Returns after Two Years

November 10, 2022 by Chloe Miller Leave a Comment

a rock-filled section of trail in the woods

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Green Mountain Club re-introduced the Volunteer Long Trail Patrol for six weeks this summer. One of six volunteer crews run in partnership with the […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Volunteers

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Sounds and Stories on the Long Trail

April 20, 2026

This is a guest post by Tess "Storyteller" Rowan, LT Class of 2025, who has produced an audio documentary of her experience on the trail called "Field Notes: A Long Trail Odyssey." “I wish the world were more like the trail.” These words from a hiker on the Long Trail have stuck with me since we … Read more

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Mission

The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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Mud Season is Here — Protect the Trails

See current trail closures by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (VTFPR) on state land as conditions change, available on TrailFinder, and avoid muddy trails, follow any seasonal trail or road closures, and help protect the treadway and vegetation during mud season.