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Winter Hiking FAQs

January 5, 2023 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

hiker in winter layers looks out on a view

Winter hiking can be glorious, but intimidating to get started. Below, we answer your frequently asked questions about winter hiking. What’s so great about hiking in the winter anyway? Hikers choose to hike in winter for many reasons, whether it’s fewer people on the trails, the different views and experiences from summer and fall, no […]

Filed Under: Education, Hiking Tagged With: winter hiking

Conservation Partners Secure Further Protection of the Long Trail and Surrounding Corridor

December 15, 2022 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

Looking west towards Judevine Parcel Along Plot Road

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2022 Media Contacts: Mollie Flanigan, [email protected], 802-241-8217 Rebecca Bullis, [email protected], 908-329-0321 Gannon Osborn, [email protected], 802-622-4410 Conservation Partners Secure Further Protection of the Long Trail and Surrounding Corridor 13 acres and 100 feet of Long Trail permanently protected WATERBURY, VT – The Green Mountain Club (GMC), Trust for Public Land (TPL) […]

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You Raised $46K for Long Trail Day 2022 (& had a Blast Celebrating it!)

September 12, 2022 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

Liz Derstine (left) smiles with hikers and GMC staff before leading a hike up Mt. Mansfield.

Trail users from all over the country celebrated the Long Trail this year, along with the success of raising more than $46,000 for its long-term care and protection, on September 10. The celebration, Long Trail Day, concluded a months-long fundraising effort led by community members. Participants not only enjoyed hikes and trail magic around the […]

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What does ‘Strategic Conservation Planning’ Mean for the Long Trail?

September 8, 2022 by GMC Staff 1 Comment

Director of Conservation Mollie Flanagan is responsible for strategic conservation planning

In 1986 the Green Mountain Club realized that changes in landownership in the Northern Forest region threatened the continuity of the northern Long Trail. Handshake agreements were no longer enough to secure access to the trail. More than 60 miles of the trail in northern Vermont crossed private land, with 30 miles on land for […]

Filed Under: From the Field, History, Trail

Announcing GMC’s Summer 2022 Photo Contest

August 7, 2022 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

Bourne Pond at sunset.

The air is warm and the trails are lively! You’ve been capturing photos of your summer adventures all season, and now it’s time to enter them into GMC’s annual photo contest. Enter to win a prize and a chance to have your photo featured in GMC’s print and digital media, including the Long Trail News! […]

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Leave No Trace, Then and Now: a Timeline of Trail Etiquette Language

March 1, 2023

This article previously appeared in the Winter 2022 Long Trail News, under the headline “Leave No Trace: Then and Now.” It was written by Sasha Weilbaker. To celebrate 100 years of the Long Trail News, we read back issues to learn what they said about trail stewardship and etiquette. The seven … Read more

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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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