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A Privy is a Privy is a Privy, or is it?

August 3, 2017 by GMC Staff 14 Comments

The article previously appeared in the Fall 2013 Long Trail News. To Pee or Not to Pee –Lee Allen The Long Trail and Appalachian Trail in Vermont are well known […]

Filed Under: Education, From the Field, Sustainability, Trail

Supporting the Long Trail Patrol

July 27, 2017 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

This post was written by Jocelyn Hebert, Long Trail News Editor. Some of us need more time to process our thoughts than others to give a careful reply to a […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Trail

Tools of the Trail

July 5, 2017 by GMC Staff 3 Comments

If you’ve ever passed by a working trail crew while you were out hiking and wondered what their strange tools were, or heard the sometimes bizarre names of tools and […]

Filed Under: Education, From the Field, Trail

Training for the Trail

June 28, 2017 by GMC Staff 5 Comments

This post written by Jordan Rowell, Volunteer Long Trail Patrol Crew Coordinator. Last week, a group of eleven Green Mountain Club field staff entered the forest on the north side of […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Sustainability, Trail

Leave No Trace in the Alpine Zone

June 2, 2017 by GMC Staff 9 Comments

This post was written by Adam Joseph, GMC’s Lead Caretaker on Mount Mansfield. If you’re hiking to the summit of Mount Mansfield, Camel’s Hump, or Mount Abraham in Vermont, you […]

Filed Under: Education, Stewardship, Sustainability, Trail

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PROTECT THE TRAILS DURING VERMONT’S SPRING MUD SEASON 

March 31, 2026

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 31, 2026 CONTACT: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager at Green Mountain Club [email protected], 802-241-8234  PROTECT THE TRAILS DURING VERMONT’S SPRING MUD SEASON  Waterbury Center, Vermont – As spring arrives and snow melts, … 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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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.