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The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Long Trail

March 27, 2024 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

A version of this article appears in the Spring 2024 Long Trail News and contains much of the same information from the 2024 Taylor Series presentation titled “The History of […]

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Musketeers, Too: Retracing the Three Musketeers’ Footsteps

March 12, 2024 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Read part one, where Barre resident Cara Clifford Nelson recalls her close bond with her grandmother, Catherine Robbins, and Catherine’s legendary 1927 thru-hike of the Long Trail, in this series […]

Filed Under: Hiker Voices, History Tagged With: three musketeers

How the “Three Musketeers” Came to Be

February 29, 2024 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

This article was written by Cara Clifford Nelson, granddaughter of Catherine Robbins, one of the “Three Musketeers,” the first women to thru-hike the Long Trail. It is part of a […]

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Walking to Write: The Long Trail Transports

February 15, 2024 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

A clear sky view from Mt. Abe peak

This article was originally published in the Fall 2023 Long Trail News. It was written by GMC volunteer Kathy Elkind, who is the author of To Walk It Is to […]

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Sticking to the Trail: Winter Traction

December 28, 2023 by Guest Author 3 Comments

hiker wearing microspikes on the summit of Camels' Hump

Vermont’s winter hiker has three options for foot travel across snow and ice, and slipping’s not one of them. When it comes to winter hiking traction and sticking safely to […]

Filed Under: Education, Hiking, 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.