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Long Trail Digital Map Now Available

June 11, 2019 by Kristin McLane 3 Comments

Joining the area-specific digital maps offered last fall, Green Mountain Club’s complete map of the Long Trail is now available as a digital map through the free Avenza Maps app in the App Store and Google Play. After installing the Avenza Maps app on your mobile device, visit the Green Mountain Club map page to purchase […]

Filed Under: News, Publications, Trail

2019 Hiking Season is Here, But…

May 23, 2019 by Kristin McLane 1 Comment

Mud season is over!  Or is it?  While the Friday of Memorial Day weekend (tomorrow) typically begins Vermont’s hiking season, we have had quite a lot of snow this winter that has prolonged mud season.  We are almost done with May, but the snow continues to melt and it just keeps raining. Yes, there is […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Hiking, News, Trail, Volunteers

Long Trail End-to-End Hike Planning

May 9, 2019 by Kristin McLane 1 Comment

Have you dreamed of hiking the 272-mile Long Trail?  Whether you want to thru hike it in one go (taking an average of 20-30 days) or hike it in sections (finishing it in one year or a lifetime), you’re still what we call an “End-to-Ender” when you’re done.  Over 5,000 hikers have registered their End-to-End […]

Filed Under: Education, Trail

2019 Spring Trail Maintenance Dates

May 2, 2019 by Kristin McLane 1 Comment

Every spring, the Green Mountain Club’s fourteen regional sections visit the segments of trails that they maintain to get them prepared for the hiking season. Section volunteers spend the day (or days!) on the trail removing brush, clearing blowdowns, trimming branches and undergrowth, painting blazes and signs, and improving drainage, all to make sure that […]

Filed Under: Events, Trail, Volunteers

Walking the Long Trail at a mall?

April 11, 2019 by Kristin McLane Leave a Comment

We all know walking is good for our health.  Walking in nature is even better.  But sometimes the weather is not conducive to being outside, or our abilities don’t allow for walking on more rugged paths.  Enter: Walk the Long Trail at Berlin Mall.  This program is in its third year and allows people to […]

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The When, Where, Why, and How of Vermont’s Bugs

June 29, 2022

Summer is a hot time of year for Vermont's critters, especially the creepy, crawly kinds. And while bugs are great — they pollinate vegetation; decompose dead plants and animals; and fuel the food chain — they can also threaten human health and wellbeing. Here's what you need to know to protect … 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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