Vermont hiking trails have long been perceived as places where you don’t need to worry about bears. People hiked, camped, and cooked and stored food without concern. Times have changed, and with the increase in the black bear population, hiker behavior needs to change too. In recent years we have experienced bear problems at several […]
Trail Runs on the Long Trail
This article was written by Rob Rives, former GMC Education & Volunteer Coordinator. In 1876, Walt Whitman opened his short poem, “The Runner,” with this simple phrase: “On a flat road runs the well-train’d runner….” Obviously, much has changed since 1876. Many millions of “well-train’d runners” have chosen trails and mountains over roads as their […]
MUT Season: Running in the Green Mountains
This article was written by Rob Rives, former GMC Education & Volunteer Coordinator, and previously appeared in the Summer 2018 Long Trail News. Light and fast. Alpine style. Do more with less. Freedom, buoyancy, and immersion in surroundings. These ideas are inspiring an emerging generation of mountain enthusiasts all over the globe. Trading large backpacks […]
Couch to Camel’s Hump / Couch to Killington
Are you a Vermont hiker that has never hiked one of the state’s beautiful 4,000’ mountains? Or, are you not a hiker yet because the mountains seem intimidating and you don’t know where to start? Whether you want to hike in northern or southern Vermont, we have the hiking plan for you – try our […]
Kingdom Heritage Trail System to Open June 22nd
In 1910, James P. Taylor had a vision of a footpath through the wilderness and over the course of the ensuing decades, scores of volunteers, who became the founding members of the Green Mountain Club, cut what became the Long Trail. Since that time the trail corridor and treadway have been adjusted as land ownership […]
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