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Notes from End-to-Enders

October 7, 2016 by Kristin McLane 2 Comments

People who have hiked all 273 miles of the Long Trail, either all at once or over the course of many years, are called End-to-Enders.  To date, over 3,100 hikers […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Hiking, Trail

Corridor Monitoring: Off the Beaten Path to Protect the Trail

September 1, 2016 by Alicia DiCocco Leave a Comment

Avoid interactions with wildlife to prevent emergencies

Volunteer trainings to be hosted in October Do you have an interest in land conservation? Are you fascinated by natural history, wildlife, and orienteering?  Do you want to help protect […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Stewardship, Volunteers

We Wake Up in the Forest

August 22, 2016 by Alicia DiCocco Leave a Comment

From Danielle Sanderson, Long Trail Patrol crew leader in July. Summer is in full swing, and as a Long Trail Patrol Crew Leader, I have spent the last two months […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Hiking, People, Stewardship, Trail

Solo Long Trail End-to-Ender, Cecilia Elwert

July 29, 2016 by Alicia DiCocco Leave a Comment

From the Bread Loaf Section’s Summer-Fall Newsletter: Congratulations to Cecilia Elwert on the successful completion of her solo Long Trail end-to-end trek on June 18th! Starting on May 23rd after […]

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Now Hiring – Field Staff!

June 30, 2016 by Alicia DiCocco Leave a Comment

The Green Mountain Club is still hiring caretakers and trail crew members for the 2016 field season! We hire seasonal staff every summer and fall to live and work on […]

Filed Under: From the Field, News, Trail

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Hiking Over 60: The Trail Awaits

March 5, 2026

Join Philip and other older adults interested in hiking better and safer at the upcoming Hiking Over 60 Workshop at the GMC Visitor Center— March 21, 2026, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. More details here. This article first appeared in the Winter 2025 Long Trail News and was written by Chloe Miller and Philip … Read more

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Mission

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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