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New GMC Historical Marker Celebrates Club’s Founding

December 2, 2021 by Chloe Miller 2 Comments

group with historical marker

The first flurries of winter floated around a gathering of 30 or so loyal GMC-ers in Burlington to unveil the state’s newest roadside historical marker commemorating the founding of the […]

Filed Under: History, News, People

No Trail Name, No Problem

July 1, 2021 by Guest Author 4 Comments

Tom McKone thruhiking from Springer Mountain, GA

This article previously appeared in the Summer 2021 Long Trail News under the title “No Trail Name, No Problem: Thru-Hiking 50 Years Ago.” It is written by avid hiker and […]

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88 Side Trails in Less Than a Week

April 1, 2021 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

A side-to-side trail, the Lye Brook Trail waterway and shoreline

This article was written by Nigel Bates. It previously appeared in the Winter 2020 Long Trail News under the title “Side-to-Side in Less Than a Week.” In July I set […]

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110 Years of Women’s History on the Long Trail

March 8, 2021 by Chloe Miller 2 Comments

three musketeers

March is Women’s History Month in the U.S., which has been recognized by presidential proclamation since 1987, and here at the Green Mountain Club, we want to spend the month […]

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The First Women Thru-Hikers of the Long Trail: The Three Musketeers

March 4, 2021 by Guest Author 5 Comments

This article about the first women thru-hikers of the Long Trail first appeared in the Fall 2008 Long Trail News under the headline “Without Male Escort or Arms: The Three […]

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Your Stick Season Hike Recommendations

November 14, 2025

We asked and you answered! Our Long Trail hiking community on Instagram and Facebook replied to the question: What stick season hikes do you recommend? What do you like most about hiking this time of year? Overall, those who shared agreed that the peacefulness of quieter trails, clearer views of … 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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