Green Mountain Club

Maintaining & Protecting Vermont's Long Trail Since 1910

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Big Branch Shelter Tenting Area

We strongly recommend current editions of The Long Trail Guide, The End-to-Ender’s Guide, and the Long Trail waterproof map for your hike.

Use the Group Notification System to see when other groups are using this shelter and to let others know when you plan to use it.

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Fee: None
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Hike the Short Trail

December 12, 2019

Parts of this description were excerpted from "The Short Trail: A Footpath Through History" with text and editing by Matt Larson, Julia Grand-Doucet, and Susan Shea. A hike on the Long Trail can sound intimidating to some people, but the Short Trail might be the perfect introduction for those … 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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4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road
Waterbury Center, Vermont 05677
802.244.7037 | 802.244.5867 fax | Email GMC

Visitor Center Winter Hours:
Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm
Except Tuesday, 11am to 4pm


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