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    Samara Anderson hugs the Journey's End monument after completing her Long Trail End to End.

    Be Well: How Hiking Can Improve Our Mental Health

    December 23, 2025

    A version of this article appeared in the Winter 2025 Long Trail News. This extended version also includes footnotes and sources. As a child on the family farm in Minnesota, I loved spending time in nature. But like many folks I know, I lost my connection to the outdoors as I grew up and took on … 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
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    GMC Visitor Center Hours

     The Green Mountain Club Visitor Center on Route 100 in Waterbury Center will be closed Saturday, December 20, 2025 through Friday, January 2, 2026. View our winter hours and plan your next visit here.

    Your gift today helps protect the trails for tomorrow!

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    $25 — covers the cost of a first aid kit for our field staff
    $50
    — covers the cost of Visitor Center Staff time to lead a two-hour community workshop
    $100
    — covers the cost of standard personal protective equipment for a trail crew member
    $250
    — covers the cost of a tool kit to lend to trail adopters
    $500
    — covers the cost of a training day for a new volunteer
    $1,000
    —covers the cost of a one day of trail work by a qualified trail crew