Green Mountain Club

Maintaining & Protecting Vermont's Long Trail Since 1910

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Trail Systems

Welcome to Vermont’s iconic hiking trails! Find everything you need to know the trail systems managed by GMC, including the Long Trail, its side trails, the Appalachian Trail in Vermont, and the Northeast Kingdom Trails. Email us at [email protected] for more information.

The Long Trail on a foggy day
The Long Trail over Camel’s Hump. Photo by: Amanda Churchill
The Long Trail
The 272-mile Long Trail follows the main ridge of the Green Mountains from the Massachusetts-Vermont line to the Canadian border, and inspired its larger cousin, the Appalachian Trail.

    • End-to-Ender Certification
    • Thru-Hiking the Long Trail
    • Overnight Sites
    • Group Hiking

Stratton Pond and signage
Stratton Pond. Photo by: Kelsey Carbonell
The Appalachian Trail
in Vermont

The 2,2200-mile Appalachian Trail coincides with the Long Trail for about 100 miles as it enters Vermont. The shared trail traverses southern Vermont, across notable peaks such as Stratton and Bromley.

    • Appalachian National Scenic Trail
    • Appalachian Trail Conservancy

NEK Trail Systems in fall
Wheeler Pond Camp in Northeast Kingdom. Photo by: Megan Duni
The Kingdom Heritage Trails
The Kingdom Heritage Trails connect footrails on Bluff Mountain in Island Pond, Gore Mountain in Avery’s Gore, and the Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge in Brunswick. It includes the Bluff Ridge trails and hiking trails through Mt. Pisgah, Mt. Hor, Haystack Mountain, Bluff Mountain, Bald Mountain, and Moose Mountain.

The Rock Garden Trail is one of the 88 side trails.
The Rock Garden Trail is one of the 88 side trails. Photo by: Amy Potter
LT Side Trails
The Long Trail system includes 88 side trails — marked by blue blazes. The side trails total 166.1 miles.

    • Side Trails & Certification

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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