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Long Trail News

From December 1922 to April 1925, the Green Mountain Club published The Green Mountain News twice yearly to share club news and activities.  The magazine saw a title change in 1925 and morphed over time from a four-page black and white newsletter to the full-color quarterly magazine members receive today.    

Receiving the Long Trail News is a benefit of Green Mountain Club membership.  Here we provide recent past magazines for all to enjoy. (Want to enjoy this membership perk? Join today!)

The full digitized archive of both The Green Mountain News and the Long Trail News is available on the GMC Montpelier section’s website. Many thanks to Ken Hertz for his work over the years in making the historic archive accessible.

Share Your Long Trail Experience!
We encourage members and nonmembers to contribute manuscripts, photos, illustrations and story ideas. Please email Chloe Miller, Long Trail News editor, with photos, feedback, story pitches, or completed submissions, at [email protected]

Letters to the Editor
We welcome your feedback on essays in the magazine or club business in general. Email feedback to Chloe Miller, [email protected]. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.

Copy
Writers—amateur and professional, young and young at heart—are encouraged to submit articles or pitches relating to Vermont hiking and natural history. GMC reserves editorial discretion. Email Chloe Miller, [email protected]. Due to volume of submissions received, we can not reply to all submissions.

Photographs
Have you captured a stunning long-range mountain view, wildlife in its natural habitat, or hikers simply enjoying the trail?  High resolution (300 dpi minimum) digital images depicting life on the Long Trail, Vermont Appalachian Trail, and Northeast Kingdom Trails are always desirable.

Advertising
As of 2020, we no longer include print advertisements in the Long Trail News. For information on sharing your business with GMC’s 10,000-member base, please explore our business memberships option.

For More Information:
Email:  [email protected].
Email: Chloe Miller, [email protected]

 

Sounds and Stories on the Long Trail

April 20, 2026

This is a guest post by Tess "Storyteller" Rowan, LT Class of 2025, who has produced an audio documentary of her experience on the trail called "Field Notes: A Long Trail Odyssey." “I wish the world were more like the trail.” These words from a hiker on the Long Trail have stuck with me since we … 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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Mud Season is Here — Protect the Trails

See current trail closures by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (VTFPR) on state land as conditions change, available on TrailFinder, and avoid muddy trails, follow any seasonal trail or road closures, and help protect the treadway and vegetation during mud season.