The Green Mountain Club has 14 regionally-based chapters that maintain specific areas of the Long Trail and its side trails, the Appalachian Trail in Vermont, and Northeast Kingdom Trails. Sections and their members and volunteers are an integral part of the work the Green Mountain Club does to maintain and protect the Long Trail System.
To join a section:
Fill out GMC’s online membership form. Select your section of choice from the “Choose a Membership Section” dropdown menu.
If you wish to switch your section affiliation, contact us at anytime.
Benefits of joining a section:
- Connect with other Club members in your region
- Enjoy year-round opportunities to recreate locally with adventure-minded folks
- Learn about trail maintenance and work with your Section to upkeep trails in your area
- Receive newsletters and an outing schedule from your Section
You do not have to be a member of a section in order to attend its outings. Check out the outings calendar to learn more about section events and group hikes.
Volunteer with Your Section
If you’d like to volunteer with your section, check out these resources:
Or, contact your section. Websites and emails are listed below:
Green Mountain Club Sections
Bennington Section
- Location: Bennington area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Harmon Hill to Glastenbury Mountain
- More information: benningtongmc.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Brattleboro Section
- Location: Brattleboro area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Winhall River to VT 11/30
- More information: brattleborogmc.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Bread Loaf Section
- Location: Middlebury area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Sucker Brook Shelter to Emily Proctor Shelter
- More information: gmcbreadloaf.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Burlington Section
- Location: Burlington area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Winooski River Footbridge to Smugglers’ Notch
- More information: gmcburlington.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Connecticut Section
- Location: Central Connecticut area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Glastenbury Mountain to Stratton-Arlington Rd.
- More information: conngmc.com
- Contact: [email protected]
Killington Section
- Location: Rutland area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: VT 140 to Maine Junction
- More information: gmckillington.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Laraway Section
- Location: St. Albans/Enosburg area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Lamoille River to VT 118
- More information: gmclaraway.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Manchester Section
- Location: Manchester area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: VT 11/30 to Griffith Lake
- More information: gmc-manchester.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Montpelier Section
- Location: Montpelier area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Camel’s Hump to Winooski River Footbridge and Smugglers’ Notch to Chilcoot Pass
- More information: gmcmontpelier.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Northeast Kingdom Section
- Location: Lyndonville area
- Maintenance: Trails on Bald, Hor, Moose, Burke, Haystack, Middle, and Wheeler Mountains, Gnome Stairs and Unknown Pond trails, and GMC’s Wheeler Pond Camps
- More information: nekgmc.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Northern Frontier Section
- Location: Montgomery area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Hazen’s Notch to Canada
- More information: gmcnorthernfrontier.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Sterling Section
- Location: Morrisville/Stowe area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Chilcoot Pass to Lamoille River
- More information: gmcsterling.org
- Contact: [email protected]
Upper Valley Ottauquechee Section
- Location: Woodstock, VT/Hanover, NH, area
- Maintenance: Appalachian Trail: Maine Junction to NH border
- More information: December 2022 Newsletter
- Contact: [email protected]
Worcester Section
- Location: Worcester, MA, area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Stratton-Arlington Rd. to Winhall River, and Cedar Meadow Pond Camp
- More information: gmcwoo.org
- Contact: [email protected]
GMC Section Trail Maintenance
Both volunteers and paid trail crews maintain GMC trails. While pros handle big projects like building bridges, shelters, or new trails, volunteers perform seasonal maintenance such as cleaning the trail before and after winter, clearing felled trees, trimming overgrowth vegetation, painting blazes and signs, and improving drainage. Volunteers also inspect shelters and tent sites, make minor repairs, report major problems, clean fire rings, and remove trash.
Volunteer responsibilities are assigned to our fourteen sections (shown in yellow on the map below) and individual adopters (shown in orange). Every section hosts trail maintenance outings each spring and fall, and often have work parties during the hiking season as well, depending on whether they have other projects planned for the year.
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