The Green Mountain Club has 14 regionally-based chapters that maintain specific areas of the Long Trail, 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.
Joining a Green Mountain Club section is a way to meet other club members in your region, enjoy local outings, and work with other section members on trail maintenance in your area. As a section member, you will receive outing schedules and newsletters from your section to keep you up-to-date on section news. Most sections have a year-round program of outings and social events. You do not have to be a member of a section in order to attend its outings. Any member can join or switch section affiliations at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
You can look at our outings calendar to learn more about section events and group hikes.
Green Mountain Club Sections
Bennington Section
- Location: Bennington area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Harmon Hill to Glastenbury Mountain
- More information: meetup.com/gmcbennington
Brattleboro Section
- Location: Brattleboro area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Winhall River to VT 11/30
- More information: brattleborogmc.com
Bread Loaf Section
- Location: Middlebury area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Sucker Brook Shelter to Emily Proctor Shelter
- More information: gmcbreadloaf.org
Burlington Section
- Location: Burlington area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Winooski River Footbridge to Smugglers’ Notch
- More information: gmcburlington.org
Connecticut Section
- Location: Central Connecticut area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Glastenbury Mountain to Stratton-Arlington Rd.
- More information: conngmc.com
Killington Section
- Location: Rutland area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: VT 140 to Maine Junction
- More information: gmckillington.org
Laraway Section
- Location: St. Albans/Enosburg area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Lamoille River to VT 118
- More information: gmclaraway.org
Manchester Section
- Location: Manchester area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: VT 11/30 to Mad Tom Notch
- More information: gmc-manchester.org
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
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
Northern Frontier Section
- Location: Montgomery area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Hazen’s Notch to Canada
- More information: gmcnorthernfrontier.org
Ottauquechee Section
- Location: Woodstock, VT/Hanover, NH, area
- Maintenance: Appalachian Trail: Maine Junction to NH border
- More information: gmc-o-section.org
Sterling Section
- Location: Morrisville/Stowe area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Chilcoot Pass to Lamoille River
- More information: gmcsterling.org
Worcester Section
- Location: Worcester, MA, area
- Maintenance: Long Trail: Stratton-Arlington Rd. to Winhall River, and Cedar Pond Camp
- More information: Membership Chair: Sandra Snow, [email protected]
