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Be Well: How Hiking Can Improve Our Mental Health

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...]

Field Season on Film

This article was written by assistant trail crew lead Jivana Esposito and appeared first in the Fall 2025 Long Trail News. As I dive deeper into the trail world, I find myself extremely inspired by archival pictures of trail crews in the early 20th century, when film photography was just … [Read More...]

How to Hike the VT 5

The new year is the perfect time to set goals for the year ahead, and one of our favorite is hiking goals! If you're looking for a challenge to get you outside and up in the mountains, the Vermont 5 is a great new year goal. It involves summiting all five of Vermont’s 4,000-foot peaks. GMC’s Visitor … [Read More...]

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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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