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Shelter Report

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  • Select where your shelter is located, and a drop down will appear. Within the dropdown, the shelters are organized from south to north. Scroll to find your assigned shelter, then continue to fill out your report. If you adopt two shelters, such as Griffith Lake Tenting Area and Peru Peak Shelter, please complete a separate trail report.
  • Please select the shelter/site you worked on.
  • Please select the shelter/site you worked on.
  • Please select the shelter/site you worked on.
  • Hours:


  • This is the round trip time driving to and from the trailhead and the time you spent hiking to or from your shelter. Please round to the nearest quarter. 2hours 15minutes is equal to 2.25 hours, 2hours 30 minutes is equal to 2.5 hours, etc..
  • This is the total amount of time you spent working at your shelter. Please round to the nearest quarter. 2hours 15minutes is equal to 2.25 hours, 2hours 30 minutes is equal to 2.5 hours, etc..
  • Shelter/Tent Platform Work Completed


  • Privy Checklist


  • Please describe the condition of the stain/paint on the exterior of the privy.
  • Inside of privies there should be two signs on waterproof paper: Leave No Trace; Instructions on Privy Type. Are these present?
  • Estimate how much space is left between the top of the crib and the top of the waste pile if it were flattened out. It is important that you measure only to the top of the crib structure and not to the height of the toilet seat.
  • 1/4 bale, 1/2 bale, 3/4 bale, etc....
  • Scan the privy exterior for rot, failed chicken wire, external trash, broken door handle, exterior holes, broken lid to resting side, etc....
  • Signs


  • A Site Map is a local map of the shelter, privy, access trails, the Long Trail, tenting area/platform, water source, etc....
  • Log/Register that lives at the shelter. Should be in a storage box on the shelter wall or in a gallon ziploc bag. Logs are typically composition-style notebooks.
  • GMC's Leave No Trace on Waterproof Paper should be stapled to an interior wall in the shelter.
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  • Directional signs are those that give directions of trail, to shelter, to road crossing, etc... Directional signs may have mileage, trail names, etc...
  • Additional Information


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      Please take pictures of your shelters and privies from multiple angles!

    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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