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February 9, 2018 by Kristin McLane Leave a Comment

Your Stick Season Hike Recommendations

November 14, 2025

We asked and you answered! Our Long Trail hiking community on Instagram and Facebook replied to the question: What stick season hikes do you recommend? What do you like most about hiking this time of year? Overall, those who shared agreed that the peacefulness of quieter trails, clearer views of … 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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Waterbury Center, Vermont 05677
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The Green Mountain Club Visitor Center on Route 100 in Waterbury Center will be closed Saturday, December 20, 2025 through Friday, January 2, 2026. View our winter hours and plan your next visit here.

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$25 — covers the cost of a first aid kit for our field staff
$50 — covers the cost of Visitor Center Staff time to lead a two-hour community workshop
$100 — covers the cost of standard personal protective equipment for a trail crew member
$250 — covers the cost of a tool kit to lend to trail adopters
$500 — covers the cost of a training day for a new volunteer
$1,000—covers the cost of a one day of trail work by a qualified trail crew