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Submit your best Vermont hiking photos to the Green Mountain Club’s annual photo contest! Share how the trail has inspired, challenged, and awed you. Show us the people and pets you love to hike with, the details in the flora and fauna you’ve noticed as you connect with nature, the views that wow you, and The post Enter the 2026 GMC Photo Contest appeared first on Green Mountain Club .
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2026 CONTACT: Lily LaRegina, Communications Coordinator, llaregina@greenmountainclub.org, (802) 241-8215 Memorial Day Weekend Marks the Start of Hiking Season in Vermont Waterbury Center, Vermont – This Friday, May 22 officially kicks off Vermont’s hiking season after the seasonal mud season break. The Green Mountain Club, which manages and maintains 500 miles The…
This article appears in the Summer 2023 Long Trail News and was adapted from a presentation by Vermont Search and Rescue Coordinator Drew Clymer. Most of us know and follow routine hiking safety procedures. We understand the importance of hiking in groups rather than alone, and leaving our plans with someone at home, so they The post Ready for Rescue: Essential Tips for Outdoor Safety appeared…
This is a guest post by Tess “Storyteller” Rowan, LT Class of 2025, who has produced an audio documentary of her experience on the trail called “Field Notes: A Long Trail Odyssey.” “I wish the world were more like the trail.” These words from a hiker on the Long Trail have stuck with me since The post Sounds and Stories on the Long Trail appeared first on Green Mountain Club .
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2026 CONTACT: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager at Green Mountain Club cmiller@greenmountainclub.org, 802-241-8234 PROTECT THE TRAILS DURING VERMONT’S SPRING MUD SEASON Waterbury Center, Vermont – As spring arrives and snow melts, Vermont’s mountains and trails are quickly transitioning to mud season. The Green Mountain Club encourages trail users to avoid muddy…
If you’ve hiked on the Long Trail (LT), you’re probably familiar with some of its notorious mud pits that require wide, precarious steps over a few random logs that dot the surface of the mud puddle or sacrificing your mostly dry socks to tread directly through the ankle-deep sludge. Mud management is part of the The post Managing Mud Pits and Puncheon on the Long Trail appeared first on Green…
If you’re looking for some new-to-you trails and to discover little-visited corners of Vermont, the Long Trail (LT) Side-to-Side challenge might be perfect for you.A cousin of the End-to-End hiking challenge, the Side-to-Side Challenge was born in 2006 after years of hikers informally taking it on. Hiking the Vermont Side-to-Side challenge is a great way The post Hiking the Side-to-Side Challenge:…
This article first appeared in the Winter 2025 Long Trail News and was written by Chloe Miller and Philip Werner. Age might change how we hike, but it doesn’t have to stop us from doing it. Many people start in their 60s, 70s, or even later. Hiking connects you to the world around you — The post Hiking Over 60: The Trail Awaits appeared first on Green Mountain Club .
You don’t have to hike up a mountain to enjoy the trails and the winter scenery. Strap on a pair of snowshoes and explore one of these recommended walks! Don’t have snowshoes? Check out this list from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation of where you can borrow a pair (for free!) The The post Snowshoe Hikes for Beginners appeared first on Green Mountain Club .
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 The post Be Well: How Hiking Can Improve Our Mental Health appeared first on Green Mountain Club .
