Alert Category: Trail Changes and Closures

  • Taft Lodge Closure September 8 – end of October

    Hikers and backpackers should be advised that Taft Lodge, on Mount Mansfield, will be closed for repairs beginning September 8. GMC technicians will be replacing rotting sill logs on the 105-year-old structure, the oldest, largest, and second-highest overnight site on the Long Trail.   There is no tenting or hammocking permitted outside Taft Lodge or anywhere above 2,500’, which includes much of the Mount…

  • Now Open: Peru Peak Bridge on LT/AT Mile 64.5

    GMC crews have completed installing a new bridge just north of Peru Peak Shelter.

  • Homer Stone Brook Bridge Closure on LT/AT mile 75.5

    Hikers should be advised that as of 5/19/26, the bridge over Homer Stone Brook on the Long Trail/Appalachian Trail just north of Little Rock Pond will be removed/closed and hikers should ford the stream using a rock hop just to the right/east of the existing bridge site. GMC crews will be replacing the bridge, which…

  • Temporary Reroute: LT through Winooski Farm Fields

    A temporary reroute is in place for LT through farm fields between the Winooski Footbridge and Honey Hollow Road/Preston Brook, to avoid electric fencing issues. Please use Duxbury Road (open to pedestrians and one lane of vehicle traffic) from the Winooski Footbridge to roughly Honey Hollow Road/Preston Brook crossing. (0.7 mi total). Northbound hikers: Just before Preston Brook, turn left to take…

  • Long Trail Relocation at Prospect Rock, Johnson

    The Long Trail at Prospect Rock, Johnson, has been relocated to avoid the cliff area. The new permanent route of the LT uses the relocation that is in effect annually when the cliff is closed for nesting peregrine falcons. Prospect Rock, when open, can now be reached via a short spur trail to the north.…

  • Lake Mansfield Trail Bridge Closed

    Due to structural concerns, the bridge on the Lake Mansfield Trail closed (as of 8/23/24). The trail remains open, and hikers will have to ford the stream until the bridge is replaced. In times of high water it may be a hazardous crossing. At this time, there is no timeline on the bridge’s replacement.

  • Glastenbury Fire Tower Remains Closed.

    Please do not climb or otherwise use the Glastenbury fire tower. Green Mountain National Forest is in the process of securing funding to repair the tower.