Category: News
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2026 GMC Photo Contest Winning Photos and Other Entries
Thank you to everyone who entered the 2026 GMC photo contest! This year, over 300 images were shared by the Long Trail hiking community, capturing the beauty of Vermont’s mountains, trails, and hiking community as seen through your eyes and camera lenses. View the winning photographs and a selection of other entries we just had…
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2026 Photo Contest: Vote for Hikers’ Choice
Thank you to everyone who entered the 2026 Photo Contest! We received many amazing entries this year and have loved going through all the photo submissions. All winners will be announced on Monday, September 14, but first, we need your help to select our Hiker’s Choice winner. View all the Hikers’ Choice images below and…
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Enter the 2026 GMC Photo Contest
Entries to the 2026 Green Mountain Club Photo Contest closed after August 31. Check back in for Hikers’ Choice voting, opening on Friday, September 4, and for the announcement of all contest winners on Monday, August 14. Submit your best Vermont hiking photos to the Green Mountain Club’s annual photo contest! Share how the trail…
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Memorial Day Weekend Marks the Start of Hiking Season in Vermont
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2026 CONTACT: Lily LaRegina, Communications Coordinator, , (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…
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Sounds and Stories on the Long Trail
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…
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Managing Mud Pits and Puncheon on the Long Trail
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…
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Hiking the Side-to-Side Challenge: Variety & Views
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…
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Hiking Over 60: The Trail Awaits
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 —…
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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…
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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.…