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Long Trail Side-to-Side Certification Application

You will need to download and fill out the Long Trail Side-to-Side Trail Tracker document to upload with this application.

Name(Required)

First Last

Trail Name

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Email(Required)

Phone

GMC Member:(Required)

Yes

If Yes, At Large or Section?

Age (at hike finish)

Gender

Side Trails Start Date:(Required)

Completion Date of All Side Trails:(Required)

May we quote your summary for publications and website?(Required)

Yes

Was this your first Side-to-Side Challenge?(Required)

Yes

What was your most memorable experience while completing the Side-to-Side Challenge?(Required)

What was your favorite side trail?(Required)

What does completing the side-to-side challenge mean to you?

Your Side-to-Side Trail Tracker(Required)

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, odt, Max. file size: 50 MB, Max. files: 5.

Please download and fill out the document linked at the top of this page to show that you’ve hiked all the side trails.

Share your photos with us!

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Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf, Max. file size: 15 MB, Max. files: 5.

Sharing photos is a great way to support the work of the Green Mountain Club. Submitters grant GMC a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to display, distribute, and reproduce the entries, in whole or in part, for any GMC purpose, including, but not limited to, GMC publications, merchandise, and website. Any photograph reproduced in GMC publications will include a photographer credit. GMC will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.

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