Green Mountain Club - Killington Section

SLATE VALLEY TRAILS, Poultney
2022-12-04
Bring snowshoes or skis if it snows, hiking boots if it doesn’t, to explore this varied and beautiful network of trails. Options include woods, a pond or a scenic view, leader will decide based on weather and trail conditions. Vaccination required. 5-6 miles, moderate.

SLATE HISTORY TRAIL, Bomoseen
2022-11-19 | West Castleton Slate Company, 22 Cedar Mountain Rd, Fair Haven, VT, United States
A safe, easy walk for hunting season to explore the abandoned village of the West Castleton Slate Company. We’ll poke around the ruins of the dam and the 1868 slate mill, then take a scenic walk along the lake shore to a quarry site, returning for lunch by the lake at the State Park. 2 miles, easy. Vaccination required.

EMERALD LAKE VISTA TRAIL, Dorset
2022-11-12 | Emerald Lake, 65 Emerald Lake Lane, East Dorset, VT, United States
Views west to the Taconics, old stone walls and a beautiful stand of evergreens. 2.4 miles, moderate, total climb 500 ft. Full COVID vaccination, including boosters recommended by the CDC required.

“PUT THE TRAIL TO BED” WORK PARTY
2022-11-05
Join us for our last-of-the-season work day. Bring lunch, sturdy shoes and work gloves, tools will be provided.

HOGBACK MOUNTAIN, Goshen
2022-10-08 09:00 - 12:00 UTC
rain date: Sunday
An easy-to-moderate 2 ½ mile hike ending with a panoramic view. Vaccination required.

LONG TRAIL DAY
2022-09-10
Join GMC members, staff and section volunteers for a day of hiking trails all over Vermont. More details are available at greenmountainclub.org/longtrailday.
Here in our area, volunteers will be handing out snacks and drinks to backpackers at the Rt. 140 crossing, contact Wayne Krevetski if you’d like to participate in a little “trail magic.”
Herb Ogden will lead a hike starting at Rt. 4 and heading south on the Long Trail to Pico, then descending via the Sherburne Pass Trail. It’s a strenuous 7 miles, with some rewarding views. Full COVID vaccination, including boosters recommended by the CDC, required for the hike.
