Bring drinking water and a lunch. Wear sturdy footwear, dress appropriately for the weather and be prepared for weather changes. Distances are round trip and are approximate, as are elevation gains.  Hike leader has discretion to refuse anyone who is not adequately prepared. Proof of vaccination may be required. Call the hike leader for meeting place and time, and if you reserve a space and are unable to go, please let the leader know ASAP so that someone else can take your place. If you are sick or have any symptoms, please stay home and join us next time.

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Mystery Hike

Poultney, VT Poultney, VT, United States

Weather and conditions will determine our destination – if the snow is deep enough it will be a moderate snowshoe through some lovely forest. If muddy, a walk on one…

Lye Brook Falls

Mancheter, VT Manchester, VT, United States

On old railroad grades and woods roads, the trail travels up a steady gradual slope to Lye Brook Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in Vermont. Snowshoes or micro spikes…

Killington Section Annual Meeting

Rutland Free Library 10 Court Street, Rutland, United States

All are welcome to join us for a short business meeting and election of officers, snacks and socializing. It’s a great way to meet folks who share an interest in…

Lowell Lake State Park

Londonderry Londonderry, VT, United States

We’ll hike a 3.5 mile, mostly flat trail around the lake, past a Revolutionary War-era cemetery, through stands of large white pines, with scenic views of the lake and wetlands.…

Emerald Lake Vista Trail

Emerald Lake 65 Emerald Lake Lane, East Dorset, VT, United States

Views west to the Taconics, a big vernal pool, old stone walls and a beautiful stand of evergreens in the Emerald Lake State Forest. 2.4 miles, moderate, total climb 500…

Low-Elevation Long Trail Clean-up

Shrewsbury, Cuttingsville, Wallingford Join us for our annual day of clean-up and maintenance, preparing the Long Trail for the hiking season. We will clear waterbars, trim brush and cut blowdowns…

Mount St. Catherine

Lake St. Catherine 3034 VT-30, , VT, Poultney, VT, United States

Hike the Lewis Deane Preserve loop to the top of Mount St. Catherine for views of the lake and Taconic ridge. The Preserve requires that dogs be leashed and cleaned…

Tamarack Notch to McLaughlin Falls

Mendon, VT Mendon, United States

We’ll hike a wood road from the site of a campground built in the 1930s by the CCC, pausing to read interpretive signs, past a small family cemetery and down…