Weekend Outings
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.
Wednesday Hikes for Seniors
The Godnick Adult Center sponsors a series of hikes at a less strenuous pace for adults and older adults. Hikes typically cover 2-4 miles, involve limited to moderate elevation gain, and try to avoid treacherous footing.
Participants should bring water, lunch and bug spray. Hikers are encouraged to wear sturdy footwear, long sleeves/pants(to protect against ticks), and be prepared for Vermont weather.
Meet at 9 a.m. at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer Street to carpool. We return in the early to mid-afternoon. For further details, call the hike leader listed on the schedule. All are welcome. NOTE: Hikes are subject to change due to weather and/or trail conditions. (…..and please, no dogs.)
Mount St. Catherine
Lake St. Catherine 3034 VT-30, , VT, Poultney, VT, United StatesHike 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 up after. 2 miles, moderate, elevation gain 577 ft. Call leader for meeting place and time
Tamarack Notch to McLaughlin Falls
Mendon, VT Mendon, United StatesWe’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 to the falls. Approximately 3 miles, moderate, with one steep pitch. We’ll be spotting cars, drivers may request masks for the ride. Call leader for…
Slate Valley Trails
Venture into the woods on an easy-moderate 3-mile walk. We’ll be searching out wildflowers: the last of the spring ephemerals as they exit and turn over the stage to early summer blooms.
National Trails Day – Upper Elevation Work Party
Killington, VT Killington, VT, United StatesOutdoor enthusiasts all over the country will be out sprucing up the trails for the summer hiking season. Come lend a hand as we clear brush and water bars, paint blazes and cut blowdowns on the upper-elevation stretches of the Long Trail. Bring work gloves, sturdy shoes, lunch, water and bug spray, tools will be…
Beane Trail to Birch Glen Camp & Molly Stark Balcony
Starksboro, VT Starksboro, VT, United StatesGreat for those working on Side-to-Side certification. The Beane Trail is an easy climb through an old sugaring area to Birch Glen Camp, a log-cabin-style shelter. We will then follow the Long Trail south with some steep climbing to Molly Stark Balcony and return the same way. 6 miles, moderate. Call leader for meeting place…
Texas Falls & Robert Frost Interpretive Trail
Texas Falls is a 1.2-mile hike through the woods, near waterfalls. Narrow path, slight elevation, rocks and tree roots. The Robert Frost Interpretive Trail is a .9-mile loop, on the boardwalk through woods and a field.
Green Mountain Club Annual Meeting
Green Mountain Club Headquarters 4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road, Waterbury Center, VT, United StatesHeld this year at club headquarters, it’s a great opportunity to meet staff members and folks from the other sections, get updates on GMC’s activities and projects around the state, and join in on some hikes after the business meeting. For information on registration, lodging, meals and additional activities, see your summer Long Trail News…
Cooley Glen Trail
Lincoln, VT Lincoln, VT, United StatesGreat for those working on Side-to-Side certification. 7 miles, difficult, at a moderate pace. Option to continue on to Mt. Grant if the group wants. Plan on an early start, must call leader by 5 p.m. Friday to sign up. Masks may be required for carpooling.
Jockey Hill
Shrewsbury, VT Shrewsbury, VT, United StatesRain Date: Sunday June 30 We’ll park where the Clement Shelter Rd. leaves the Gilman Rd. and follow the Clement Shelter Rd. to its end at a long- abandoned farm north of the shelter, then follow a wood road north around Jockey Hill to the Tin Shanty Rd. and end at the CCC Road to…
Pico Loop
Killington, VT Killington, VT, United StatesRain Date: Sunday July 7th Hike with us up Pico via the Long Trail from Route 4, then make a loop of it by descending via the Sherburne Pass Trail and visiting Deer’s Leap across the road before finishing the hike through Maine Junction. 10 miles, difficult, with a 2500-ft. total elevation gain. Please give…
Blue Ridge Bushwhack
Mendon, VT Mendon, United StatesWe’ll start with a strenuous hike up Blue Ridge Mountain via the Canty Trail, then bushwhack down the other side to Lefferts Pond. 5 miles, difficult, but quite an adventure!
See the Godnick Adult Center newsletter on their website for the rest of the summer hike schedule. Also find information there about the Understanding the Woods hikes offered on the second Thursday of the month, 9:30–10:30, at Pine Hill Park, Oak Street Ext. Join Sharon Shea for a monthly exploration of our relationship to our woodlands. During the hike Sharon will moderate discussion about the ecological history of our woodlands and their continuing importance in our lives. Participants will be encouraged to engage and contribute throughout the hike.
By participating community members will gain some physical activity, social interaction and knowledge of the natural environment within the park. The next date will be June 13. Registration is required for the Understanding the Woods series, free, suggested donation $5.