Green Mountain Club - Killington Section

Kent Pond Loop, Killington
2023-08-06 | VT
Join us for a hike on an especially scenic stretch of the Appalachian Trail, along the shore of the pond and passing by several beautiful waterfalls and huge boulders. We may catch a glimpse of the resident loon family if we’re lucky! Mostly easy to moderate, with some climbing, approximately 5 miles, with options to do less. After the hike you are welcome to stay for a swim. Vaccination recommended if you carpool.

Paddle or Hike Lowell Lake State Park, Londonderry
2023-07-08 | VT
This can be a leisurely paddle, a walk around the lake or a combination, which will be decided closer to the date. Lowell Lake offers a varied shoreline, islands (including one with picnic tables), grassy areas with picnic tables and some marshy areas. The 3.5 mile Lake Trail circles the lake using a footpath, snowmobile trail, multi-use path and town road. The trail is relatively flat, and parts can be shared with bicycles and horses. We may even get to take a swim. Dogs must be leashed in the park. Masks and vaccination required for carpooling

Cooley Glen Trail, Lincoln
2023-07-02 | VT
Great 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. Early start, must call the leader by 12 noon the day before to sign up. Vaccination recommended for carpool.

Farr Peak, Chittenden
2023-06-24 | VT
We’ll hike up the ridge on a snowmobile trail, then along the Long Trail for a bit, bushwhacking the final 1⁄2 mile to the summit for a view to the east. 5 miles, difficult, 1300 feet total elevation gain. Vaccination recommended for carpooling.

Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park, Hubbardton
2023-06-18 | VT
Mt Zion Major, Mt. Zion Minor and Moot Point, a Japanese garden, pretty woods and good views. 2 miles, moderate, with 300’ total climb. Dogs are welcome but must be leashed in the park. Covid vaccination strongly recommended.

Green Mountain Club Annual meeting, Craftsbury
2023-06-17 | VT
Held this year at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center and sponsored by the Laraway, Sterling and Northern Frontier sections, it’s a great opportunity to meet 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 and additional activities, see your Long Trail News or visit greenmountainclub.org/annual-meeting.

Old Job Trail to Griffith Lake, Mount Tabor
2023-06-11 | VT
Great for those working on Side-to-Side certification. 7 miles, moderate. Vaccination recommended for carpool.

Upper Elevation Work Day, Killington
2023-06-03 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Killington, VT, Killington, VT, United States
Join us as we ready the Long/Appalachian Trail for the summer hiking season. We’ll clear brush and water bars, paint blazes and cut blowdowns on the upper elevation stretches of trail. Bring work gloves, sturdy shoes, lunch, water and bug spray, tools will be provided.

WALLINGFORD POND, Mt. Holly
2023-05-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Wallingford, VT, Wallingford, VT, United States
Wallingford Pond from the East. 4 miles, 300′ climb. Easy, but wear water-resistant shoes in case spring mud puddles persist. We’ll hike east from the end of the driveable part of Beaver Meadow Rd. in Mt. Holly, pass the remains of several farms on old roads, and reach the east shore of the east part of Wallingford Pond on an ATV track. We can finish off with a quarter mile hike up to a fine easterly view. Bring lunch and, so that you don’t turn into lunch yourself, bring bug repellant.

Full COVID vaccination, including boosters recommended by the CDC required

WILDFLOWER WALK
2023-05-13 08:00 - 17:00 | VT
An easy-to-moderate hike to admire the woodland flowers of spring. Mother Nature is fickle, so the location will be determined by how the season advances. If spring is very late this year an alternate date may be needed. Spring is also a great time to spot birds, so bring binoculars if you wish. Vaccination recommended for carpooling.

LOW ELEVATION LONG TRAIL CLEAN-UP, Shrewsbury/Cuttingsville/Wallingford
2023-05-06 08:00 - 17:00 | VT
Join us for our annual day of clean-up and maintenance, preparing the trail for the hiking season. We will clear waterbars, trim brush and cut blowdowns on the lower-elevation stretches. Bring work gloves, sturdy shoes and lunch, tools will be provided.

TUCKER JOHNSON SHELTER, Killington
2023-04-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Killington, VT, Killington, VT, United States
We’ll follow the Long/Appalachian Trail north from Route 4, climbing steadily to Maine Junction, then take the Long Trail to the shelter. (If the trail is muddy, an alternate destination may be chosen.) 3 miles, moderate, with some steep climbing. Vaccination recommended for carpooling.

KILLINGTON SECTION ANNUAL MEETING, 1 p.m., Godnick Center, Deer St., Rutland
2023-04-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Godnick Center, Deer Street, Rutland, VT, 05701, United States
All are welcome to join us for a short business meeting and election of officers, followed by snacks and socializing out in the yard. It’s a great way to meet folks who share an interest in outdoor recreation, and learn about our work protecting and maintaining Vermont’s Long Trail. Vaccination recommended. Bring snacks to share if you like.

MUD SEASON MAPLE MEANDER, East Poultney
2023-03-25 08:00 - 17:00 | East Poultney, VT, East Poultney, VT, United States
Please join us for a walk near a local sugarhouse that will include part dirt road with an historic cemetery and old school-house, hemlocks, hardwoods, & cows, and part off-road hiking or snowshoeing (if Mother Nature cooperates). Spikes & hiking sticks may be useful if the back roads are still icy, 2 – 4 miles. We will be closest to Green’s Sugar House (located on Finel Hollow Rd.), where they traditionally have sugar-on-snow, maple cotton candy, dressings, spices, and more.

Mahar’s is not far away with maple cream, maple cream covered pecans, walnuts, and peanuts, and Marshalls & Verlaskas are also nearby so you can buy a pint or two at each place and compare! See how the liquid gold is made! Vaccination ncluding boosters recommended, and required for carpooling as of publication date, check with leader for updated covid protocol.

LOST POND TRAIL, Pharoah Lake Wilderness Area, Chilson, NY
2023-03-19 | Chilson, NY, Chilson, NY, United States
The trail starts at Putnam Pond Campground and ascends gradually to Lost Pond. We will then hike the one-mile loop around the pond and return the way we came. The loop around the pond has some moderately steep, rocky sections at the far end. Total distance 4 miles, moderate, micro-spikes or snowshoes may be needed. Vaccination required for carpooling.

CADWELL TRAIL, Pittsford
2023-02-11 | Pittsford, VT, Pittsford, VT, United States
Snowshoe or ski along Otter Creek, where we may see otter tracks and slides. 2.5 miles easy to moderate, and if it’s too nice a day to go home, we have the option to add another nearby trail. Vaccination recommended for carpooling.

HOT DOG ROAST, Lake St. Catherine State Park, Poultney
2023-02-04 | Lake St. Catherine, 3034 VT-30, , VT, Poultney, VT, 05764, United States
We’re reviving a Killington Section mid-winter tradition! Bring hot dogs or whatever you’d like to roast over the fire, and snowshoes or spikes for a short hike. Vaccination recommended for carpooling.

SPRUCE PEAK, Manchester
2023-01-22 | Mancheter, VT, Manchester, VT, United States
We’ll head south on the Long Trail, ascending the ridge and with a short, steep scramble at the end to reach a scenic view. Snowshoes and/or traction devices will be needed depending on conditions. 4.8 miles, moderate with some steep bits. Vaccination recommended for carpooling.

CHAPMAN FARM SITE & CEMETERY, West Haven
2023-01-14 | Galick Farm, West Haven, VT, United States
Depending on the weather, we will hike, snowshoe or ski from the Nature Conservancy Buckner Preserve trailhead at the Galick Farm across used and unused farm fields and through a little woods to a farm site overlooking Lake Champlain. We’ll walk down to a little cemetery near the shore, where some of the Chapmans are buried. It was rediscovered in a honeysuckle thicket by the preserve caretakers a couple years ago and restored by the Vt. Old Cemeteries Association in 2021. 4 miles round trip, with a total 400’ climb. If you want to carpool, please have your covid vaccines up to date.

SLATE VALLEY TRAILS, Poultney
2022-12-04 | VT
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 | VT
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 | VT
rain date: Sunday
An easy-to-moderate 2 ½ mile hike ending with a panoramic view. Vaccination required.

LONG TRAIL DAY
2022-09-10 | VT
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.
