4 miles. 600 ft elevation gain. Moderate. Join Bob Popp, Vermont State Botanist for 33 years, for a hike on Irish Hill Trail in Berlin. We will not be hiking to the top of Irish Hill, but on the mountain biking trails which leave to the north from the same trailhead. (See the Red Loop...
Fall work hike on the Long Trail South from the River Road in Duxbury. The leaves have fallen and it’s time for our annual trail maintenance day on Bamforth Ridge. Come join us to give back to the trails we have enjoyed throughout the summer. No experience necessary. Families welcome. Tools, instruction, and cookies provided....
This event was originally scheduled for Dec 5.. 7 pm at the Hayes Room of the Kellogg Hubbard Library in Montpelier Future Wild: the critical importance of protecting Vermont and New England's public forests Vermont and New England as a whole have experienced profound changes over the last four hundred years: from...
Spruce Mountain, 4.3 miles round trip, 1200 ft elevation gain. We will use snowshoes or microspikes depending on conditions. Contact Leader: Steve Bailey, stevecbailey@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
3.5 miles. Hike to Taylor Lodge from Lake Mansfield. We will use snowshoes or microspikes depending upon conditions. Contact Leaders: Steve and Heather Bailey, stevecbailey@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
Easy. 5 miles. Walk around Sodom Pond, looking for signs of spring. Bring a snack/lunch and water. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein, 802-793-6313 or phyllisruby@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
Easy to Moderate. 4 +/- miles. Stranahan Forest. Walk on old woods road and trails, looking for spring flowers and exploring a beaver pond, vernal pool, cellar holes, and site of grist mill. Bring a snack/lunch and water. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein, 802-793-6313 or phyllisruby2022@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
GMC Montpelier section annual meeting. Capital City Grange, 6612 VT Route 12, Berlin (1.2 miles south of downtown Montpelier)Social hour - 5:30 P.M Potluck dinner followed by brief business meeting- 6:00 P.M. Featured presentation - 7:00 P.M. Glaciers, icebergs, penguins and more. Nancy Thomas and Dana Lawrence will share pictures and stories of their visit...
Easy. 3-4 miles. Chickering Bog. Walk on old woods road to the trail to the conserved wetland, where there is a boardwalk. Return on a different trail through rich woods, looking for spring flowers in the woods and the wetland. Bring a snack/lunch and water. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein, 802-793-6313 or phyllisruby@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
Meet at Barnes Camp at 9 AM after parking in the lot across the road. Bring water, snacks, and work gloves. Dress for hiking and getting down and dirty. No experience necessary. Tools and camaraderie provided. Contact kunkelheidi@gmail.com. Please RSVP if planning to join.
Wildflower and nature walk at Irish Hill. Led by Bob Popp, former Vermont State Botanist for 33 years, we will meet at the trailhead by Berlin Pond. This will not be a vigorous hike, but rather a leisurely look at the spring flowers and other plants with many stops along the way. We will start...
Meet at Duxbury Rd. Long Trail parking lot (a.k.a. River Road) at 9:00 AM. Bring water, snacks, and work gloves. Dress for hiking and getting down and dirty. No experience necessary. Tools and camaraderie provided. Contact kunkelheidi@gmail.com . Please RSVP if planning to join.
Green Mountain Club 115th annual meeting at the club headquarters in Waterberry Center
Monday, June 23. Hike. Easy. 2.5+ miles total. Hartland. Eshqua Bog. Hike on the 460-foot boardwalk to view bog and fen plants including showy lady's slipper, yellow lady's slipper, bog orchid, green orchids, and more; then hike the 1-mile loop trail in surrounding woods. Afterwards we will drive to the Quechee Gorge Visitor Center in...
Easy. 4-5 miles. Peacham. Peacham Bog. Hike from trailhead at Green Bay Loop Road along old woods road/logging road to forest trail to bog boardwalk. We may access the bog at other points as well. We'll be observing unique bog plants. Bring snack, lunch, and water. Insect repellent and sunscreen recommended. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein...
Paddle- either canoe, paddle board, or kayak on the Waterbury Reservoir. We will launch from the northern end of the Reservoir off the Cotton Brook Road in Moscow. We will paddle 3-5 miles depending on conditions and participants. Must have boat and PFD. Contact leader: Phyllis Rubenstein at 802-793-6313 or phyllisruby2022@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
Hyde Park. Moderate. 4-8 miles. Paddle Green River Reservoir, one of the most scenic areas in Vermont! Distance depends on weather and abilities of the group. Must have PFD and your own canoe/kayak. Contact Leaders: Steve and Heather Bailey, stevecbailey@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
Preston Pond Trails. Bolton. 5 +/- miles. Moderate. Hike loop trail to Libby's Lookout and around Preston Pond. Bring water, snacks, and lunch. Contact er 14. leader Phyllis Rubenstein at phyllisruby2022@gmail.com or 802-793-6313 for meeting time and place.
There are two options for this hike, which is part of the GMC's Long Trail Day. We will all start at the Long Trail trailhead on River Road in Duxbury. The first group will hike to the Duxbury Wiindow, a distance of 1.5 miles. Those who want to hike further will go another mile, just...
Websterville. Easy. Hike a four mile loop through some of the most scenic parts of the Millstone quarries, including the Rock of Ages lookout and a view of the one remaining working quarry. The fall is the best time to see these quarries, when the aspen trees will be in full color. We will move...
Meet at Barnes Camp at 9 AM after parking in the lot across the road. Bring water, snacks, and work gloves. Dress for hiking and getting down and dirty. No experience necessary. Tools and camaraderie provided. Contact kunkelheidi@gmail.com. Please RSVP if planning to join.
Eden. Moderate. 6 miles. Hike the LT and Babcock Trail near Eden, just south of Belvidere Mt. Devil's Gulch requires climbing over a few boulders. Contact Leaders: Steve and Heather Bailey, stevecbailey@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
Hike Cotton Brook Road. Moscow. 10 +/- miles. Moderate. Hike on old dirt/gravel road with gradual ascents and descents to view the 2019 landslide damage, an old apple orchard, and stone cellars. Turn around at Bridge #4 to return. Bring water, snacks, and lunch. Contact leader Phyllis Rubenstein at phyllisruby2022@gmail.com or 802-793-6313 for meeting time and place.
Berlin Pond Extension. Berlin. 5+/- miles. Moderate. Starting from the parking area on Mirror Lake Road, on the southern end of Berlin Pond, we will walk south on Brookfield Road, onto Poor Road, which becomes a rough track/closed to cars, passing an old cemetery, then loop back via Onion River Road to Berlin Pond Road/Paine...
