Easy to Moderate. 4-8 miles. Waterbury Center State Park. Bring your Green Mtn. Passport card. Distance depends on weather and abilities of the group. Contact Leaders, Steve or Heather Bailey, 802-622-4516 or stevecbailey@gmail.com for meeting time and place. nn(Originally scheduled for September 26)
Difficult. 6.6 miles. Mt Mansfield via Sunset Ridge. 2600 ft. elevation gain. From Underhill State Park, we will follow the Sunset Ridge Trail to the summit of Mt. Mansfield, returning the same way. Contact Leaders: Steve or Heather Bailey, 802-622-4516 or stevecbailey@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
Moderate. 20-25 miles with some gravel roads. Moss Glenn Falls to Morrisville and return on Randolph Road. Bring lunch and water or buy lunch in Morrisville. Helmet required. Call Leaders: Mary Smith, 505-0603 or Mary Garcia, 622-0585 for meeting time and place.
Moderate. 3 miles. Kettle Pond loop. Bring lunch and beverage. Contact Leaders: George Longenecker or Cynthia Martin, 229-9787 or marlong@myfairpoint.net for meeting time and place. n n(Originally scheduled for October 7)
Moderately Difficult. 24 miles. Berlin Pond to Brookfield Floating Bridge. Bring lunch as there is no place to buy it. Helmet required. Leave from the Berlin Pond public parking area at 10:00 am. Contact Leader: George Plumb at 883-2313 or plumb.george@gmail.com
Rain Date October 15, Sunday. All abilities needed and welcomed. Various distances. LT north from Barnes Camp and Smugglers Notch, Sterling Pond, and trail around Sterling Pond. Bring lunch and water. Wear sturdy boots, work clothes and gloves. Tools supplied. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Contact Leader: Andrew Nuquist or trails@gmcmontpelier.org
Rain Date: October 22, Sunday. All abilities needed are welcomed. Various distances. From the new Winooski River footbridge, work on LT south to Bamforth Ridge Shelter. Bring lunch and water. Wear Sturdy boots, work clothes and gloves. Tools supplied. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Contact Leader: Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org
Moderately Difficult. 17 miles. Rte. 12 to Shady Hill Rd. to Molly Supple Hill Rd. to Upper Terrace St. to Portal Rd. to Rte. 12 and return. Helmet required. Leave from the Montpelier Recreation area on Elm St. at 10:00 A.M. Bring lunch and water. Contact Leader: George Plumb at 883-2313 or plumb.george@gmail.com
Dedication of the boardwalk
To be determined. Probably will do one of the earlier trips that were rained out, or if someone has another idea. Contact Leader: George Plumb at 883-2312 or plumb.george@gmail.com
Membership Social Meeting. Members, non-members and friends are welcome. T. W. Wood Gallery. 7:00 P.M. See page 4 for more information. n
Moderate to Difficult. 6 miles. Ski Smugglers Notch Road from the road barricade at Barnes Camp to the road barricade before Smugglers Notch Resort. Experience required. Cross-country (classic or skate) skis required. Conditions permitting, we ll be on the road with the area high school and college cross-country ski teams! Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein at 802-793-6313 or Phyllis@PhyllisRubensteinLaw.comcastbiz.net...
Membership Meeting. 7:00 P.M. TW Wood Gallery. Read on page 1 in Trail Talk, the article, Hiking off the Beaten Path .
Come to look and listen to Montpelier Section members Lexi and Linnaea Shear, mother and daughter, slideshow on their LT End-to-End hike this past summer. T.W. Wood Gallery & Art Center in Montpelier, 7:00 P.M. More details on page 1.
5.2 miles. White Rock Mountain. Start at the Hunger Mountain trailhead in Worcester, and hike up to White Rock Mountain, returning on the same trail. We will use snowshoes or microspikes depending upon conditions. Contact Leaders: Steve or Heather Bailey, 802-622-4516 or stevecbailey@gmail.com for meeting time and place.
Moderate to Difficult. 6 miles. Barnes Camp over Smugglers Notch on the highway to Jeffersonville. Metal edged skis are not required, but helpful if the snow is hard packed. Contact Leaders: Steve or Heather Bailey, 802-622-4516 or stevecbailey@gmail.com for meeting time and place.n
8 miles. Appalachian Trail. Rte. 12 to Winturi Shelter. Round-trip excursion will be either a hike or snowshoe depending on the trail conditions. This segment of the LT consists of moderately rolling hills through the woods of Windsor County. Reaching the destination will depend on timing and trail conditions. Contact Leader: Michael Chernick, 802-249-0520 or...
3.6 miles. Stowe Pinnacle. Beautiful views of Mansfield and the Green Mountains. Hike will be followed by optional lunch in Waterbury or Stowe. We will use snowshoes or microspikes depending upon conditions. Contact Leaders: Steve or Heather Bailey, 802-622-4516 or stevecbailey@gmail.com for meeting time and place. Â
4 miles. Laraway Mountain via LTN. From the Codding Hollow trailhead, we’ll snowshoe to the ice formations and Lamoille Valley overview, returning the same way. Crampons may be preferable depending on trail conditions. Contact Leader: Morgan Irons, 802-223-7044 or morgan.irons@myfairpoint.net for meeting time and place. n
6 miles. Snowshoe to Montclair Glen Lodge via the Monroe and Dean trails and very briefly the Long Trail. Starting from the Monroe Trail s winter parking lot. Contact Leader: Michael Chernick, 802-249-0520 or chernick5@comcast.net for meeting place and time.
12 miles. Cross-country ski (classic skis) from Highland Lodge in Greensboro to Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury. For experienced skiers only. We will take the shuttle bus from COC to Highland Lodge. Skis may be rented at COC. Trail Fee and shuttle bus fee required. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein, 802-793-6313 or Phyllis@PhyllisRubensteinLaw.comcastbiz.net for meeting time and place to...
Mileage depends on conditions. Middlesex Town Forest. Explore new trails being developed in this scenic area. Contact Leaders: George Longenecker or Cynthia Martin, 802-229-9787 or marlong@myfairpoint.net for meeting time and place.
8 miles. Gore Mountain. Meet at Island Pond Rail Station at 8:30 A.M. Hike up to Gore Mountain summit, depending on trail conditions. Contact Leader: Michael Chernick, 249-0520 or chernick5@comcast.net
12 miles. Cross-country ski from Highland Lodge in Greensboro to Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury. For experienced skiers only. Shuttle bus from COC to HL. Pass or trail fee and shuttle bus fee required. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein, 793-6313 or Phyllis@PhyllisRubensteinLaw.comcastbiz.net for meeting time and place for carpool to COC.
