Events

Contact: Reidun Nuquist, 223-3550 for details.

5-7 miles. Mt. Abraham. Contact Leader: Matt Krebs, 485-4312 for meeting time and place.

6.1 miles. Mount Hunger and White Rock via Middlesex Trail. Bring lunch and water. Meet at Rumney School at 9:00 A.M. Contact Leader: Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 or charlenebohl@comcast.net for more information.

20-25 miles. Burlington Bike Path. Bring lunch and water. Helmet required. Contact Leaders: Mary Garcia, 622-0585 or Mary Smith, 505-0603 for meeting time and place.

Green Mountain Club annual meeting, Mountain Meadows Lodge. June 13-14. Details in the LTN.

7.2 mi round trip. Glen Ellen Lodge via App. Gap, a recently renewed lodge on the Long Trail. After a 1300 climb to Stark s Nest, there are numerous ups and downs. Bring lunch and snacks. Contact Leaders: John Buddington and Kathy Gohl, 229-0725 or vicepresident@gmcmontpelier.org for meeting time and place.

Paddle in the morning, have lunch, then walk the Middlesex trails along the eastern shore of the reservoir. PFD required. Contact Leaders: Eric Seidel and Donna Russo, 223-1406 for meeting time and place.

6.5 +/- miles. Park at the Hale Brook Trailhead. Hike to summit via Hale Brook Trail, then Lend-a-Hand Trail for the descent with a stop at Zealand Hut. The group returns via a short descent on the AT and out on the Zealand Trail and Zealand Road to the trailhead. Bring lunch and water. Contact...

25+/- miles. Waterbury to Huntington Gorge and return. Bring lunch and water. Helmet required. Contact Leaders: Mary Garcia, 622-0585 or Mary Smith, 505-0603 for meeting time and place.

7-8 miles. Cascade (elev. 4,098 ) and Porter (elev. 4,059 ) Mountains in the Adirondacks. An out and back hike or a traverse, depending on the number of cars going. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein, 223-0030 or Phyllis@PhyllisRubensteinLaw.comcastbiz.net for meeting time and place.

3 miles. Hike and swim at Mt. Elmore. Contact Leader: Shawn Keeley, 229-0933 for meeting time and place.

4 miles. New loop trail. Bring lunch and water. Contact Leaders: George Longenecker and Cynthia Martin, 229-9787 or marlong@myfairpoint.net for meeting time and place.

4-5 miles. Devil s Gulch. Long Trail and Babcock Trail, possible extension to Devil s Perch. Contact Leader: Ken Hertz, hertzkj@gmail.com for meeting time and place.

23 miles. Bristol-Starksboro-Monkton-Bristol. Loop route in rolling terrain follows paved roads, except for short dirt stretch. Bring lunch and water. Helmet required. Contact Leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting time and place.

Rain Date: July 13, Sunday. Moderate to Difficult. 6 miles. 2,600 vertical rise. Mount Kearsarge, White Mtns. Panoramic views of the Whites. Contact Leader: Paul DeLuca, 476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.

7.2 miles round trip. Mt. Abraham via the Long Trail. Contact Leaders: Eric Seidel and Donna Russo, 223-1406 for meeting time and place.

6 miles, with longer options. Steady, but relaxed pace. Weather permitting, we will spend the day exploring the shoreline, swimming, and picnicking as the spirit moves us. Bring gear appropriate for season and weather forecast, as well as food and water. PFD required. Contact Leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting time.

Rain Date: July 27, Sunday. Difficult. 10 miles. Mount Carrigain, White Mountains. Signal Ridge Trail. 4,700 peak. Contact Leader: Paul DeLuca, 476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.

7 miles. Camel s Hump loop. Forest City Trail-Dean Trail-Monroe Trail-Burrows Trail. Contact Leader: Ken Hertz, hertzkj@gmail.com for meeting time and place.

7.6 miles. Follow the historic fire warden s trail on the Gore Mountain Trail. Contact Leader: Michael Chernick, 249-0520 or chernick5@comcast.net for meeting time.

Easy-Moderate. 2 hour poetry hike. On private land; crosses hayfields, through woods, high meadows with views from Killington to Mansfield. Half hour of silence. Wear hiking boots and bring at least one poem with a focus on birds. Bring lunch to eat at the midpoint. Meet at 10:30 A.M. Contact Leader: George Plumb, 883-2313 or...

Rain Date: August 17, Sunday. Moderate-Difficult. 8.4 miles. Mount Chocorua and First Sister, White Mtns., NH. Via Champney and Pitcher Falls. 2,400 vertical rise. Contact Leader: Paul DeLuca, 476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.

20-25 miles. Round-trip pedal from eastern terminus of the Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail in Richford to or past Enosburg Falls, through farmland with great views, parallel to Missisquoi River. Bring lunch and water. Helmet required. Contact Leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting time.

Various distances. Bike the back roads of Grand Isle. Contact Leaders: Eric Seidel and Donna Russo, 223-1406, for meeting time and place.