Events

5 mile road walk with possible extension to 8 miles according to group preference and leaders whim. Berlin Pond. Contact Leader: Kevin Ryan, 249-8849 or pinewhisp@comcast.net for meeting time and place.

5 miles. Walk around Sodom Pond. Contact Leaders: Mary Garcia, 622-0585 or Mary Smith, 505-0603 for meeting time and place.

Wildflower Walk. Little River State Park. Meet at 1:00 P.M. at MHS. Contact Leaders: George Longenecker or Cynthia Martin, 229-9787 or marlong@myfairpoint.net

10 miles. Bike Path. Meet at MHS. Contact Leader: Michael Chernick, 249-0520 or chernick5@comcast.net for meeting time.

25 miles. Montpelier to Moretown. Helmet required. Contact Mary Garcia, 622-0585 or Mary Smith, 505-0603 for meeting time and place.

Rain Date: May 10, Friday. North Branch River Park or Hubbard Park. Various abilities. 2-3 miles. Approx. 6 hrs., although volunteers with less time are appreciated. Help Parks Director Geof Beyer maintain our local parks, where many members spend many pleasant hours. Bring lunch, water, wear work boots and work gloves. Tools provided. Meet at...

4-5 hour. Cotton Brook Road. Loop with short uphill stretch. Meet at MHS. Contact Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or membership@gmcmontpelier.org for meeting time.

Young Adventurers Club. Wells River Rail Trail. Contact Lexi Shear, 229-9810 for meeting time and place.

All abilities. 3-4 miles round trip. Spring walk-thru on the LT to Bamforth Ridge Shelter. Bring lunch. Wear sturdy boots, work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Eric Seidel, 223-1406 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org

All abilities. Various distances. Smugglers Notch. Spring walk-thru on the LT/Elephant s Head and Sterling Pond Trails. Wear sturdy boots, work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Eric Seidel, 223-1406 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org

Marshfield Reservoir. Join leaders for an early season paddle around the reservoir. Bring lunch and water. PFD required. Meet at MHS. Contact Leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting time.

Mt. Abraham. Young Adventurers Club. Contact Leaders: Lexi Shear, 229-9810 or Mike Wetherell, 223-8493 for meeting time and place.

5.2 miles. Long Trail section north of Appalachian Gap to Birch Glen Shelter. Meet at MHS at 8:30 A.M. Contact Leaders: Kathy Gohl and John Buddington, 229-0725 or vicepresident@gmcmontpelier.org

103rd GMC Annual Meeting Weekend. Stratton Mountain Resort. See Long Trail News or www.greenmountainclub.org for details.

3.6 miles. 1320 feet climb. Mount Norris. Meet at Worcester Town Hall at 9:00 A.M. Contact Leaders: Kathy Gohl and John Buddington, 229-0725 or vicepresident@gmcmontpelier.org

6 miles, 6 hours walking. Elephant s Head Loop. LT from Rte. 108 (near Barnes Camp) to Sterling Pond. Possible car spot up at Smugglers Notch. Contact Leader: Ken Hertz, hertzkj@gmail.com for meeting time and place.

Rain Date: June 25, Tuesday. 25 miles. One short, steep hill. Lake Champlain Bikeways Network. Loop from Port Kent to Peru, NY and return. From Montpelier, drive to Burlington where we leave the cars and cross Lake Champlain by ferry (fee) to Port Kent. The bike ride goes through apple-growing farmland with pastoral views. Helmet...

Rain Date: June 23, Sunday. 6.0 miles. 2,700 gain. Sunset Ridge Trail loop back to the same trailhead by following the Laura Cowles Trail. Must contact Leader: Paul DeLuca, 476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.

5.4 miles. Mt. Ascutney. Hike to the summit via the Windsor Trail. Bring lunch and water. Meet at MHS. Contact Leader: Michael Chernick, 249-0520 or chernick5@comcast.net for meeting time.

Wrightsville Reservoir. Young Adventurers Club. Contact Leader: Lexi Shear, 229-9810 for more information.

5+/- miles, with option to return along back roads. Walk along the East Montpelier Trails. Trail map at http://www.emsignpost.com/Trail%20Map-2.17.08.pdf Contact Leader: Ken Hertz, kenneth.hertz@myfairpoint.net for meeting time and place.

6.1 miles. Mount Hunger and White Rock via Middlesex Trail. Bring lunch and water. Meet at 10:00 A.M. Contact Leader: George Longenecker, 229-9787 or e-mail marlong@myfairpoint.net for meeting place.

6.5 +/- miles. Parking 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. Meet...

8+/- miles round trip. Camel s Hump via the Dean Trail/LT, return via Monroe Trail. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Must contact Leader: Fabienne Fab Pattison, 603-662-4342 or mtnprincess2008@yahoo.com