Events

Wearing of the Green

as usual

Stowe. Smugglers Notch Full Moon Outing. Easy. 4 miles. Bring headlamp. Meet at MHS at 7:00 P.M. Must Call Leader: Cynthia Martin, 426-3874 or marlong@fairpoint.net

Waterbury. Cotton Brook. Distance will be determined by group. Moderate. Walk the road and explore the trails above Waterbury Reservoir. Call Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or kenneth.hertz@myfairpoint.net for meeting time and place.

Calais and East Montpelier. Walk around Sodom Pond. Easy. 5 miles. Meet at MHS at 1:00 P.M. Leaders: Cynthia Martin and George Longenecker, 426-3874 or marlong@fairpoint.net

Fuller Hill Road. Warren. 7.5 miles. Moderate. Great views of surrounding mountains. Bring water and lunch. Meet at MHS. Call Leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting time.

T. W. Wood Gallery, College Hall, 36 College Street, Montpelier (on the campus of Vermont College of Fine Arts). See article on Page 1 for details.

Mud season bike ride. Location TBA. Call Shawn Keeley, 229-0933 for meeting time and place.

Berlin Pond. Easy. 5 miles, with option to go 8 miles depending on group preference. Call Leader: Kevin Ryan, 249-8849 for meeting time and place.

Moderate. 6-8 miles. Leader will send message to the List a week prior to walk/hike describing event in more detail. Leader: Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 or charlenebohl@comcast.net

Calais. Chickering Bog. Call Mike Wetherell, 223-8493 for meeting time and place.

Duxbury. LT/Bamforth Ridge. All abilities. 3-4 miles round trip. Wear work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Eric Seidel, 223-1406 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org

Stowe. Moderate. 3-4 miles. Cotton Brook Section of Mt. Mansfield State Park. Walk on forest roads to a forest stand about 150 years old. Possibility of ladyslippers. Bring lunch. Meet at MHS at 9:00 A.M. or 10:00 A.M. at gate below the parking area at Cotton Brook. Leader: Joe Bahr, 244-6132.

Stowe. Smugglers Notch. All abilities. 6 miles round trip. Wear work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Eric Seidel, 223-1406 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org

National Trails Day. LT Maintenance. Call Mari Zagarins, 244-7037, ext. 24 at the GMC for details.

All members are welcome. Contact Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 or president@gmcmontpelier.org for details.

YAC Paddling. Middlesex. Wrightsville Reservoir. Easy. Call Leader: Lexi Shear, 229-9810 for details.

Camp Plymouth State Park, Plymouth, VT. See Long Trail News or www.greenmountainclub.org for details

Planning events from September 1 - November 30, 2011. Meeting location is the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier at 6:30 pm. All members are welcome.

White Mtns., NH. Moderate/Difficult. 7.4 miles. 6+ hours on the trail. Summit Mt. Moosilauke via the Gorge Brook Trail; loop down the Carriage Road to Snapper Trail. Must call Leader: Charlene Bohl 229-9908 or charlenebohl@comcast.net for meeting time and place.

Fayston. Burnt Rock Mtn. Moderate. 5.2 miles round trip. Burnt Rock via the Hedgehog Brook Trail and Long Trail. Bring lunch and water. Meet at 10:00 A.M. Leaders: Cynthia Martin and George Longenecker, 426-3874 or marlong@fairpoint.net

Worcester. Moderate. 5 miles round trip. Worcester Mountain for late afternoon views on one of the longest days of the year. Meet at the Montpelier Park and Ride, I-89, Exit 8 at 3:30 P.M. Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 or steve.lightholder@yahoo.com

Stowe. Smugglers Notch. Near Sterling Pond. Work with the Long Trail Patrol to remove metal roofing from Watson Camp to the ski lift. Wear sturdy boots and bring heavy-duty work gloves. Bring lunch and water. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Eric Seidel, 223-1406 or ericseidel1@gmail.com

St. Albans. Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail. Easy-Moderate-Difficult. Various distances and speeds. Bikers can go as far as they wish on this 26 mile (one-way) rail trail. Leaders will ride ca. 25 miles total at a Moderate pace. Bring lunch and water. Helmet required. Meet at MHS. Call Leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting...