Events

Stowe Bike Path. Moderate. 10 miles. Call leader: Michael Chernick, 229-0918 or chernick5@comcast.net for meeting time.

Calais and Woodbury. Moderate. 5 miles. Around No. 10 Pond and Forest Lake. Meet at MHS at 12:30 P.M. or No. 10 Pond access at 1:00 P.M. Please call leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 or steve.lightholder@yahoo.com.

Berlin. Irish Hill. Easy. 4 miles. Meet at Berlin Pond parking area. Possibility of walking around Berlin Pond if trails are too muddy. Call leader: Ken Hertz, 802-229-4737 or hertzkj@myfairpoint.com for meeting time.

Washington. Moderate. 9 miles. Class 4 roads. Little elevation gain. Meet at Lenny s Shoe Store, Barre, VT at 9:00 A.M. Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304.

Duxbury. Bamforth Ridge. All abilities. 2-5 miles round trip. Wear work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org

Stowe. Easy. 2-3 hours. Cotton Brook section of Mt. Mansfield State Forest. Walk on forest roads. Identify 20 or more species of wildflowers, with possibility of visiting a forest stand about 150 years old. Meet at MHS at 9:00 A.M. or at 10:00 A.M. at the gate below the parking area at Cotton Brook. Leader:...

Waterbury Center. More information on page 4.

Stowe. Smugglers Notch. All abilities. 6 miles round trip. Wear work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org

Memorial Day

Planning events from September - November, 2010. You may bring a dessert to share. Meet at 7:00 P.M. Call Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 for location.

White Mtn., NH. Difficult. 10.2 miles round trip. Mt. Passaconaway from the Kancamangus Highway. nCall Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 for meeting time and place.

Isle LaMotte. Easy. 10-15 miles. We will park at the fishing access just north of Isle LaMotte bridge, then circumnavigate around the island. Will stop and take a look at the largest reef in Vermont with fossils 500 million years old. Bring lunch and water. Helmet required. Option to ride over the Alburg Dunes after...

All members are welcome. You may bring a dessert to share. Call John Buddington, 229-0725 or president@gmcmontpelier.org for location.

Middlesex. Moderate. 5.5 miles. Early evening hike of Mt. Hunger from the Middlesex Trail. Meet at Rumney School at 4:00 P.M. For more information, call Leader: Charlene Bohl, 229-9908

Duxbury. Easy. 2 miles round trip, 800 elevation gain. Hike south on the LT from River Road to the Duxbury Window overlook. Extensions possible. Meet at MHS at 12:50 P.M. Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or kenneth.hertz@myfairpoint.net

Northfield. Moderate. 35 +/- miles. Bike south on Rte. 12 to Randolph; return north on Rte. 12A to Northfield. Helmet required. Call Leader: Marilyn Wilson, 229-9851 for meeting time and meeting place.

Stowe. Moderate. 6 miles round trip, 1500 elevation gain. On the LT from the picnic area on VT 108 to Sterling Pond, and then back down to Smugglers Notch. Meet at MHS at 8:30 A.M. Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or kenneth.hertz@myfairpoint.net

Lincoln. Moderate. 5.2 miles round trip. Mt. Abraham Summer Solstice hike. Call Leaders: Cynthia Martin and George Longenecker, 426-3874 or marlong@fairpoint.net for meeting time and place.

Montpelier. Moderate. 26 miles. Bike to Waterbury via Stevens Brook Road, and return on Rte. 2. Bring or option to buy lunch at Snack Bar in Waterbury. Helmet required. Call Leaders: Mary Garcia, 229-0153 or Mary Smith, 505-0603 for meeting time and place.

Rain Date: June 27, Sunday - White Mtns., NH. Moderate. 7.5 miles. 6+ hrs. on trail. Summit Mt. Moosilaukee. Ascend Gorge Brook Trail. Loop down Carriage Road to Snapper Trail. Must call Leader: Paul DeLuca, 476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.

Greensboro. Moderate. Caspian Lake with brunch and possible swim at Highland Lodge. PFD required. Contact Leader: Joan Heller, 223-1874 for time and meeting place.

Hike Gore Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom. 8.0 miles round trip. Contact leader for meeting time and place in either Montpelier or Island Pond. Joint event with Northeast Kingdom Section. Leader : Michael Chernick, 223-0918 or chernick5@comcast.net

Berlin. Moderate. 5-10 miles. Bike around Berlin Pond and possible south towards Northfield. Helmet required. Call Leader: Marilyn Wilson, 229-9851 for meeting and place.

Montpelier. The year s easiest hike! Very slow. 1 mile. Join us in celebrating the GMC s 100th birthday and Independence Day by walking in the parade down Main and State Streets by the State House. Call Coordinators: Reidun Nuquist, 223-3550 and Thomas Weiss, 223-5603 to sign up with the Montpelier Section contingent. Meet at...