About The Greeen Mountain Club – Manchester Section

One hundred and fifteen years ago, GMC founding members set out to blaze a trail that traveled Vermont’s high mountain ridges. Today–thanks to your valuable support–the Long Trail is a 272-mile footpath with 166 miles of side trails and 72 primitive overnight sites enjoyed by families, school groups, end-to-end hikers, and individuals like you. GMC also maintains the 43 miles of the AT going east from Appalachian Junction, just north of Rt 4 over to Norwich Vt, and many of the trails in the Northeast Kingdom of VT. Your membership keeps the Long Trail System and our additional trails well maintained and accessible to the public. Even if you do not hike very often on the Long Trail system your membership dues help us to protect and maintain this Vt gem. Please continue your commitment to the Long Trail by renewing your membership in the Manchester Section of the Green Mountain Club today.

The Manchester Section is growing, with over a dozen dedicated volunteers and several school and groups doing our spring and fall trail work as well as other projects. Many thanks go to Dave Ratti and Peter Hildick-Smith, who are the Trails and Shelters Coordinators for this Section. Any and all are invited to contact Dave (802- 366-0698 or dbrspruce@gmail.com) or Peter (914-263-9818 or peter@hildick-smith.com) for information regarding trail work and projects.

We host numerous snowshoeing trips in the winter, with an occasional ski trip as well, and have numerous work trips in the fall and spring. As our active membership has grown we also host spring, summer, and fall hiking trips. We hold potluck dinner meetings twice annually in spring and fall. These are posted on the website and announced via email. Bookmark this website www.gmc-manchester.org for our calendar and events!

Finally, we’re able to provide a regular email newsletter and advance notice about local trips and projects. Simply send your email address to Marge at marge.fish@gmail.com. All email communication is done bcc so you do not have to worry about anyone else getting your email address.

Renew your membership and continue to receive the quarterly Long Trail News, 10% off GMC guidebooks and club merchandise, and discounts on GMC lectures, and education workshops. Most importantly, enjoy knowing that your membership works to strengthen the club’s efforts to preserve the Long Trail and the beautiful lands it crosses.

We value your membership–without it we cannot accomplish all that we do! Please renew today and help sustain the Green Mountain Club’s stewardship of the entire Long Trail System and the Appalachian Trail in Vermont. Thank you for your contribution to Vermont’s outstanding hiking trails!