Long Trail
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The Long Trail is a hiking trail which covers the length of the state of Vermont running north and south 272 miles from the Massachusetts border (near Williamstown) to the Canadian border near North Troy, Vermont. The Trail system also contains over one hundred miles of spur trails. In southern Vermont the Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail coincide for over one hundred miles, separating on the east face of Deer Leap Mountain, in the Green Mountain National Forest and within the town of Killington. The Long Trail traverses almost all of the Green Mountain's major summits, including (from south to north) Glastenbury Mtn., Stratton Mtn., Killington Peak, Mt. Abraham, Mt. Ellen, Camel's Hump, Mt. Mansfield, and Jay Peak.
The Long Trail is maintained primarily by the Green Mountain Club. Fourteen club sections maintain assigned sections of the trail. Although volunteers perform most of the club's work, but the club also employs a staff to handle day-to-day operations. The Green Mountain Club also receives assistance from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Appalachian Trail Conference, and private landowners.
The Green Mountain Club sells a trail guide, The Long Trail Guide, with information and maps about the entire Long Trail and the network of side trails. About 150 people complete the trail end-to-end each year.
External links
- Green Mountain Club (http://www.greenmountainclub.org/)