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THE LONG TRAIL
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ADMINISTRATION:
Green Mountain Club
4711 Waterbury-Stowe Rd.
Waterbury Center, VT 05677
Phone: (802) 244-7037
Fax: (802) 244-5867
www.longtrail.org/index.htm
email:
[email protected] |
| TOTAL
DISTANCE: 270 Miles |
| TRAIL
STATUS: 100% Built |
| SOUTHERN
TRAILHEAD:
MA/VT Border near Stamford, VT |
| NORTHERN
TRAILHEAD: Canadian Border near E. Richford, VT |
| BLAZES:
White (Standard Blaze) |
| TYPICAL
START DATES: July through September |
| TYPICAL
DIRECTION: Northbound |
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DIFFICULTY:
Difficult |
| HIGHEST
POINT: 4,393 feet at Mt. Mansfield |
| LOWEST
POINT: 326 feet at I-89 near Jonesville, VT |
| STATES
HIKED:
Vermont |
HIGHLIGHTS: The Green Mountain
Club built the Long Trial between 1910 and 1930 and it is the oldest
long-distance trail in the United States. The Long Trail was the
inspiration for the Appalachian Trail and it shares a 100 mile section in
Southern and Central Vermont with the A.T. There are over 70 primitive
huts along the route which follows the main ridge of the Green Mountains from
the Massachusetts-Vermont line to the Canadian border near East Richford,
Vermont. The trail is rugged, rocky, and muddy in parts, and it crosses
some of Vermont's highest peaks including Stratton Mt (3963 feet), Killington
Peak (4241 feet), Mt. Abraham (4,006 feet) and Mt. Mansfield (4,393 feet).
Around 150 hikers complete the entire route each year according to the Long
Trail guidebook, but don't be fooled by the relatively low elevations. The
Long Trail is challenging and it has many ascents and descents as it heads north
to Canada.
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