But maybe you hiked the trail in 2016, 2017, 2018, or 2019 and would like a momento of your hike. Vermonts long trail system, with its 272mile footpath, 166 miles of side trails, and approximately 70 backcountry campsites many featuring shelters offers endless hiking opportunities for the day hiker, weekend overnighter, and extended backpacker. Plus it has a nice feel to it due to the waterproofing. Long trail end to end guide gmc outdoor gear exchange.
This is a most entertaining story filled with useful information for those thinking about a long trail thru hike. Jumping from boulder to boulder and never falling, with a heavy pack, is easier than it sounds. I expected the long trails southern portion the 105 miles concurrent with the appalachian trail, which i hiked last year to be hard, only because i was out of trail shape. Only 12 miles to go before the long trail would meet the appalachian trail and our brief journey would end. I am a long trail mentor for the green mountain club and am happy to give you advice about how to hike the long trail or what to expect. A thruhikers guide to the long trail the hiking life. The superior hiking trail is about 250 miles long, but the 60 to 70mile stretch from duluths urban lakewalk just off i35 to tettegouche state parkmn1 a big parking area on the main highway is beautiful and not overly challenging, with nearcontinuous views of the largest great lake. And during the moose hunting season all trails are not recommended for hikers though i dont think that anyone goes moose hunting at the night time. Hike the trail in september for the best weather, lack of bugs, and relatively crowdfree shelters and campsites. In 1917, gmc published the first guidebook to the long trail as a resource for the partially built trail. Starting with the appalachian trail in 2007, i developed a slightly masochistic hobby of hiking for hundreds of miles in a single journey. Considering a thruhike in late october early november i live in vermont and have always wanted to hike the long trail. The trail right out of the valley is straight up and 1.
If it mentions hiking or a long distance trail, im hooked. Ive already made a new or revised hike plan which will give me a couple of months to see where all this coronavirus crisis takes us. Long trail guide 28th edition, 2017 the 100th anniversary of the long trail guide. Built by the green mountain club between 1910 and 1930, the long trail is the oldest long distance 273mi440km trail in the united states. I hiked the entire long trail in the fall of 2002, and revisited the southernmost 104 mile. This is a sure sign the person bought his plane ticket before he completed even the most rudimentary amount of trail research. I hiked all 14 of the maine 4000 footers between 20 and 2016. A number of side hikes along the way will tempt more miles from you. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. But most folks cant swing the time commitment required to thru hike classics like the pacific crest trail, appalachian trail and continental divide trail. Vermonts long trail is the oldest long distance hiking trail in the united states.
Monday, may 30th, 2016 larry, with yuko, visited me on trail a third time and shuttled me to the canadian end of vermonts long trail so that i could hike its full length before continuing up the appalachian trail. Uptodate information on trail conditions, overnight accommodations, equipment sales and repairs, mail drops, and transportation for long distance hikers. The wonderland trail measures in somewhere around 93 miles. I treated it rough throughout my hike and it survived. The author did a fantastic job of describing the long trail. I may be waiting to start college until january one of the colleges to which i was accepted, accepted me for the january term, and i may have an extra 45 months on my hands. The mission of the green mountain club is to make the vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people by protecting and maintaining the long trail system and fostering, through education, the stewardship of vermonts hiking trails and mountains. Chugoku nature trail japan 1,374 miles 2,211 km this trail includes hiroshima and loops through the region. A musthave for vermont hiking visitors or long distance hikers. Vermonts long trail map pahikes hiking pennsylvania.
Most of a seasons thruhikes of the long trail are between the 3rd week in may and the 3rd week in october. Long trail guide, 28th edition green mountain club. Te araroa new zealands trail home,te araroa is new zealands trail taking in spectacular new zealand landscapes from beaches to volcanoes to forests to cities. If you pay attention to the colorado trail thruhikers facebook page starting in late december or early january of the hiking year, you will see a number of triumphant posts proclaiming im starting the trail june 5th. A thruhiker s guide to the long trail posted on june 20, 2016 february 15, 2020 author cam 7 comments vermonts long trail is the oldest long distance hiking trail in the united states. There is an impressive array of long distance trails around the world.
Hiking the long trail endtoend an endtoender is someone who has hiked all 272 miles of the long trail, all at once in a thruhike, or sometimes over the course of many years in a section hike. February 25, 2019 october 29, 2017 by anthony after over three walks of walking the bibbulmun track, my last day came and was a pretty straight forward walk into the small town of pemberton. My adjusted plan would be to do a southbound sobo thru hike in lieu of a northbound nobo hike. Looking for a great trail in october mountain state forest, massachusetts. I really wanted to buy this book vermonts long trail.
The end of a walk in the woods on the vermont long trail at a walk in the woods is a memoir written by bill bryson about his experience thru hiking the appalachian trail. Managed by the bureau of land management, meadowood has about 14 miles of hiking trails, in addition to mountain biking and equestrian trails and two fishing ponds. By the time i got to the north which i heard was more rugged, id be back in hiking shape, and the. Completed in 1930, it winds its way through the rugged green mountains from the ma vt state line to the border with canada. Great western loop blog 2018 calendar triple crown 2016 calendar triple crown blog 2016 calendar triple crown photos. The long trail takes us from tysons childhood through his rodeo years, folk singing with sylvia fricker and reemergence as a solo country music star. I hiked the entire long trail in the fall of 2002, and revisited the southernmost 104 miles during my appalachian trail hike of 2012. The long trail follows the main ridge of the green mountains from the massachusettsvermont line to the canadian border as it crosses vermonts highest peaks. Pacific crest trail 2,654 miles 4,270 km, between mexico and canada following the highest portion of the sierra nevada and cascade range and traversing washington, oregon, and california appalachian trail 2,184 miles 3,515 km, between springer mountain in georgia and mount katahdin. Hiking vermonts high ridge vermont hiking trails series steve larose, ben rose, dave hardy, green mountain club on. The trail begins on the massachusetts border, and coincides with the appalachian trail for 100 miles, until the two trails split at the maine junction, near killington, vt. As always, i welcome this transition, but each time i do so with a small dose of seemingly incurable apprehension. From there, i went on to hike the new england trail in 2009, the pacific crest trail in 2010, and the long trail in 2012, racking up a total mileage of over 6000 miles in hiking trips of 100 miles or more. Jun 20, 2016 vermonts long trail is the oldest long distance hiking trail in the united states.
Thru hiking or section hiking the long trail is a lifechanging experience. Hiking the long trail vermonts long trail backpacker. Many thanks to larry for coming out to the trail so many times. The long trail trail journals, backpacking and hiking.
Many backpackers dream of spending weeks or even months on trail. I had heard that the northernmost 100 miles were as challenging as the white mountains of new hampshire. Finished in 1930, the long trail is the oldest long distance hiking trail in the united states and shares a national scenic trail designation along with longer trails such as the appalachian and pacific crest trails. I was fond of the idea of a longer hike, but i didnt know any long hiking trails near kuopio. The 3000km route stretching from cape reinga in the north of new zealand to bluff in the south was officially opened december 3rd, 2011 by the governorgeneral of new zealand, sir jerry mataparae. For us, the spirit of trail magic is embodied in a new beer that our team created to support this years ales for als program. Most people hike the entire trail in about ten days, and the park service allows up to fourteen days to complete the trail. This trip report will hopefully provide information useful to those who would like to hike this route. I got an idea that i could walk north until i reached the next town which would be siilinjarvi. The picture the author painted led me to believe its true. I was hiking a long trail many years ago, i was having a bad day, it was hot, i was filthy and tired, then a rock rolled out from under my foot and i went tumbling down the hillside. What different preparation and gear should i expect to take with me as opposed to a normal summer thruhike. I have some unemployment time this fall and i was thinking about making the trip just after october 16. New england 4000 footers patches thruhiking adventures.
The guide is very helpful whether you are day, section, or thru hiking the long trail. The long trail trail journals, backpacking and hiking journals. Airstream is americas best and oldest manufacturer of travel trailers, and those retro. From may through october of 2016, i hiked almost 2,200 miles from georgia to maine and thoroughly documented the journey here. The long trail is the oldest marked long distance trail in the united states. Great himalayan trail high route nepal 1,056 miles 1,700 km the high route is a fulltraverse and is estimated to take 156 days. What different preparation and gear should i expect to take with me as opposed to a normal summer thru hike. The new 4th edition of vermonts long trail waterproof hiking map includes elevation profiles and uptodate information about shelter and trail locations and mileages. We want to do brandon gap to appalachian gap parking lot this july, 2019. Long trail planning guide your guide to planning a long. Iconic, aluminumbodied airstream trailers have been around for 85 yearsget the full story in this photorich book. We release an new guidebook each and every year to ensure you have the most up to date guidebook possible.
However, im not totally knocked out yet for a long distance hike in 2020. Hiking the long trail endtoend green mountain club. Or, perhaps you would like to do some light planning while waiting on your preordered guidebook. Considering a thruhike in late octoberearly november. Arizona trail fkt 2019 great western loop 2018 gear on the great western loop. Next time you get out east check out the long trail in vermont. I hiked the first 1014 maine 4000 footers during my 20 appalachian trail thru hike and the remaining maine 4000 footers hamlin peak of katahdin and north brother, both in baxter state park, and mount abraham and mount reddington in the. Defined as an unexpected act of kindness on many longdistance hiking trails, trail magic can take the form of a snack or cold beverage left for the unassuming thruhiker at trailcrossings, tent sites or leantos. Built by the gre en mountain club between 1910 and 1930, the long trail is the oldest long distance hiking trail in the united states.
How to hike vermonts long trail section hikers backpacking. The trail is 272 miles in length running the length of vermont from the vermontmassachusetts border to the vermontcanada border. Simple enough trail down to rt 108 with what seems to be the signature of the long trail as the trail taking you up to go down. Hiking the appalachian trail october 2016 saturday, october 15, 2016. Of the dozens of hiking books ive read, these five consistently stand out as my favorites. It was the precursor and inspiration for the appalachian trail, which shares the long trails first hundred miles from massachusetts to killington. We are having so much trouble finding someone to pick us up at appalachian gap and take us back down to inn at long trail where we are going to stay after. From the appalachian in the united states to the great himalayan in nepal, these are 10 of the best long distance trails for hikers in the world. Ngti 748 green mountain nf south, long trail guide book long trail division. I was last to leave beedleup campsite at around 9am and set off at a good pace. Vermonts footpath in the wilderness the oldest long.
The hike, by drew magary drew magarys new novel is the strange story of average guy ben, whose business meeting at a old country hotel turns into a bizarre odyssey through the. This book and the long trail guide are must haves for anyone hiking the trail end to end. We hiked up camels hump with some friends from norway and connecticut a great hike up the 3rd highest peak in vermont. During late september and early october 20, we amy and james thruhiked the long trail lt in vermont. A movie was later made starring robert redford and nick nolte. It does not give much info about the towns beyond where the nearest post office is, but other hikers and locals are good sources for that stuff anyway. I did it for my 40th birthday present to myself, tough hiking but lots great views and just the right amount of solitude, until i got on the at part anyway. Top 10 longdistance hiking trails in the us travel. The parks trails also are host to two national trails.
Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of vermont, the club now also maintains the appalachian trail in vermont and trails in the northeast kingdom in its mission to make the vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people. My 20 hike of the lt was in early june started june 4th. It is the oldest long distance trail in the united states, constructed between 1910 and 1930 by the green mountain club. It is the oldest long distance backpacking trail in the united states, finished in 1930 by the green mountain club. The 28th edition celebrates not only a finished trail extending 272 miles along the green mountain range, but 225 miles of side. Long trail and side trails on state land closed 472020 as of april 3, the appalachian trail long trail and side trails on state lands are closed by the vermont department of forests, parks, and recreation. Posted on october 17, 2016 october 17, 2016 by shirley thornton flour bluff, front page i have long heard that the flour bluff hornets took the name of their mascot from the uss hornet, the carrier associated with lt. Becoming odyssa by jennifer pharr davis the ultimate come from behind story.
Top 10 long distance hiking trails in the us hiking has gone hollywood with the film adaptation of cheryl strayeds bestselling backpacking memoir wild and the pacific crest trail is its. October 2010 1st edition ok, so maybe this isnt hiking perse, but this is the best book covering backcountry skiing in new england. Top 10 longest hiking trails in the world adventure strong. The 28th edition celebrates not only a finished trail extending 272 miles along the green mountain range, but 225 miles of. Colorado 14ers 2015 colorado 14ers summit photos 2015 pacific northwest trail 2014 pacific northwest trail pnt thru. Tyson is obviously a charismatic character, but often paints himself as a tricky considering ian tyson is a canadian singing icon he isnt so well known outside north america. The gmc has been producing the long trail guide book since 1917, and this year for the 100th anniversary, they will be releasing the 28th edition, which will include a retrospective by long trail history writer reidun d.
Preparation is an important part of any hike, so please read on for some frequently asked trip planning questions. The triple crown of hiking informally refers to the three major u. The bulk of the thruhikers are doing the trail between mid july and mid september. Some long distance hikes in new england travel new england blog. Commander john charles waldron, for whom waldron road in flour bluff was named. Built by the gre en mountain club between 1910 and 1930, the long trail is the oldest longdistance hiking trail in the united states. The long trail is a 272mile long distance hiking path in vermont, which runs the length of the state. The green mountain club is the founder and maintainer of the long trail the oldest long distance hiking trail in america. By the time i got to the north which i heard was more rugged, id be back in hiking shape, and the trail would be fine. Some books listed on this website contain links to amazon.