Green Mountain Club
Montpelier Section
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The 2012 annual meeting of our Section will be held Friday, April 13th at Vermont College. Read the minutes of last year's meeting.
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Planning a trip? Check the sunrise/sunset times and some past easier trips and trip sequences Vermont Hunting Season posted at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife website. The revised Section Leaders' Handbook is on the GMC web site. See the links at the bottom of this page for the main text and the appendices.
| Archives shows all known, scheduled outings of the Montpelier Section, since its establishment in 1955.
May 2012 May 5, Saturday - Walk. Montpelier. Cancelled Moderate. 3-4 hours. Walk through Hubbard Park to Gould Hill Road onto trail to North Branch Park. Return to State House. Call Leader: Fred Jordan, 223-3935 for meeting time and place. May 8, Tuesday - Bike Ride. Waterbury to Huntington Gorge. Moderate. 25 miles. Bring water and lunch. Helmet required. Call Leaders: Mary Garcia, 229-0153 or Mary Smith, 505-0603 for meeting time and place. May 10, Thursday - Work Hike. (Rain Date: May 11, Friday) Montpelier. All abilities. Our annual work day in Montpelier Parks. Give something back to the city parks which we enjoy year-round. Bring water and lunch. Wear work clothes and gloves. Tools provided. Call leader at 223-3550 for meeting location. Leader: Reidun Nuquist, with Parks Director Geoff Beyer. May 12, Saturday - May 13, Sunday - Paddle. Swanton. Missiquoi National Wildlife Refuge. Moderate. Various Distances. This is another outing exploring areas in the Nature Conservancy guide. Bring kayak or canoe, PFD, lunch, and binoculars. Meet at MHS at 9:00 A.M. Call Cynthia Martin or George Longenecker for more information 229-9787. May 13, Sunday - Mother's Day May 19, Saturday - Work Hike. Duxbury. LT/Bamforth Ridge. All abilities. 3-4 miles round trip. Wear sturdy boots, work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Eric Seidel, 223-1406 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org May 26, Saturday - Work Hike. Stowe. Smugglers' Notch. LT/Elephant's Head and Sterling Pond Trails. All abilities. Various distances. Wear sturdy boots, work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Eric Seidel, 223-1406 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org May 28, Monday - Memorial Day. Official end of Mud Season. June 2012 June 2, Saturday - Hike. Middlesex. Bushwhack through the Middlesex Town Forest to Chases Mountain. Difficult. 2257' elevation. Hardwood forest with some steep pitches. No trails. Limited group size. Registration required. Leader: John Buddington, 229-0725 or webmaster@gmcmontpelier.org June 3, Sunday - June 5, Tuesday - Membership/Planning Meeting. Plan events for September, October, and November. 6:30 P.M. For more information and meeting location, contact Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 or charlenebohl@comcast.net or Paul DeLuca, 476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com. You may bring a dessert to share. June 6, Wednesday - Executive Committee Meeting. 6:30 P.M. All members are welcome. Call Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 or charlenebohl@comcast.net for meeting location. You may bring a dessert to share. June 9, Saturday - GMC Annual Meeting. See Long Trail News for details. June 12, Tuesday - Bike Ride. South Hero. Champlain Islands. Moderate. 25+/- miles. Bring water and lunch. Helmet required. Call Leaders: Mary Garcia, 229-0153 or Mary Smith, 505-0603 for meeting time and place. June 13, Wednesday - Hike. Middlesex. Hunger Mountain from the Middlesex Trailhead. Moderate. 5.8 miles round trip. Meet at 4:00 P.M. at Rumney School. Return early evening under (nearly) full moon. Leader: Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 or charlenebohl@comcast.net June 14, Thursday - Flag Day June 16, Saturday - Bike Ride. Lebanon, NH. Ride the Northern Rail Trail from Lebanon, NH, east and south toward Grafton, NH. Easy. Total distance is 25 miles one way, but we'll do whatever distance the group is comfortable with. 50 mile maximum. Helmet and windbreaker required. Bring water, lunch or money to buy it. Meet at 8:30 A.M., Berlin Park & Ride. Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 or steve.lightholder@yahoo.com June 17, Sunday - Father's Day June 17, Sunday - Hike. Killington. Hike to Pico Camp and Churchill Scott Shelter. Moderate. 8 miles. Contact Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or kenneth.hertz@myfairpoint.net for meeting time and place. June 23, Saturday - Paddle. Greensboro. Kayak/canoe on Caspian Lake. Moderate. Meet at MHS. Bring lunch. Call Leader: Joan Heller, 223-1874 or hellmosk@comcast.net for meeting time and further information. June 24, Sunday - Hike. Underhill. Stevensville Road Trailhead, up the Nebraska Notch Trail to the Long Trail, then across the LT to Butler Lodge,descend on Butler Lodge Trail to Stevensville. Moderate. 6.0 miles. Call Leader: Michael Chernick, 223-0918 or chernick5@comcast.net for meeting time and place. June 30, Saturday - July 2012 July 7, Saturday - Paddle. Woodsville, NH. Connecticut River from Woodsville, NH to Newbury, VT. Easy. 10 miles. PFD, lunch and water required. Car spot (or bicycle for the ambitious) required. Meet at 8:00 A.M. at Lenny's, Main St., Barre. Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 or steve.lightholder@yahoo.com July 7, Saturday - Hike. Huntington. Camel's Hump from the Huntington side of the mountain. Difficult. 5.8 miles. Ascend by the Forest City, Dean and Long Trails; descend via the Burrows Trail. Must call Leader: Paul DeLuca, 476-7987, or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place. July 14, Saturday - Hike. Worcester Mountain to Hunger Mountain via the Skyline Trail. Difficult. 11.8 miles. Car spotting required. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein, 223-0020 or phyllis@phyllisrubensteinlaw.comcastbiz.net for meeting time and place. July 15, Sunday - Hike. Morristown. Hike to Beaver Meadow Lodge and Whiteface Shelters. Difficult. 9 miles. Call Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or kenneth.hertz@myfairpoint.net for meeting time and place. July 15, Sunday - Hike/Explore/Swim. East Montpelier. Coburn Pond. Former gravel pit area with 6 acre pond. Easy. 3 miles. Call Leader: Ann Burcroff, 229-9677 for meeting time and place. July 22, Sunday - Hike. Orange. Hike to top of Butterfield Mountain. Moderate. 8 miles total. 5 miles on logging roads and 3 miles bushwhacking. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Thomas Weiss, 223-5603. July 28, Saturday - Hike. White Mtns., NH. Southern Presidentials. Difficult. Summit Mounts Monroe, Franklin, Eisenhower and Pierce. Ammonnosuc Ravine and The Crawford Path. Car spotting required. Must call Leader: Paul DeLuca 476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place. August 2012 August 11, Saturday - Rain Date: August 12, Sunday - Hike. White Mtns., NH. Summit Mt. Jefferson via Caps Ridge Trail. VERY STEEP AND DIFFICULT. Descent is group choice. Must call Leader: Paul DeLuca, 479-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place. August 12, Sunday - Hike. Moscow. Taylor Lodge from the Lake Mansfield Trout Club. Moderate. Contact Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or kenneth.hertz@myfairpoint.net for meeting time and place. August 25, Saturday - Hike/Backpack/Overnight. White Mtns., NH. Backpacking trip to "The Bonds", West Bond, Mt. Bond and Bondcliff. Difficult. Backpack from Zealand Parking Lot to Buyot Campsite (8 miles). Day hike to Bonds and return to campsite (5 miles). Backpack back to parking lot second day (8 miles). Please call Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 or steve.lightholder@yahoo.com prior to August 16 to plan logistics. August 28, Tuesday - Hike. Plainfield. Spruce Mountain. Moderate. 4.5 miles, 1,180 elevation gain. Relaxed end-of-summer hike and lunch. Call Leaders: Andrew and Reidun Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting time and place. Check the Web Calendar for future events; they go through the approval cycle quarterly, in preparation for each issue of Trail Talk, before moving to this page. Contact Leader. Notify the trip leader if you plan to participate. You don't want to be left behind, and the leader wants to know how large the group will be. Check the suitability of the outing for your fitness, skill and equipment.
Be prepared. Always bring appropriate gear for the event you are attending - lunch, liquid, snacks, footwear and clothing appropriate to the season and weather. For example, a flashlight is recommended for all-day and winter events since return after sunset is possible. And remember that weather in the mountains can be more severe than in the valleys. Meeting Place. Unless otherwise noted, trips leave from the Montpelier High School (MHS) parking lot. Difficulty Ratings. The rating levels of difficulty are easy, moderate, and difficult. See guidelines from the Trip Leaders' Handbook.
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Bike Ride on the Stowe Bike Path. Leader: Lexi Shear, 229-9810.
Always contact trip leader before bringing a dog.