Joining Our GMC SectionTo join our section please follow this link:Green Mountain Club Membership to the main club website, then click on: "Join/renew through our online store." and sign up for a membership type of "Brattleboro". You can also contact a section member at gmcbrattleboro@yahoo.com and request to be added to the section e-mail list, so you will receive any updates to the schedule below automatically. Also check out the club on Facebook here. |
Links to Other Sites
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| Bike | April 24 | Brookline loop, suitable for beginners. Call Kathy Lapan at 254-6547. |
| Hike | May 1 | Mount Monadnock. Great views, nearby. Call George Roy at (603) 399-7756. |
| Work | May 8-9 | Long Trail work weekend. Please bring pack frames, shovels, hoes, and clippers, and meet on Saturday at the West Dummerston Covered Bridge at 7:00 a.m. or at the parking lot on the Long Trail on Route 30 at 8 a.m. Call Mark Brown at 254-4647. |
| Bike | May 15 | Brookline loop, suitable for beginners. Call Kathy Lapan at 254-6547. |
| Meet | May 22 | Green Mountain Club Annual Meeting at the Club’s headquarters in Waterbury Center. Business meeting, afternoon hikes, and evening social hour. For details see the Long Trail News, or call Mari Zagarins at the Club at (802) 244-7037, ex. 24. |
| Hike | June 5 | Bald Mountain. 2.6 mile loop in Townshend State Forest, with views of West River Valley. Call Peggy Kipp at 579-2752. |
| Bike | June 12 | Amherst bike ride. A perennial favorite, with strawberries in the Pioneer Valley. Call Fred Newton at (603) 363-8944. |
| Hike | June 19 | The Pinnacle in Westminster, with optional overnight in shelter. Call Mary Beth Berberuck at 387-6281. |
| Bike | June 26 | Summer solstice century bike tour. 100 mile trip to Amherst and back, with shorter options for those that want to bail out early. Call Dot MacDonald at 257-7657. |
| Hike | July 10 | Lost Pond Bog. See the insect-eating plants in Mount Tabor. Call Mark Brown at 254-4647. |
| Relay | July-August | 100th Anniversary Hikes. These are legs of a relay to hike the entire Long Trail! |
| Hike | July 17 | Leg 1: North Adams Ma to County Road. 11.2 miles led by the Bennington Section. Call the GMC main club for additional details. 802-244-7037. |
| Hike | July 21 | Leg 5: Stratton Pond to Rootville Rd. Join Brattleboro Section member Rich Windish on this 10.7 mile easy hike. 457-2123. rwindish@hayes-windish.com |
| Hike | July 22 | Leg 6: Rootville Rd. to Rt. 11/30 parking lot. 7 miles on our section of trail, led by George Roy. 603-381-7756. neogeo@sover.net |
| Hike | August 15 | Final Leg: Rt. 242 to the Canadian border. Walter Pomroy leads the 6.2 mile hike of the 270-mile relay hike. walter@pomroycpa.com |
| Hike | August 7 | West River Trail. Rice Farm Road in Dummerston to the Marina. Call Jeff Nugent at 257-1325. |
| Canoe | August 28 | Battenkill River. Arlington to New York border. Class I, passable except if extremely dry. Covered bridges and swimming. Call Mark Brown at 254-4647. |
| Bike | September 10-12 | Length of the state bike trip. Connecticut River Valley. Call Joe Cook at 257-0609. |
| Bike/Camp | September 17-19 | Maine Getaway. Hiking, cycling and seafood in Islesboro. Ferry reservations are required, so Call Bonnie and Rob Cramp now at 348-7158 if you want to join us. |
| Hike | September 25 | Pisgah State Park. Easy 6.7 mile hike around Kilburn Pond, close to home. Call Nick Schwab at (831) 428-2719. |
| Hike | October 2 | Stratton Mountain. Foliage hike to the birthplace of the Long and Appalachian Trails. Call Mary Beth Berberuck at 387-6281. |
| Bike | October 9 | Foliage bike tour. Easy trip from Townshend to Grafton and back, with lunch. Call Joe Cook at 257-0609. |
| Work | November 6-7 | Long Trail work weekend. Please bring pack frames, shovels, hoes, and clippers, and meet on Saturday at the West Dummerston Covered Bridge at 7:00 a.m. or at the parking lot on the Long Trail on Route 30 at 8 a.m. Call Mark Brown at 254-4647. |
| Plan | November 9 | Pot luck dinner and meeting to plan our winter schedule at Joe and Debbie Cook’s in Dummerston. Call them at 257-0609. |
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