May 2019 Public Access Category: All None Bike Ride Cross-country Ski Hike Information Meeting Other Paddle Snowshoe Walk Work Hike YAC Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 28 29 30 East Montpelier 01 Plainfield 02 03 04 Montpelier 05 Peacham 06 07 08 Middlesex 09 10 11 Duxbury 12 Stowe 13 14 Danville 15 16 17 18 Stowe 19 20 21 Edgewater 22 Marshfield 23 24 25 26 27 Groton/Peacham 28 Williamstown Gulf 29 30 31 Roxbury 01 Roxbury

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East Montpelier/Calais Back Roads. 20 +/- miles. (originally: Leave from the parking area at #10 Pond in Calais at 10:00 A.M.) Bring a lunch as there is no place to buy lunch. Contact: George Plumb at 883-2313 or plumb.george@gmail.com for meeting time and place.

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cancelled Cancelled

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easy Accessible to all in good physical condition; suitable for families with children.

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Cross Vermont Trail. 20 +/- miles. Plainfield to Marshfield. (originally: Meet at the parking area near the Humane Society on Rte. 14.) Bring your lunch. Meet at 10:00 A.M. Contact: George Plumb at 883-2313 or plumb.george@gmail.com for meeting time and place.

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cancelled Cancelled

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easy Accessible to all in good physical condition; suitable for families with children.

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Section Annual Meeting. Location changed to Christ Church (64 State Street in Montpelier). See Trail Talk for details. See minutes from last year s meeting at gmcmontpelier.org/executive/2018/0428/index.htm

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5.5 miles. Easy terrain and moderate pace. Hike from near Martin s Pond in Peacham to Peacham Bog in Groton State Forest to see early bog and woodland plants. Optional hike on loop trail to Devil s Hill (Easy 1.4 miles) for a view of Peacham Bog and Peacham Pond. Bring water, lunch, and snack. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein, 793-6313 or Phyllis@PhyllisRubensteinLaw.comcastbiz.net for meeting time and place.\n

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12 miles. Ride from Middlesex to Moretown and back. Bring water, lunch, or buy at the Moretown Store. Helmet required. Contact: Mary Smith, 505-0603 or Mary Garcia, 622-0585 for meeting time and place.\n

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easy Accessible to all in good physical condition; suitable for families with children.

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Bamforth Ridge. All abilities welcome and needed. Spring walk-thru and routine pre-hiking season trail work on the LT south of Winooski River to Bamforth Ridge Shelter, and farther south on Camel s Hump. Conditions permitting. Bring lunch, water, and work gloves. Wear sturdy boots and work clothes. Tools provided. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Contact Leader: Alan Paschell, dreamon@myfairpoint.net\n

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Paved 10 miles round trip. Stowe Bike Path. Contact Leader: Michael Chernick, chernick5@comcast.net for meeting time and place.\n

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25 +/- miles. Danville to St. Johnsbury on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail. Continuous downhill to St. J. but then a two hour uphill back. (originally: Meet at the E. Montpelier park and ride to carpool at 9:30 A.M.) Bike from the old railroad station just east of Danville. Lunch at a restaurant in St. J. Contact: George Plumb, 883-2313 or plumb.george@gmail.com for meeting time and place.

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cancelled Cancelled

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difficult Challenging events for people in good physical condition; previous experience necessary.

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All abilities welcome and needed. Spring walk-thru and routine pre-hiking season trail work on the LT north of Barnes Camp to Sterling Pond or farther toward Chilcoot Pass, the Sterling Pond Trail from Smugglers Notch, and the Barnes Camp Loop from the picnic area. Bring lunch, water, and work gloves. Wear sturdy boots and work clothes. Tools provided. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Alan Paschell, dreamon@myfairpoint.net

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20 +/-mile round trip. Cross Vermont Trail. Bring lunch. (originally: Meet at 10:00 A.M. From Marshfield, drive up Depot Rd. to Edgewater where you can park near the trail.) Bike down the old railroad bed into Groton State Forest and stop at whatever point we feel is far enough for lunch, and return. A beautiful forest covered trail using the old railroad bed. Contact: George Plumb, 883-2313 or plumb.george@gmail.com for meeting time and place.

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cancelled Cancelled

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moderate Requires a degree of stamina; some previous experience is desirable.

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(moved from Monday afternoon to Wednesday morning) 4 +/- miles. Stranahan Forest. We will see spring wildflowers and explore vernal ponds. Bring snacks and water. Leave Montpelier at 9 a.m. Contact Leader: Phyllis Rubenstein, 793-6313 or Phyllis@PhyllisRubensteinLaw.comcastbiz.net for meeting place.

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5-6 miles. Groton State Forest History and Wildflower Hike. See what’s in bloom and learn about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Bring lunch and water. Park entrance fee. Contact Leaders: George Longenecker or Cynthia Martin, 229-9787 for meeting time and place.\n

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24 +/- miles. Moderate/Difficult. Williamstown Gulf to East Randolph with a stop at the Floating Bridge. Return on Rte. 14. (originally: Meet at 10:00 A.M. in the parking area at Williamstown Gulf.) Bring lunch. Contact: George Plumb, 883-2313 or plumb.george@gmail.com for meeting time and place.

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Green Mountain Club Annual Meeting, sponsored by the Montpelier Section. See page 1 for some details, and Long Trail News for complete details.

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GMC Annual Meeting, sponsored by the Montpelier Section. Schedule of Events in the Spring issue of the Long Trail News. Business meeting in the morning, afternoon hikes, dinner in the evening.

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