Sterling Section

"The Long Trail is an invitation - Mountain high and tree embowered - A free open and easy path that begins where Vermont begins . . . "

- James P. Taylor Founder of Green Mountain Club, 1910

Links

There are fourteen GMC Sections - in communities the length and breadth of Vermont, as well as in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Between all the Sections we have outdoor trips running pretty much every weekend of the year - check them out!

• Bennington Section
• Brattleboro Section
• Bread Loaf Section
• Burlington Section
• Connecticut Section
• Killington Section
• Laraway Section
• Manchester Section
• Montpelier Section
• Northeast Kingdom Section
• Northern Frontier Section
• Ottaquechee Section
• Worcester, Mass. Section (No web site currently.)

The main Green Mountain Club website is the place to learn about hiking in all of Vermont. They have detailed maps and guide books for sale, schedule of upcoming education workshops and events, and of course complete information on how you can join the club.

• Green Mountain Club

Most of our trails are in the Mansfield State Forest managed by the hardworking folks at Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. They have an extensive website which is worth exploring.

• Vermont State Forests and Parks

Our neighbor on part of the Sterling Ridge is Smugglers Notch Ski Resort.

• Smugglers Notch Ski Resort

Our trails are a part of two towns.

• Morristown official website
• Town of Johnson official website

And some fun links to related sites . . .

• "hikingtrailbuilders.com" where trail maintainers can share stories and techniques.
• The Vermont Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni Association. (The "CCC boys" built Smugglers Notch State Park and early ski trails in this area in the 1930s.)