Before dawn on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Tara Dower reached the southern terminus of the 272-mile Long Trail at the Vermont–Massachusetts border. She had set a new overall supported fastest known time ...

A 12-acre parcel known as the Deer Camp property in Johnson is now permanently protected as part of the Long Trail State Forest, securing public access to a 300-foot stretch of the Long Trail and ...

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The Green Mountain Club has conserved a 12-acre parcel in Johnson, Vermont, enhancing public access to the Long Trail State Forest, according to a community announcement. The Deer Camp property is now ...

Will Peterson was just 26 miles from the southern terminus of Vermont’s 272-mile Long Trail when the heavens opened up. It was July 27, and Peterson, a 24-year-old medical student from Maine, was ...

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The Three Musketeers (from left, Catherine Robbins, Hilda Kurth and Kathleen Norris) became the second, third and fourth people ever to hike the Long Trail from end to end, a feat they accomplished in ...

Vermont is a hiker’s paradise, with miles of scenic trails winding through dense forests and rolling hills and across rugged ridgelines. Crisscrossed by long-distance routes like the Long Trail and ...

DORSET — As Aubrey Willette stood in a school assembly on Tuesday, she had no clue that all eyes would soon be on her. Soon, thousands – if not millions – of eyes from around the world could be taking ...