Green Mountain Club/Burlington section

Read about walks including the Ethan Allen Homestead, Mud Pond in Williston, Shelburne Bay Park and LaPlatte Nature Area and others. Keep reading →

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Vermont Fish and Wildlife officials have closed nine trails to protect nesting peregrine falcons. The four closed areas that are closest to Burlington are the roadside access to the cliff southeast of Elephant Head in Smuggler’s Notch, Bolton Notch, Deer Leap in Bristol, and the cliff south of the pond on Snake Mountain in Addison. Also closed are Rattlesnake Point in Salisbury, Great Cliff on Mount Horrid, Marshfield Mountain, Fairlee Palisades and Nichols Ledge in Woodbury. There are signs at trailheads and/or along closed trails.
This PDF file on the Fish & Wildlife website provides detail.

We’re starting a new now-and-then feature to help readers get to know Burlington Section members who lead many hikes. We are starting with Pete Saile, written by Valerie Wilkins. Keep reading →

Unless otherwise specified, call the trip leader to sign up, find out what equipment you’ll need, and learn about any changes. Keep reading →

Share Your Weather Story with Ridge Lines Readers
Most Vermonters who’ve spent any time outdoors have stories about the weather. Have you hiked in mud to your kneecaps? Put your head down and trudged blindly through gale-force winds? Skidded all over an icy mountain? Share your story by sending it to Maeve Kim: PO Box 1086, Jericho Center 05465 or maevulus@surfglobal.net

In the March issue of Ridge Lines, we asked for tales about hiking in Vermont’s always changeable and frequently challenging weather. Here’s a story from long-time Burlington Section member Daan Zwick. Keep reading →