r/longtrail

1.2K archived posts · Oct 2013 – Sep 2026

Vermont's "footpath in the wilderness" The oldest long distance hiking trail in America

r/longtrail

Built by the Green Mountain Club between 1910 and 1930, the Long Trail is the oldest long-distance (~273mi/440km) trail in the United States. The Long Trail follows the main ridge of the Green Mountains from the Massachusetts-Vermont line to the Canadian border as it crosses Vermont's highest peaks. It was the inspiration for the Appalachian Trail, which coincides with it for one hundred miles in the southern third of the state.

Created Mar 31, 2013

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Green Mountain Club

Donations to support GMC

GMC Long Trail Facebook Group

LT TrailJournals

Long Trail section of WhiteBlaze.net

Leave No Trace principles, treat the LT's environment well

Related Subreddits:

r/Vermont, the LT's home state

r/campingandhiking

r/appalachiantrail, though the LT was first :)

r/wmnf (White Mountain National Forest) to the east

r/adirondacks to the west

r/JMT (John Muir Trail) and r/ColoradoTrail, the other two trails in the little triple crown

r/hiking

r/ultralight - cut that pack weight

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