Trail Notes/Updates in the Bread Loaf area
Our section of the Long Trail is from Sucker Brook Shelter northward through Middlebury Gap (Vt. route 125) to Emily Proctor Shelter.
- Notice: Since storm Irene in late August 2011, there is still some Long Trail south of Killington that is still closed, but north of it the Long Trail is open. The only trails that are still closed in the Bread Loaf Section north to Camels Hump are side trails: Clark Brook Trail and Cooley Glen Trail.
- Along the Bread Loaf section of the Long Trail, the Worth Mountain Lodge is located on Middlebury College's Snow Bowl property, and is managed by the College Mountain Club (not GMC). According to the club's blog the shelter is closed until further notice. Alternative shelters are Sucker Brook and Boyce.
Please check the GMC Headquarters website's Trail Updates for notices about trail conditions along the entire Long Trail. Contact Us About Trail WorkOur Trail Manager for the Bread Loaf Section is Chip Morgan. If you are interested in learning more, read our Trail Work Procedures at Bread Loaf. Chip will send out email alerts a few weeks prior to each workday. Weather permitting, there are always volunteer opportunities which can be done individually or in a group! If you have questions about trail maintenance in our section or to volunteer, please contact Chip at morganjn@comcast.net or phone 802-388-9868. Thank you!
Check out how rewarding the work is that our volunteer trail work parties are. Take a look at some photos of recent trail work parties.
...and learn a little about Trail Work: Watch our videos!
NOTE: Tools are provided by the Middlebury ranger station, Green Mountain National Forest.
- What is "Weed Whacking"? (Tool: "swizzle stick")
(less than 1 minute)
- How do you clear a waterbar? (Tools: Hoe, rake & hazel hoe)
(2 minutes)
| Trail Work Schedule
May 19 (Saturday)
June
July
Oct |
Spring clean-up
Summer weed whacking at
Sucker Brook & Worth Mountain
Fall waterbar maintenance & clipping |
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* remaining 2012 dates will be posted in early spring |
There is work for all abilities, so please contact Chip Morgan if you are interested in participating [morganjn@comcast.net or 802.388.9868.
2011 Trail Maintenance Reportby Chip Morgan, Bread Loaf trail manager (reported at
Jan. 28, 2012 GMC Bread Loaf Annual Meeting)
Once again the Bread Loaf trail crew did an excellent job in getting and keeping the Long Trail through our section in great shape. Twenty-three of the regular crew and three Middlebury College students put in a total of 175 hours in six workdays, starting with the usual May spring clean-up and ending in October with the fall clean-up. Thank you for all your work. Your efforts and those of others like you all over Vermont are what make the Long Trail a premier hiking destination in the U.S. I’d like to give my special appreciation to Doug McKain for going on four different workdays.
On another note, I intend this to be my last year as Trails and Shelters Chair for the Bread Loaf section. Plans are in the works for finding my replacement.
- Chip Morgan
Remember that anyone who can hike 3-5 miles and wield a rake, hoe or clippers can do trail maintenance. We love to have new folks on the crew. And sometimes there are even cookies!
Safety Tips & Hunting Seasons Also, before heading out to enjoy outdoor treks or paddles, please check our Section's page of Safety Reminders including dates of Vermont's hunting seasons.
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