Long Trail Vermont: A Northbound Thru-Hike from Massachusetts to Canada

By Ariella Dawn

What does it take to walk 272 miles of ridgeline, root, rock, and mud-and finish at the Canadian border with a story worth telling?
The Long Trail is not a footpath you stroll. It is 272 miles of spine laid across Vermont's Green Mountains, the oldest long-distance trail in the United States, and the original idea from which the Appalachian Trail was born. When you hike north from Massachusetts, you walk on ground that locals built by hand in 1930, maintained by the Green Mountain Club ever since, and preserved not as a museum piece but as a working trail that still demands your full attention. Every white blaze was painted by someone who cared. Every shelter was repaired by hands that understood what rain at 3,000 feet feels like.
This book is built for anyone standing at the southern terminus wondering what comes next.
Inside, you will find: - The real meaning of "rugged" on the Long Trail-relentless elevation gain, ankle-deep mud, slick rock faces, and the kind of footing that refuses autopilot - Why northbound is the classic direction: the practical logic of weather, terrain progression, and the psychological arc from quiet southern woods to the wilder northern alpine zones - What daily life looks like at 10-12 miles per day: shelter culture, resupply points, and the solitude that defines this trail - How the Long Trail differs from the AT bubble-fewer crowds, no party culture, and a pace that rewards patience over speed - A month-long thru-hike you can complete without quitting your job-rare among long-distance trails
The Long Trail does not do dramatic. It does honest. If you want a trail that tests your legs, your focus, and your capacity for quiet, this is the one.
Start planning your northbound trek today. The Green Mountains are waiting.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HGMWJ5Y1
• ISBN13: 9798170032624
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"