The Northeast Kingdom Section of Vermont’s Green Mountain Club provides and preserves hiking opportunities and supports land and wildlife stewardship in the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont.
NEK Section Green Mountain Club
Hiking Schedule 2011
Come Join us!
All outings start at 10:00 am unless otherwise noted.
Green Mountain Club Annual Meeting: June 8-10, 2012
Jay Peak Resort, Jay, Vermont
Co-hosted by the Northeast Kingdom Section and the Northern Frontier Section of the Green Mountain Club. Lots of good food, a ride in the tram to the summit, a funny skit, business meeting, many, many hikes, fabulous dinner and a talk by Ed O’leary, Chief of Operations, for Forest, Parks and Recreation, on the natural history of Vermont. Click here for more information or to register. Meanwhile, save the date!
NEK GMC Annual Meeting on 3/31/12 at the East Burke Club House
East Burke, Vermont
Executive Committee Meeting at 4, potluck at 5, general meeting at 6. Voting on officers. Hike prior to be determined. Contact Jean for details, at jhaighvt@gmail.Com or 586-9637. Always good food and company. Please join us.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND HIKES
1/28/12 Hike to Unknown Pond, difficult 5 mile round trip. Bring warm clothes, food and plenty to drink. Could be some route finding due to fairly recent logging job. Beautiful remote pond below the southern flank of Middle Mountain. We will meet at 9:00 AM at the Railroad Station.Island Pond. Please confirm by contacting Jean Haigh at 802-586-9637 or jhaighvt@gmail.com. Hope you can join us. Jean
Future Hikes with details to follow:
2/4/12 Snowshoe Fest at GMC in Waterbury. Join Jean and Ed O’Leary on a hike in Honey Hollow, Camels Hump State Forest. Reading the forested landscape. Register online at GMC.org.
2/11/12 Snowshoe hike on the Wheeeler Mountain Road, 3 to 5 miles round trip, easy. Meet at the Wheeler Pond Camps parking area for 10 AM. Contact Judy Anastasia at 802-467-3571 or vtjoe@kingcon.com.
2/18/12 Moose mountain, Wheeler Pond. 19:30 at trailhead, moderate to easy, 5 miles round trip. contact Jean Haigh
2/25/12 Hike on Pisgah South Trail. Easy to moderate 4 mile round trip. Meet at South Pisgah parking lot on 5a at 10 AM. Contact Jeannie Sicard at 802-525 -3287.
3/4/12 Bald Mountain, Long Pond Trail, Moderate to difficult. 5 miles round trip, 10AM at the Long Pond parking lot. Contact Jean
Kevin Williamson leads ad hoc hikes for the NEK section.
If you wish to be on his email list, please contact him at 222-5951
or email him at overmtn@charter.net”>
Anyone wishing to join us on any hike is more than welcome.
