Hiking Vermont’s hillsides is a great way to enjoy a spring day, but the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Audubon Vermont recommend you check to see if the area you’re planning to hike or climb is open. Several cliff […]
Tag: Hiking
Altitude Sickness, Column
It’s boot-hiking season
Boot-hiking season is here! As some of you may or may not know, boot hiking season is one of my favorite times in Killington. When everyone else is getting out their lawn chairs and firing up the grill, I am […]
Sports
Police encourage safe hiking, preparedness
As summer departs and the weather cools this fall, the Vermont State Police and Department of Public Safety would like to remind those heading out onto Vermont’s hiking trails of the ever changing conditions a hiker may encounter this time […]
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When in doubt, take a hike!
Hiking is by far my favorite form of exercise–luckily, in Vermont we have an abundance of hiking trails with no shortage of new terrain to explore. One of the best aspects of this type of activity is that it can […]
Sports
Police and Green Mountain Club officials caution hikers about ever changing conditions
Trails above 2500 feet remain closed until Memorial Day The Vermont State Police, in cooperation with the Green Mountain Club and their agency partners, issued a warning May 6 reminding those heading out onto Vermont’s hiking trails of the ever […]
News Briefs
Alert: car break-ins at trailheads
Submitted Photo one: Trailhead parking lots are becoming an easy target for break-ins. Photo two: A sign warns visitors of potential theft. Incidents reported frequently Spring weather is here and there will be an increase in recreational hikers using hiking […]
Local News
Multiple car break-ins reported at area trail heads
Reports from hiking accesses in Salisbury, Leicester, Ripton, Hancock and Killington State Police have received multiple reports from victims of car break-ins at local hiking trailheads. Two victims have come forward from the Robert Frost Trailhead on Route 125 in Ripton, […]