Green Mountain Club’s Visitor Center, a beautiful timber-frame building made of local wood, displaying the best in renewable energy and energy efficiency, provides public picnic areas, a walking trail out the back door, and exhibits about the Long Trail and Club history.

A hike on the Long Trail can sound intimidating to some people, but the Short Trail might be the perfect introduction for those wanting to experience what the Long Trail is all about. The Short Trail is a half-mile interpretive trail located at the Green Mountain Club’s headquarters in Waterbury Center.