The Hotel Melendy was a commercial inn in Jeffersonville, Vermont, at the western entrance to Smugglers’ Notch, that served for more than a decade as the essential staging point and […]

Historic lodge on Vermont Route 11 in Peru, roughly half-mile east of Bromley Mountain. Originally built as Wonder View Log Pavilion (1924), a Russian immigrant's log dance hall and speakeasy. Reopened as year-round hiker and ski lodge in 1938. Original 1½-story saddle-notched log building with gabled roof demolished 2018; rebuilt as Seesaw's Lodge with main building, three cabins, restaurant, event barn, and distillery, incorporating salvaged historic materials. Continuously operating since 1938.

A country inn established around 1895 in West Wardsboro, Vermont, serving the Stratton Mountain corridor for eighty-four years. Originally a stagecoach stop hosting notable guests like Daniel Webster and Norman Rockwell, it evolved through the hiking era as a Long Trail access point, became a base for the Worcester Section of the Green Mountain Club, and operated a Nordic ski center with trails and equipment rentals in its final decade. Destroyed by fire in May 1979.

Built in 1905 at Manchester Depot, the Battenkill Inn served Long Trail hikers and travelers until 1926. Listed in the 1924 Long Trail Guidebook, it provided lodging near the Winhall Road and Long Trail junction, accessible via the Rutland Railroad. The inn ceased operations by the mid-1920s and was destroyed by fire in 1993 when it had become known as Grabbers.

A hiker hostel seven miles from the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail crossing in southern Vermont, established in 2018. Operated by Thais Gherardi in a converted farmhouse, it offers beds, showers, laundry, and campsites. Serves hikers, winter sports enthusiasts, cyclists, and locals as a community gathering hub, known for extensive trail magic and emergency support.

Brick inn built in 1896 in Peru, Vermont, using bricks from Deacon Wyman's brickyard. Operated by Mr. Hapgood, it served mountain travelers and hikers on the Long Trail during the early twentieth century, appearing in Green Mountain Club guides from 1920 and 1930. Located at the junction of main roads in Peru Village, the structure burned on November 17, 1974.

A free hiker hostel operated by the Yellow Deli on Center Street in downtown Rutland, Vermont, since 2012. Run by the Twelve Tribes community, it serves Appalachian Trail and Long Trail hikers with lodging, showers, mail service, and shuttle transportation. Guests can stay via work-exchange or small donation. Currently operational.

Private home-based hostel opened in 2008 in Manchester, Vermont, five miles west of the Appalachian and Long Trails. Owner Jeff Taussig, who section-hiked the AT 2001-2006, and his wife Regina designed the facility incorporating features from premier hostels nationwide. Operates seasonally June-July. Known for cleanliness and complimentary Ben & Jerry's ice cream for all guests.

A small roadside tourist camp operating 1932–1937 on Vermont Route 11 near the Long Trail crossing between Manchester and Peru. Consisted of several cottages offering meals and overnight lodging at reasonable rates. Accepted mail and parcel post for hikers. Built by GMC. No longer standing.

Freeman Hotel operated near the railroad station at North Duxbury from 1922 onward. Run by Mrs. Lena Freeman, this modest inn provided quiet lodging for Long Trail hikers arriving by train. Though not built or maintained by the Green Mountain Club, it served as part of the trail's early network of private accommodations, allowing hikers to rest before continuing toward Camel's Hump. Listed in guidebooks 1920-1924, it represented the private hospitality essential to multi-day trail travel in that era.

Built in 1947 on Route 11 near Bromley Mountain, Kandahar Lodge served as a welcoming inn for Long Trail hikers for decades. Located a quarter mile from the trail crossing, the lodge offered year-round lodging, meals, and a mail service for hikers. A fire destroyed the restaurant in 1993 following a change in ownership, but remaining buildings continued operating. The property still stands today as Pinnacle Lodge.

A historic inn located at 2,300 feet on Mt. Mansfield's Underhill side, serving as Underhill's first tourism venture. Originally built in 1858, it burned in 1876 and was rebuilt in 1878. The lodge attracted visitors seeking relief from summer heat and humidity, offering cool mountain air beneficial for hay fever and asthma sufferers. Guests accessed the site via train and horse-wagon or automobile, enjoying hiking trails and guided rides on saddle horses and donkeys. The structure thrived from 1880-1910, also housing loggers seasonally. Dr. Flanders modernized it in the 1930s with electricity and updated facilities before it was demolished in 1939.