There are 500 plus access points or public crossings which enable flip-flop, section, or day hikers to get to specific parts of the Appalachian Trail. These are accessible by car. This map shows you where these sections are and how close the distances are between the Trail and the roads....
one of the things that mattered to me most in those moments was the fact that my son, Rob, was going to accept my trail name, Mighty Blue, having insisted, not unreasonably, that I couldn’t claim to be mighty before I’d taken ...
Appalachian Trail (AT) Route:Appalachian Trail (AT) Location Maine,US New Hampshire,US Vermont,US Massachusetts,US Connecticut,US New York,US New Jersey,US Maryland,US Pennsylvania,US Virginia,US North Carolina,US Georgia,US Tennessee,US
Don’t be fooled by warmer temps in early spring. On my first AT thru-hike, I made the mistake of letting the heat convince me to send home my puffy jacket right before entering the highest elevation part of the trail. It snowed on April 29 and I crossed icy, frozen trail in shorts...
I decided to stop and wait for someone to find me. Surely, once my fellow hikers realized I wasn’t at the meeting point, they would alert theU.S. Forest Serviceand local sheriff’s office. I had enough food for a few days and access to water, so, once I found a spot for my ...
Near the end of this hike I was injured and lost my connections. I tried to make new friends, but no one could replace the happiness and laughter I shared with that group. I couldn’t reconnect to hikers during this part of my hike. Instead I found support from my trail angels. They...
That glorious week of comforts did me in after all. But ever the optimist to a fault, I stubbornly pressed on until the first shelter. It wasn’t until the next day, after hiking 20 miles from Pearisburg in near solitude, that I finally succumbed to the evil and got off the Trail to...
Appalachian Trail - 2,178 miles These are the voyages of Daniel and his dog Kooper. His five-month mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and escape civilization; to boldly go where there is little to no internet access. ...
favorite activities: standup paddling and biking. I’m fortunate to live at the confluence of two major rivers on the East Coast of the US. One has a bike trail running alongside it. It’s the perfect territory to perfect the art of using bikes and paddle boards to access and explore ...
in Allegany County, the "Mountain Side of Maryland," your base. The idyllic town of some 8,550 residents gives biking and hiking enthusiasts easy access to the Great Allegany Passage (a.k.a. Gap Trail), a biking/hiking trail that connects Cumberland, Maryland, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....