Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker StoriesWhen it comes to thru-hiking the 2,185.3 miles of the Appalachian Trail, with its "pointless ups and downs" through 14 states, it takes everything you have to finish the trip of a lifetime. And more....
Like many of these trails, the route has changed slightly over the years, and there has been a general tendency for the trail to become longer over time as reroutes are made to take the route off of roads. Speed records on the AT are known going back to the first true thru-hike by...
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Many hikers "thru hike" the AT every year, most starting in mid March - early April at Springer Mountain and finish in September, early October in Maine. If your planning a thru hike of the AT you should check out the following books to help plan your hike, Appalachian Trail Thru-hiker...
AppalachianTrail.com reveres hikers who fulfill their AT dreams. Some endure every one of the 2,181 miles between Georgia's Springer Mountain and Maine's Mount Katahdin. The truth is most don't make it all the way. They're still heroes in our estimation. ...
one of the few appalachian trail journals from 1983. Fully illustrated Appalachian Trail journal. Experience the 2000 mile A.T. from Georgia to Maine.
400 miles from the Florida Keys to Northern Quebec and rambled from California to Chicago along the path of old Route 66. But he knew that this trek was different: If he could complete the whole 2,200-mile trail in a season, he’d become the oldest Appalachian Trail thru-...
This day, though tough because of the more rugged profile of the hike, was great preparation for our legs, and we all really enjoyed the comparative severity of the day in contrast to the day before. I had just been speaking with another thru-hiker and my team had hiked on, when I sl...
and getting older.” Wonderland, meanwhile, is for “hippies who like wooden flutes.” Miss Janet’s camp, run by the trail’s premier philosopher and guru—Janet Hensley, who drives a hiker’s shuttle van along the length of the trail—is a transient collection of current-year thru-hike...
Girl Hikes through Maine to Become Youngest Solo Appalachian Trail Thru-HikerNeva Warren plans to complete 12 Herculean tasks in her lifetime.And at age 15, she is already...Sarnacki, Aislinn