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scythswife
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Ok so I was looking at some info on the trail and found....
* that a true hike on the trail costs about $3000.00 which equals $1.50 per mile. so if u put $1.50 in a jar for every mile u walked u would end up with $3000
* to hike the entire trail it would take u 5-7 months
* it extends from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mount Katahdin, Maine,
* if u start hiking in the spring it's best to start in Georgia and head north and the majority of the finishers start this way.
* highest point Clingmans Dome, 6,643 ft (2,025 m)
* lowest point Bear Mountain State Park, 124 ft (38 m)
* that a true hike on the trail costs about $3000.00 which equals $1.50 per mile. so if u put $1.50 in a jar for every mile u walked u would end up with $3000
* to hike the entire trail it would take u 5-7 months
* it extends from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Mount Katahdin, Maine,
* if u start hiking in the spring it's best to start in Georgia and head north and the majority of the finishers start this way.
* highest point Clingmans Dome, 6,643 ft (2,025 m)
* lowest point Bear Mountain State Park, 124 ft (38 m)
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I was about to ask what happens if you start in the autumn. And then I realized that was a dumb question.
So, um, how else do people hike the trail? 0 -
from what I have been reading there are several types of hikers.
1) "purist" the type that never leaves the main trail
2) "blue-blazer uses side trails to cut off miles from the trail
3) "yellow-blazer which uses hitchhiking to complete their trail hike
I also just found a site that shows how many miles of the trail r supposed to be in each state. now we can see where we r depending on the end u start from. lol
Georgia - 75 Miles
Tennessee-North Carolina - 371 Miles
Virginia - 544 Miles
West Virginia - 2 Miles
Maryland - 41 Miles
Pennsylvania - 232 Miles
New Jersey - 74 Miles
New York - 88 Miles
Connecticut - 52 Miles
Massachusetts - 90 Miles
Vermont - 146 Miles
New Hampshire - 161 Miles
Maine - 281 Miles0 -
Is there a name for someone who does it in chunks? I'd like to do the whole thing, but wouldn't be able to do it one go as I run my own business.,0
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deleted the no mention once i found a mention.
“2,000-milers” do it in sections0 -
Ah :-) Seems more legit if there's a name for it LOL0
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more facts
* it crosses 14 states, six national parks and eight national forests
* Earl Shaffer was first person to hike the entire trail in 1 trip taking 124 days
* Founder Benton Mackaye a land-use planner
* Myron Avery, a maritime lawyer and avid hiker from Washington D.C., took lead of the project in 1930, mapping the trail’s route and organizing crews of volunteers to build it
* first female to hike whole trail was Emma Gatewood in her mid 60's and did the whole trail 3 times
* official trail is 2168.8 not including the .8 mile approach walk from the bottom of Amicalola Falls in GA, the 5.2 miles to get back down from Katahdin, or the miles taken to restock along the way. total a hiker covers easily over 2200 miles
* Thruhikers adopt trail names and personalities as they walk on the A.T.0 -
Ah :-) Seems more legit if there's a name for it LOL
I found it on a different site. I had to check 3 sites to finally find amention of it0 -
Oh, thank you! You didn't need to go to the trouble!0
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Oh, thank you! You didn't need to go to the trouble!
thats ok it's kinda cool because then I find out things that weren't listed on the other sites so I learn more and find more things to share with everyone. lol0 -
I had the chance today to step foot on the AT in Dalesville. VA. It was exhilarating.
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I had the chance today to step foot on the AT in Dalesville. VA. It was exhilarating. That part of the trail is paved!
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I had the chance today to step foot on the AT in Dalesville. VA. It was exhilarating. That part of the trail is paved!
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I had the chance today to step foot on the AT in Dalesville. VA. It was exhilarating.
sorry, can't get this to work
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