What is it like hiking the entirety of the Appalachian trail?

Each year, hundreds of people hike the roughly 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. This year, Rhys Hora is one of them. He's 32 years old and had been working the same job in Philadelphia since he graduated from college. read more

Finally, Trail Journals, Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail & More and Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and All Things Thru-Hiking offer hiker journals where you can sample the hiker experience. You’re correct to be starting to prepare now. I hope you’re able to pursue the opportunity. read more

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. read more