Appalchain Trail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfmYCM4CS8o
Miles hiked: 2185.9 (not including spur trails to water, shelter, and views, or distance walked while resupplying in town)
Number of days in the journey: 177, or roughly 25 weeks, from February 24 – August 19. (Includes 5 visits from my wife, Amicola State Park, Georgia, Damascus Virginia, Harpers Ferry Virginia, New York City, Mt. Katahdin, Maine and my son traveled with me 7 days.)
Number of vertical miles climbed: 91 (according to this guy: bucktrack.com/Thru-hiking_the_Appalachian_Trail.html) or climbing Mt. Everest 15 times.
Approximate number of footsteps: 5 million
Pairs of shoes: 5
Weight loss 50 + pounds
Highest point: Clingmans Dome, Smoky Mountains, 6643′ Lowest point: Hudson River, NY, 124′
Largest vertical climb: Mount Katahdin, 4188 feet in 5.2 miles
Resupply in town every 7-10 days.
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.[1] The precise length of the trail changes over time as trails are modified or added. The total length is approximately 2,200 miles (3,500 km)[a]. The trail passes through the states of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The path is maintained by 30 trail clubs and multiple partnerships,[2] and managed by the National Park Service and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy.[3][4] The majority of the trail is in wilderness, although some portions traverse towns, roads and cross rivers.
The Appalachian Trail is famous for its many hikers, some of whom, called thru-hikers, attempt to hike it in its entirety in a single season. Many books, memoirs, web sites and fan organizations are dedicated to this pursuit. Many attempt while only about 10 percent succeed.
Appalchain Trail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfmYCM4CS8o
Miles hiked: 2185.9 (not including spur trails to water, shelter, and views, or distance walked while resupplying in town)
Number of days in the journey: 177, or roughly 25 weeks, from February 24 – August 19. (Includes 5 visits from my wife, Amicola State Park, Georgia, Damascus Virginia, Harpers Ferry Virginia, New York City, Mt. Katahdin, Maine and my son traveled with me 7 days.)
Number of vertical miles climbed: 91 (according to this guy: bucktrack.com/Thru-hiking_the_Appalachian_Trail.html) or climbing Mt. Everest 15 times.
Approximate number of footsteps: 5 million
Pairs of shoes: 5
Weight loss 50 + pounds
Highest point: Clingmans Dome, Smoky Mountains, 6643′ Lowest point: Hudson River, NY, 124′
Largest vertical climb: Mount Katahdin, 4188 feet in 5.2 miles
Resupply in town every 7-10 days.
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.[1] The precise length of the trail changes over time as trails are modified or added. The total length is approximately 2,200 miles (3,500 km)[a]. The trail passes through the states of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The path is maintained by 30 trail clubs and multiple partnerships,[2] and managed by the National Park Service and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy.[3][4] The majority of the trail is in wilderness, although some portions traverse towns, roads and cross rivers.
The Appalachian Trail is famous for its many hikers, some of whom, called thru-hikers, attempt to hike it in its entirety in a single season. Many books, memoirs, web sites and fan organizations are dedicated to this pursuit. Many attempt while only about 10 percent succeed.