Appalachian National Scenic Trail

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,174-mile footpath along the ridgecrests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in northern Georgia. The trail traverses Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) is used by day, weekend and other short-term hikers, section-hikers and thru-hikers. Thru-hikers hike the entire length of the Trail in one season.

Car - The Trail has more than 500 access points. Contact the private, nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conference for directions.

Appalachian Trail Conference, PO Box 807, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0807

Telephone: 304-535-6331

http://www.appalachiantrail.org