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	Appalachian Trail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a 2,174 mile (3500 km) marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.
		Upon entering Vermont, the Trail coincides with the southernmost sections of the generally north-/south-oriented Long Trail (which is subject to a request by its maintainers to protect it in its most vulnerable part of the year by forgoing spring hiking).
		In August of 1937, the trail was completed to Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine, and the ATC shifted its focus toward protecting the trail lands and mapping the trail for hikers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Appalachian_Trail (3815 words)

	Appalachian Trail at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail, is a 2,160 mile (3476 km) marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, running (in the direction in which the whole route is most often attempted) from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mt.
		Because of the trail's rugged terrain and cold weather conditions during the spring and fall, through-hiking is a fairly demanding experience.
		To maintain forward momentum, MacKaye called for a two-day Appalachian Trail conference to be held in March of 1925 in Washington, D.C. Although this conference resulted in the formation of the Appalachian Trail Conference organization, little progress was made on the trail for several years.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Appalachian_Trail.html (962 words)

	Appalachian Trail in Georgia
		The Appalachian Trail begins in Georgia at Springer Mountain and leaves the Peach State 79 miles later at Bly Gap.
		The designation of the Appalachian Trail as a National Scenic Trail was a long political battle lasting 15 years, ending with President Lyndon Johnson signing the National Trails System Act in 1968.
		The trail is a microcosm of the natural history of the North Georgia mountains.
	georgiatrails.com /features/apptrail.html (759 words)

	Appalachian Trail in New Jersey
		The Trail is rugged and if the hiker is out of condition, too big a bite at the beginning might prove exhausting to the point of spoiling the experience.
		The trail, in New Jersey at least, is not enhanced one whit by their existence.
		Considering its proximity to the Metropolitan area, the trail is relatively free of litter.
	www.njskylands.com /odhikeaptrl.htm (2179 words)

	NYNJTC: The Appalachian Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The trail is being relocated to avoid ATV problems from south of Leather Hill Road to The Nature Conservancy property.
		We are a volunteer, not-for-profit organization that has maintained the Appalachian Trail (known to insiders as the AT) since 1923 - when our founders and volunteers constructed and opened the very first section of the Appalachian Trail, putting into reality the dream of a trail along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains.
		The Appalachian Trail Guide for New York and New Jersey is available from the NY-NJ Trail Conference, and includes the guidebook and 6 full-color maps.
	www.nynjtc.org /trails/AT (1275 words)

	Appalachian Trail
		The Appalachian Trail is a footpath across 2,168 miles of Appalachian Mountain ridgelines from Georgia to Maine.
		On a weekend night when the weather is nice, over 100 people may hike the Appalachian Trail two and a half miles north of Route 40 to Annapolis Rock to camp overnight in a "wilderness setting." Hundreds of day hikers may visit on a beautiful day.
		A group of Appalachian Trail professionals and volunteers, known as the Maryland Appalachian Trail Management Committee (MATMC), have become very concerned about the negative effects of the impact on this backcountry area.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/at.html (1288 words)

	Appalachian Trail
		The Appalachian National Scenic Trail (AT) is a passive recreation footpath that runs 2175 miles from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.
		Ninety miles of this long-distance trail are in Massachusetts, running along the ridges and traversing the valleys of Berkshire County.
		Trail maintenance and monitoring is carried out by local volunteers of the AMC-Berkshire Chapter and DCR ’s Ridgerunners Program.
	www.mass.gov /dcr/parks/western/appl.htm (571 words)

	Appalachian Trail maps from Omni Resources, world leader in map supply. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Indispensible for long-distance hiking on the Appalachian Trail.
		The Appalachian Trail Conference and a group of the A.T. thru-hikers collaborate on a guide especially designed for new thru-hikers who want the basic information for a five- to six-month trek in the woods, at a reasonable price, but want the adventure of finding out the extras for themselves.
		The Appalachians that the A.T. crosses are America's classic mountains, featuring peices of almost every major geological event in Earth's history.
	www.omnimap.com /catalog/cats/regions.htm (1044 words)

	Articles - Appalachian Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Throughout the length of the trail there are various free shelters available for hikers.
		Tennessee has 293 miles (472 k) of the Trail is the highest point on the Trail at 6625 feet (2019 m).
		Also available from the ATC is the ´´Official AT Databook´´, an annually updated compilation of trail mileages, water sources, road crossings, shelter locations, etc. The 2006 ´´DataBook´´ is the 28th annual edition, and is rightly considered indispensable by AT hikers.
	www.pointgathering.com /articles/Appalachian_Trail (2345 words)

	Appalachian Trail - Fannin County, Georgia Chamber of Commerce
		As the trail follows the eastern ridge of the Appalachian Mountains it passes through 14 states, and although the slogan is "Maine to Georgia," most people hike the trail the other way, Georgia to Maine.
		The Appalachian Trail begins at Springer, and follows a rocky ridge line almost due north to the Springer Mountain Parking Area.
		There are three day-use parking areas covering the Fannin County section of the Appalachian Trail, two on FS 42 (Springer Mountain and Hightower Gap) and on FS 58 at Three Forks that is heavily used because of Long Creek Falls.
	www.blueridgemountains.com /appalachian_trail.html (581 words)

	Appalachian Trail
		The Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine, cuts through Giles County and offers the visitor an opportunity to hike portions of the trail and see the natural beauty of Giles.
		The entirety of the trail is 2,174 miles long and runs along the ridges and valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from the summit of Mount Katahdin in north central Maine to the summit of Spring Mountain in northern Georgia.
		He proposed the trail as the connecting thread of “a project in regional planning.” He also envisioned a trail along the ridge crests of the Appalachian Mountains from New England to the Deep South, connecting farms, work camps, and study camps that would help ease tension from industrial stress.
	www.gilescounty.org /appalachiantrail.html (601 words)

	Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,159.1-mile foot trail along the ridge crests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in the central Maine wilderness to Springer Mountain in a designated wilderness area in north Georgia.
		The goal is to maintain the entire Trail environment as a place for everyone to hike, backpack, or otherwise enjoy the Appalachian mountains and wildlands, while at the same time conserving the natural, scenic, historical, and cultural resources of this one-of-a-kind park.
		The most primitive section of the trail and the highest of the entire route is through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with 70 crest-line Trail miles, Beyond the Great Smokies comes the Yellow Creek-Wauchecha-Cheoah Mountain areas, which are difficult to traverse because of steep elevation changes.
	www.westernncattractions.com /aptrail.htm (275 words)

	Virginia - Appalachian Trail Conservancy
		One-fourth of the Appalachian Trail lies in Virginia.
		Throughout the Mt. Rogers region in southwest Virginia, where the Trail moves into the southern Appalachians, the floral displays of rhododendron and azalea in June and July are outstanding.
		At the southern border is the quintessential “Trail town,” Damascus, Virginia.
	www.appalachiantrail.org /hike/trail/virginia.html (629 words)

	Peace Pilgrim's Appalachian Trail Journey
		As editor of "Appalachian Trailway News," you may be interested in hearing a few more facts about the first couple (especially the first woman) to traverse on foot alone the entire 2,050 mile Appalachian Trail in one season of less than 5 months.
		This summer she walked the entire length of the 2050 mile long Appalachian Trail, and she is the first woman to have accomplished this feat.
		Life on the trail, which is not insulated from nature as life in the city is, tends to make you realize what the actual essentials of physical well-being are - such as warmth when you are cold, a dry spot on a rainy day, the simplest food when you are hungry.
	www.peacepilgrim.net /ap_trail.htm (1644 words)

	Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Park Service)
		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 A.T. began as a vision of forester Benton MacKaye and was developed by volunteers and opened as a continuous trail in 1937.
	www.nps.gov /appa (161 words)

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		You're at the right place for all the official Appalachian Trail Guides-sets of a book and maps or just maps alone.
		Don't forget the current edition of the Appalachian Trail Data Book-it condenses the major landmarks and most current mileages into one 96-page handbook.
		Appalachian Trail Conservancy members receive 15 to 20 percent off the retail price of most items.
	www.atctrailstore.org (266 words)

	The Appalachian Trail - State by State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail is
		The trail crosses the Hudson River, entering Harriman-Bear Mountain State Park, where the first section of the A.T. was completed in 1923.
		The Trail passes within a few 100 yards of the ATC headquarters before crossing the Shenandoah River, and continuing into Virginia.
	www.fred.net /kathy/at/atstate.html (967 words)

	Appalachian Trail Encyclopedia @ ArtOfTexas.com (Art of Texas) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This resulted in the formation of the Appalachian Trail Conference organization, though little progress was made on the trail for several years.
		(available at AppalachianTrail.org) Also available from the ATC is the Official AT Databook, an annually updated compilation of trail mileages, water sources, road crossings, shelter locations, etc. Also available through the A.T.C. are individual State guidebooks and map sets.
		is the "Thru-Hiker's Handbook" by Dan "Wingfoot" Bruce and published by the Center for Appalachian Trail Studies (available at TrailPlace.com).
	www.artoftexas.com /encyclopedia/Appalachian_Trail (2515 words)

	Trailplace.com - An Appalachian Trail Resource Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Appalachian Trail is a 2174.9-mile-long scenic footpath used each year by thousands of backpackers for thru-hikes, section hikes, overnight hikes, and dayhikes.
		This website focuses on the Appalachian Trail exclusively and is designed to help people like you have the best possible backcountry experience while hiking on it.
		We're traditional hikers here, which means that we emphasize using the Appalachian Trail for its intended purpose, which is to give outdoor-recreation enthusiasts an opportunity to travel freely in the mountains and safely experience the natural world around them.
	www.trailplace.com (146 words)

	AT in NH
		AT in NH Appalachian Trail in NH The AT is a 2100 mile foot trail running along the Appalachian Range from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mt Katahdin in Maine.
		The Kinsman Ridge trail drops down to the Kinsman Pond Shelter and the AT continues on the Fishin' Jimmy trail to Lonesome Lake and the AMC's Lonesome Lake hut, the first of eight mountain huts along the AT in New Hampshire.
		From Galehead Hut the trail ascends sharply to the summit of South Twin along the Twinway trail.
	hikethewhites.com /at.html (1430 words)

	Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, hiking, trail maintenance, backpacking
		The Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, Inc. (GATC) was organized in 1930 in Dahlonega, GA. It is an organization of individual volunteers who, because of their love for the Appalachian Trail, has assumed responsibility for its management and maintenance in Georgia.
		The Appalachian Trail, designated a National Scenic Trail in 1968, is a footpath over 2,100 miles long.
		To the Native Americans who once inhabited this wild and beautiful region, the word Appalachian meant "endless." So it is that the Appalachian Trail is, for all practical purposes, an endless footpath winding through mountain regions with a great variety of plants and animal life, climate, and geographic features.
	www.georgia-atclub.org (265 words)

	Appalachian Trail in the Berkshires
		Conceived in 1921, by Massachusetts native Benton McKay, the Trail was designed to provide a continuous green corridor along the ridge of the Appalachian Mountain chain of mountains and hills.
		Copies of the ATC Guide to the Appalachian Trail in Massachusetts and Connecticut are available in bookstores, at Bascom Lodge and/or the state visitors center on Mt. Greylock and by mail from the AMC.
		Be considerate of the Trail lands as you hike.
	www.berkshireweb.com /sports/parks/app.html (691 words)

	Appalachian Trail Thru Hike
		The Appalachian Trail continuously changes in length due to trail relocation each year: 1937 - 2,054 miles; 2003 - 2,172.6; 2005 - 2,174.9.
		The Appalachian Trail became a continuous trail on August 14, 1937.
		The Appalachian Trail was selected as the first National Scenic Trail in 1968.
	purebound.com /appalachian_trail.htm (480 words)

	Find info about Appalachian Trail
		The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail, is a 2,160 mile (3476 km) marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, running from Mt. Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia.
		Along the way, the trail also passes through the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
		At the end of the war, the damage to the trail was repaired, and the first through-hike, by Earl Shaffer of York, Pa, brought a great deal of attention to the project.
	www.biblioreview.com /wikiget.asp?article_name=Appalachian_Trail&refer... (756 words)

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