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	International Appalachian Trail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The International Appalachian Trail (IAT; French: Sentier International des Appalaches, SIA) is a hiking trail which runs from the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Mount Katahdin, Maine to the northernmost tip of the Appalachian Mountains at Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador.
		The IAT was proposed in 1994 to traverse the portions of the Appalachian Mountains which run through Maine, New Brunswick, and Quebec that the Appalachian Trail did not cover.
		The official opening of the first trail section of the IAT Newfoundland Labrador was September 23, 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Appalachian_Trail (383 words)

	Appalachian Trail - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Conceived in 1921 by Benton MacKaye, forester and regional planner, and completed in 1937, the trail extends along the ridges of the Appalachian Mts.
		The Appalachian and Pacific Crest scenic trails, both designated in 1968, were the first two components in the National Trails System.
		A Norwalk-like virus outbreak on the Appalachian Trail.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-appalacht1r.html (364 words)

	American Long Distance Hiking Association - West
		-- The International Appalachian Trail connects the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail near Mount Katahdin at Rainbow Bridge and continues northeast to Gaspé Peninsula in Forillon National Park, Quebéc where the Appalachian mountains abruptly drop to the sea at the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
		-- The Northville-Placid Trail is 132 miles long and traverses the heart of the Adirondack wilderness as a generally lowland route beginning near the town of Northville and ending in the town of Lake Placid, New York.
		-- The West Coast Trail is located on the southern west coast of Vancouver Island, BC Canada and stretches 77 kilometers from Port Renfrew on the south end to Bamfield on the north end.
	www.aldhawest.org /trails/ot_def.asp (1524 words)

	The International Appalachian Trail marks first decade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The idea of extending the Appalachian Trail was dismissed by some as a political gimmick when it was proposed in 1994 by former two-term Maine Gov. Joseph Brennan during his unsuccessful campaign for another term.
		The trail includes 100 miles in Maine before riding the international border for 11 miles and opening up to 170 miles in New Brunswick, 417 miles in Quebec, and nearly 600 miles in Newfoundland and Labrador.
		Some segments of the trail follow country roads, but efforts continue to improve routes by putting the trail along abandoned railroad lines and over Daicey Pond in Baxter State Park, where Katahdin is located.
	outdoors.mainetoday.com /news/040713iat.shtml (382 words)

	NYNJTC: The Appalachian Trail
		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/index.html (1326 words)

	Protecting our Quiet Trails
		Trail, as it is now identified, is open within the limits of the City of Fredericton and we have completed hundreds of kilometres of additional trail throughout New Brunswick.
		The New Brunswick Trails Council Inc. is dedicated to high quality recreation experiences for citizens and visitors of New Brunswick through promotion, education, facilitation and other functions required for the development and management of a world class trail system.
		The International Appalachian Trail is a hiking trail beginning at Mount Katahdin, Maine winding through New Brunswick to Parc Forillon in the Gaspe region of Quebec.
	www.elements.nb.ca /theme/transportation/trails/david.htm (1195 words)

	International A.T. News - Summer 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The trail has grown quickly since it was proposed in the spring of 1994 by former Maine Gov. Joseph Brennan.
		The idea at that time was to connect the highest points of the Appalachian Mountains in Maine, New Brunswick and Quebec, according to Dick Anderson, president of the board's Maine IAT chapter and a lawyer from Portland.
		Completion of the international trail had been expected by 2000, Anderson said, but he now believes that goal was too ambitious.
	www.fred.net /kathy/at/iatsummer97.html (412 words)

	Links - Appalachian Trail Conservancy
		International Appalachian Trail—A trail from Abol Bridge (south of Baxter State Park in Maine) to Cap Gaspé in Quebec.
		Mason-Dixon Trail System—Connects the Appalachian Trail with the Brandywine Trail near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
		Randolph Mountain Club—Maintains trails, cabins and shelters in the northern White Mountains of New Hampshire.
	www.appalachiantrail.org /site/c.jkLXJ8MQKtH/b.872747/k.CC17/Links.htm (618 words)

	Cherokee National Forest - Recreational Activities: Trails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Trails in the Cherokee NF are rated by elevation gain, length, and trail surface.
		The Appalachian Trail (AT) is the longest continual footpath in the world, traversing some of the most scenic beauty of the eastern U.S. from Georgia to Maine.
		The 2,150 mile trail began as a vision of planner-forester Benton McKaye in 1921.
	www.fs.fed.us /r8/cherokee/recreation2003/trails (265 words)

	America's New Long-Distance Trails running hundreds of miles, New Jersey, Maine, Arizona
		Along the way the trail provides a look at the diversity of the state: scenic rivers and dense forests, historic parks and neighborhoods of Jersey City and Newark, and smaller communities.
		The IAT extension began as the personal campaign of Dick Anderson, a former commissioner of the Maine Dept. of Conservation.
		It was his vision that since the landscape continues on to the north, the trail should too.
	www.americantrails.org /resources/planning/newlong.html (682 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search: International Appalachian Trail
		The trail uses a combination of existing and new trails to connect the highest peaks in the region.
		Cap Gaspé is the northern terminus of the new International Appalachian Trail.
		Caribou are a common sight on the International Appalachian Trail in the Chic Chocs mountains.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/1595llt.html (339 words)

	Canada Trails: Hiking the International Appalachian Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Trail: The trail wends its way for almost 1,100 km from the terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Mt Katahdin in Maine to the tip of the Gaspé.
		The trail opened in 2000 for through-hiking even though there remained some sections of the trail left to build (roads can be used to detour around unfinished sections).
		Caution: Much of the trail in Quebec goes through remote wilderness areas and is therefore recommended only for experienced hikers with good naviagtion and survival skills.
	www.canadatrails.ca /hiking/qc/intapp.html (290 words)

	GORP - The Heart of the Gaspi - International Appalachian Trail
		When I saw the International Appalachian Trail in the spring of 1998, several sections were still incomplete.
		I however saw enough to know it would not just beckon to thru-hikers determined to bag the international extension to the Appalachian Trail, but would be a destination trail in its own right for pleasure hikers looking for uncrowded hiking through some of the most spectacular and unspoiled country on the continent.
		Halfway along, the trail circumnavigates the massive elliptical plateau of Mont Albert which is home to the only herd of caribou south of the Arctic Circle, and is hard to leave in a hurry, unless of course it's rutting season (for the caribou that is).
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/canada/can_iat2.htm (1238 words)

	Sentier NB Trail
		The Appalachian Mountains and Chaleur Bay set the tone as the Sentier NB Trail winds from a rugged coastline to the subdued peaks of this once towering mountain range to rolling farmlands.
		Trail conditions: The trail is in excellent shape in Campellton, Atholville, and Tide Head.
		Trail connections: The section between Tide Head and St. Quentin also doubles as the interim route for part of the International Appalachian Trail which connects Mount Katadin in Maine to the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec.
	www.sentiernbtrail.com /En/TrailGuides/Restigouche.html (464 words)

	VisitAroostook.com - Hiking in Aroostook County
		The Appalachin Trail’s historic end may be at the peak of Mount Katahdin, but we invite you to explore the many mountains, caves, and trails of Aroostook County, including some, or all, of the International Appalachian Trail.
		International Appalachian Trail – A significant portion of this extension to the Appalachian Trail runs through Aroostook County.
		The area is surrounded by small lakes and ponds and offers connecting trails to some of the other small mountains in the area.
	www.visitaroostook.com /guides/Wilderness/hiking.cfm (272 words)

	Appalachian Trail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Many trail towns are accustomed to hikers passing through, and thus many have hostels and hiker-oriented accommodations.
		Trail hikers who are attempting to complete the entire trail in a single season are termed thru-hikers; those who traverse the trail during a series of separate trips are known as "section-hikers." The trail's rugged terrain and cold weather conditions during the spring and fall make thru-hiking an extremely demanding experience.
		In 1998, Bill Bryson described his attempts at walking the trail in his book "A Walk in the Woods." It is a less-than-serious view of the trail, from a less-than-fit person's perspective.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Appalachian_Trail (5368 words)

	Long Distance Hiking Trail -- Travel Vacation SuperLink
		The Appalachian Trail (AT) is the nation’s longest marked footpath, at approximately 2,175 miles.
		The Border Route Trail is a 65-mile long hiking trail that crosses the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in the far northeast of Minnesota (Arrowhead) and follows the international border between Minnesota and Ontario, Canada.
		Within the IAT portion are the spectacular cliffs of Forillon National Park, where the mountains abruptly drop to the sea at the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
	www.travelsuperlink.com /hiking (719 words)

	North: The International A.T. in Canada and South: Connector Trail to Alabama
		While the Appalachian Trail, itself goes only from Katahdin in Maine to Springer in Georgia, that is not the full extent of the Appalachian Mountains.
		In recent years, in both the north and the south, trails have begun to be constructed to connect the termini of the AT with further portions of the Appalachian Mountains.
		The Appalachian Trail Conference has welcomed the international Appalachian Trail as a new long distance trail and offers its best wishes for success in its development as voted at the boards managers semi annual meeting Nov 18 1995 and in a letter to the SIA/IAT Nov 29, 1995.
	www.fred.net /kathy/at/atcan.html (623 words)

	Backpacker.com - The Province Of Dreamers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The most extensive new trail in the Appalachian Mountains since the 2,150-mile Appalachian Trail became reality in 1937, the IAT will make hikers think anew about the Appalachian range and the meaning of a shared corridor of plant and animal life that can't be contained by national borders.
		The International Appalachian Trail/Sentier International des Appalaches is the brainchild of former Maine Commissioner of Conservation Dick Anderson, who was struck with the idea, quite naturally, while mired in freeway traffic.
		While the ATC welcomed the IAT as a new trail, the group felt a direct continuation of the AT would diminish either its historic importance or its integrity as a Georgia-to-Maine trail.
	www.bpbasecamp.com /article/1,2646,510,00.html (981 words)

	International Appalachian Trail- Newfoundland
		The Newfoundland and Labrador International Appalachian Trail, located in the Long Range Mountains of Western Newfoundland Island, is the newest addition to the International Appalachian Trail System
		The trail begins as you come ashore in Port aux Basques and ends at Belle Isle in the frigid North Atlantic.
		In between you encounter miles of sandy beaches, acres of boreal forest, subarctic tundra, rare peridotite barrens, calcareous barrens, wild rivers, clifftop vistas, whales, icebergs and breathtakingly pristine scenery.
	www.iatnl.ca (85 words)

	International Appalachian Trail
		His dream took another step toward reality Saturday when the northern terminus of the International Appalachian Trail was dedicated at Cap Gaspe in a ceremony attended by government officials from Quebec and New Brunswick and trail representatives from as far away as Georgia.
		Joel Swanton, a forester with Champion International, another company whose land the IAT/SIA hopes to cross, said the Saddleback situation is among “some of the things we’re looking at” in determining whether to allow passage of the trail.
		Despite landowner hesitation, Anderson persists in his dream, which was propelled into the international spotlight when Anderson prompted his former boss, Joe Brennan, to tout the trail in his unsuccessful 1996 campaign to reclaim the governorship.
	www.aldha.org /iat99.htm (1133 words)

	Eco-Tourism in Aroostook County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The first section of International Appalachian Trail/Sentier International des Appalaches that will eventually provide the extension from Mt. Katahdin to Mont Jacques Cartier in Quebec was officially cleared and tree markers placed on Sun., November 5.
		The choice of the first section blazing was significant: this part of the trail allows a panoramic view of the two countries which will be connected by this international trail.
		Trail board member Don Hudson of Arrowsic says the trail extension is a 'shoestring operation' that will use volunteers to trim trees and move rocks along the path.
	www.mainerec.com /tourism/eco-06.shtml (544 words)

	Andrew's Appalachian Trail Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The precise length of the trail varies from year to year as its route is adjusted by the different organizations that maintain the trail.
		The primary organization in charge of the trail is the Appalachian Trail Conference.
		The Eastern Continental Trail has also been thru-hiked, and it consists of the Florida Trail, followed by a number of smaller trails and roads that connect it to the Appalachian Trail, and continues to the end of the International Appalachian Trail in New Brunswick, for a total length of 4,417 miles.
	home.nc.rr.com /athiker04/trail.html (3168 words)

	Maine Hiking Trail Finder
		Appalachian Trail site by Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC) part of their "state-by-state guide" features comprehensive information.
		Appalachian Trail/International This is the official site for the International Appalachian Trail, a group that seeks to build and maintain a foot trail extending between Mt. Katahdin, Maine, Mt. Carleton, New Brunswick, Mt. Jacques Cartier, Québec, and Cap Gaspé, Québec.
		General Maine Chapter - Appalachian Mountain Club The Maine Chapter of the AMC was founded in 1956 as the Portland chapter.
	www.slackpacker.com /map_me.html (1483 words)

	Eastern Continental Trail Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Recently, the 500+ miles of the Long Range Appalachian Mountains of Newfoundland have been added, and the Newfoundland chapter of the International Appalachian Trail (great folks) has recently organized, and all are working diligently to get that part of the trail up and running.
		The AT is maintained by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) through the cooperative effort of the ATC, its maintaining clubs, and a myriad of local, regional, and federal agencies.
		Interest in the entire Appalachian Range, as we know it to exist on the North American continent, and especially the interest to hike there, is now taking root in Newfoundland, through formation of the newest group of trail builders, the Newfoundland Chapter, SIA/IAT.
	www.nimblewillnomad.com /eastern_continental_trail_guide.htm (1599 words)

	granite gear
		But, when we heard about it at Trail Days in Damascus, VA, we couldn’t resist seeing caribou, whales, and being surrounded by a completely different language.
		We had to flip-flop from Bear Mountain, NY up to Cap Gaspe, QC because part of the trail in Quebec closes in September.
		This hike, over 2,800 miles just happened to be in one of the wettest years on record, but it was still awesome.
	www.granitegear.com /trauma/2003/index.html (321 words)

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