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Appalachian Trail

A long-distance path in the United States: 2,072 mi (3,335 km) with 679,711 ft (207,176 m) of ascent, about 150 days on foot.

Distance
2,072 mi (3,335 km)
Ascent
679,711 ft (207,176 m)
Days
150
High point
6,631 ft (2,021 m)
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The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

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Appalachian Trail
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The trail

The Appalachian Trail runs from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, through fourteen states: the Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge, Shenandoah, Harpers Ferry, and the White Mountains, where the Appalachian Mountain Club keeps its huts. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy gives about 2,190 miles (3,525 km); the line here, from OpenStreetMap, measures 3,335 km, about 5% less, so treat the figures as an outline and follow the Conservancy's maps for the exact route.

Map sections

About 150 days at about 14 mi (22 km) a day, an estimate from the length. Too many to list day by day, so here the line is in 30 sections, each ending at a town or village it passes, to help you find your way along it. They are not daily stages, and they vary from 38 mi to 139 mi: plan your days and nights from the trail's own guide.

  1. Section 1 Springer Mountain to Dicks Creek Gap 65 mi · 65 mi from the start
  2. Section 2 Dicks Creek Gap to Wesser 65 mi · 130 mi from the start
  3. Section 3 Wesser to Mount Collins Shelter 64 mi · 195 mi from the start
  4. Section 4 Mount Collins Shelter to Hot Springs 69 mi · 263 mi from the start
  5. Section 5 Hot Springs to Nolichucky Gorge Campground and Cabins 68 mi · 331 mi from the start
  6. Section 6 Nolichucky Gorge Campground and Cabins to Kincora Hiking Hostel 70 mi · 401 mi from the start
  7. Section 7 Kincora Hiking Hostel to Damascus 49 mi · 451 mi from the start
  8. Section 8 Damascus to Atkins 71 mi · 522 mi from the start
  9. Section 9 Atkins to Pearisburg 89 mi · 610 mi from the start
  10. Section 10 Pearisburg to Catawba 72 mi · 682 mi from the start
  11. Section 11 Catawba to Snowden 75 mi · 757 mi from the start
  12. Section 12 Snowden to Rockfish Gap 76 mi · 832 mi from the start
  13. Section 13 Rockfish Gap to Skyland 68 mi · 900 mi from the start
  14. Section 14 Skyland to Spout Run 66 mi · 966 mi from the start
  15. Section 15 Spout Run to Pen Mar 61 mi · 1,027 mi from the start
  16. Section 16 Pen Mar to Duncannon 79 mi · 1,106 mi from the start
  17. Section 17 Duncannon to Port Clinton 69 mi · 1,175 mi from the start
  18. Section 18 Port Clinton to Delaware Water Gap 74 mi · 1,249 mi from the start
  19. Section 19 Delaware Water Gap to Vernon Valley 57 mi · 1,305 mi from the start
  20. Section 20 Vernon Valley to West Pawling 81 mi · 1,386 mi from the start
  21. Section 21 West Pawling to Amesville 51 mi · 1,437 mi from the start
  22. Section 22 Amesville to Cheshire 79 mi · 1,517 mi from the start
  23. Section 23 Cheshire to Bromley Village 70 mi · 1,586 mi from the start
  24. Section 24 Bromley Village to Killington 51 mi · 1,637 mi from the start
  25. Section 25 Killington to Hanover 38 mi · 1,675 mi from the start
  26. Section 26 Hanover to Lonesome Lake Hut 60 mi · 1,735 mi from the start
  27. Section 27 Lonesome Lake Hut to Rattle River Lodge and Hostel 69 mi · 1,803 mi from the start
  28. Section 28 Rattle River Lodge and Hostel to Bemis 55 mi · 1,858 mi from the start
  29. Section 29 Bemis to Caratunk 75 mi · 1,934 mi from the start
  30. Section 30 Caratunk to Mount Katahdin 139 mi · 2,072 mi from the start

Summits on the way

  • Clingmans Dome 6,644 ft (2,025 m) · 191 mi from the start
  • Mount Moosilauke 4,803 ft (1,464 m) · 1,720 mi from the start
  • Mount Lincoln 5,089 ft (1,551 m) · 1,742 mi from the start
  • Mount Lafayette 5,249 ft (1,600 m) · 1,743 mi from the start
  • South Twin 4,902 ft (1,494 m) · 1,749 mi from the start
  • Mount Monroe 5,371 ft (1,637 m) · 1,771 mi from the start
  • Mount Washington 6,289 ft (1,917 m) · 1,773 mi from the start
  • Mount Madison 5,367 ft (1,636 m) · 1,779 mi from the start
  • Carter Dome 4,833 ft (1,473 m) · 1,791 mi from the start
  • Mount Katahdin 5,269 ft (1,606 m) · 2,072 mi from the start

The listed hills and the highest of 80 tops within 300 m of the line. The app shows them all. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.

Start and finish

Start: near Springer Mountain, Gilmer County. 34.62677, -84.19388

Finish: near Mount Katahdin, Piscataquis County. 45.90445, -68.92150

Directions to the start

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Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.

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