MAP
2167.1 miles
About 3,000 individuals attempt to backpack the entire AT in one continuous journey each year (less than 10% actually finish). The average time to complete a thru-hike is 6 months.
Over 1/2 of the thru-hikers that start in Georgia quit in the first 400 miles, which is only 1/5 of the entire trail.The Appalachian Trail (AT) is a continuous footpath which passes through 14 states, 8 national forests, 6 national parks, and 7 state parks. The southern terminus of the trail is on the summit of Springer Mountain, Georgia and the northern terminus ends on the summit of Mount Katahdin in Maine.
| Springer Mountain, Georgia | 0.0 |
| Fontana Dam, North Carolina | 163.5 |
| Damascus, Virginia | 454.7 |
| New River, Virginia | 617.5 |
| Rockfish Gap, Virginia | 841.2 |
| Front Royal, Virginia | 948.2 |
| Pennsylvania-Maryland Line | 1042.6 |
| New Jersey-Pennsylvania Line | 1272.0 |
| Connecticut-New York Line | 1434.2 |
| Vermont-Mass Line | 1576.0 |
| Maine-New Hampshire Line | 1885.7 |
| Baxter Peak, Katahdin, Maine | 2167.1 |
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