Tim's Appalachian
Trail Page
"The Appalachian Trail stretches more than
2,100 miles through 14 states from Maine's mighty Katahdin to
Georgia's forested Springer Mountain. Along its route, the A.T. crosses eight
national 
forests,
six units of the national park system, about 60 state park or game lands,
and scores of small mountain and valley communities. Nearly two-thirds of
the U.S. population lives within a day's drive of this continuously marked
footpath." (From
ATC page)
I've hiked several big chunks of this grand footpath,
including all of Vermont, most of New Hampshire, and a good part of Maine.
Someday I hope to do the whole thing in one long summer. Many of the 
long-distance
thru-hikers call it the Green Tunnel, and it must be quite beautiful! I've
met dozens of long-distance hikers, and I always try to turn them on to cold
brews, homemade snacks, and other goodies! You can often time where
and when the groups are coming through, and if ay can get up to Baxter
State Park in the fall, you are sure to meet some very cool folks near
the end of a long and special journey.
The
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (official page)
Kathy
Bilton's A T page (very nice!)
The
Official Maine Appalachian Trail Club Homepage
Basic map of the trail
Links
to dozens of trail maintainers (Hiking Clubs)
Green
Mtn. Club of Vermont
My
LONG TRAIL (AT in Vermont) Page
MY PHOTOS
of the Northern Terminus at Baxter State Park
There has been talk of extending
the trail south to the farthest reaches of Florida, and North
into Canada. There are many other long-distance foottrails in
America, including the Pacific
Crest Trail and the Continental
Divide Trail. There are dozens more that currently exist,
or in the planning stages. In addition, the Rails-to-Trails
program is actively converting many of the nation's abandoned
railroad lines into multi-use paths. Happy trails!
CyberHikes
John Muir Trail
Page created and updated by Tim
D; February 1999
(unintentional errors are
likely on this page. Some links die or relocate over time)