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Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending more than 2,000 miles between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. If you’re planning a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail or just a weekend sampling the east’s premiere footpath, get prepared with our advice, trail guides, and gear picks first.

Watch: A 140-Mile Hike on the Appalachian Trail’s Most Hurricane-Damaged Section

A year after Hurricane Helene knocked down thousands of trees, flooded miles of trail, and heavily damaged some of the Appalachian Trail's most beloved towns, hiker Grayson Haver Currin headed back to see whether it had recovered.


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