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Appalachian Trail Trivia

  • The brainchild of forester Benton MacKaye, the Appalachian Trail was completed in 1937 and today winds 2,178 miles from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.
  • Administered by the National Park Service, the Appalachian Trail is the longest marked footpath in the United States.
  • The Appalachian Trail's official name is the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
  • Earl Shaffer was the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1948.
  • More than 10,000 people have reported hiking the entire length of the Appalachian Trail.
  • The Appalachian Trail passes through 14 states: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
  • A 70-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail winds through Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
  • The Appalachian Trail reaches its highest elevation (6,625) as it crosses Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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