| The Appalachian Trail is a track across Eastern | | | | complete different sections of the trail without |
| United States, spanning 2,175 miles. It is | | | | doing the whole thing from start to finish. All |
| commonly regarded as one of the hardest hiking | | | | classes of hikers can finish a section hike with the |
| trails across the United States today. The trail | | | | proper supplies and training. |
| passes through the Appalachian Mountains; | | | | Even though it is not the toughest hike around |
| however, on top of this you will also pass through | | | | you will come across some harsh obstacles, |
| scenic towns and over beautiful rivers. | | | | including some extremely hard-hitting weather |
| The trail spans through 14 states including New | | | | (thunderstorms), bears, snakes and some steep |
| York and Massachusetts, and many hikers try | | | | grades. |
| and complete the 2,175 miles in a season. When a | | | | You will never be short of a spot to stay, as |
| hiker attempts the entire trail in one season it is | | | | there are 250 camp sites between the beginning |
| called a "thru hike" - it will take months of hard | | | | and the end of the trail, also, as this is an |
| work. Only highly trained hikers with lots of | | | | extremely popular hiking route, many people offer |
| planning can complete such a journey. The trail is | | | | out their homes as additional place to stay. |
| usually hiked south to north from Georgia to | | | | The amount of people that have complete the |
| Maine between May and September to avoid the | | | | trail is around 10,000 people, but it is suggested |
| brunt of the bad weather. There is also an | | | | that around 100,000 have attempted it, making |
| unofficial expansion to the Appalachian trail, which | | | | the overall completion rate around 10%, and with |
| starts from Canada, through Quebec and down | | | | figures like this it is not hard to see why the |
| into Maine. | | | | Appalachian Trail is one of the most feared hiking |
| Section hikers are hikers just looking to get | | | | spots in the USA. |
| outdoors and enjoy several days of hiking. They | | | | |
