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I'm planning to hike the Appalachian Trail

Anonymous Sat 30 Dec 2023 02:08:51 No.2683705 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2683824 >>2683896 >>2684472

I'm wanting to start in Lewis County, TN and wind through central Alabama to Georgia and then Georgia to Newfoundland. I want to accomplish this within 3-5 months. How do I prepare logistically and what are some things to keep in mind? I've been hiking for over 20 years, and have lived in mountains all my life, money(within reason, duh) is not an issue. Shoot

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 30 Dec 2023 14:28:42 No.2683824 Report

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>>2683705
I live around this section of the old Cumberland Plateau, it is separated from the AT by the Cumberland Gap. Are you gonna drive down to the start of the Pinhoti? I've thought about starting in my mountains and hiking towards Chattanooga then joining the Pinhoti around Dalton, GA.

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Anonymous Sat 30 Dec 2023 14:31:22 No.2683826 Report

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Roughly the route I've thought about. Crossing much private property like the hunting club Racks and Spurs, so it needs to be out of season.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Dec 2023 18:18:45 No.2683881 Report

Quoted By: >>2683894

Why not hike the Cumberland Trail? You're right at the starting point. You will avoid the crowds and the early season bad weather of the Smokies. I myself am doing the CT this spring.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Dec 2023 19:25:52 No.2683894 Report

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>>2683881
I've heard of the CT but probably didn't get too interested in it before because it is not continuous. Since you mentioned it I've been studying it and am very interested in it. I am a few days hike through the mountains to the trail head. Would be a really cool option as an alternative to the AT which I don't feel like I have time for.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Dec 2023 19:33:33 No.2683896 Report

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>>2683705
keep your bag weight low

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Jan 2024 18:07:01 No.2684415 Report

Quoted By: >>2684439 >>2684539

>>2683894
To be fair a lot of the AT isn't hiked continuously, you're going to have to get back to town here and there to resupply.
Also why not consider doing half and half? Hike the AT to Clingman's Dome, then go down the mountain and cross Knoxville over to Frozen Head and do the second half of the CT. So you can experience both trails with the cost of going through Knoxville

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Anonymous Mon 01 Jan 2024 19:10:42 No.2684439 Report

Quoted By: >>2684508 >>2684539

>>2684415
What I mean is these gaps in the trail, not sure how to go about getting between the gaps on foot if you were to hike the whole thing on foot. Hitch-hiking?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Jan 2024 19:37:00 No.2684448 Report

Quoted By: >>2684456 >>2684502

why did the thread about trespassing in southern appalachia get removed
that's really cool
its so annoying how a lot of land basically isn't used at all and the property owners will say no unless you ask and offer LOTS of money, its just greed, even if you just wanna hike and wouldn't damage anything

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Jan 2024 19:38:05 No.2684449 Report

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also anon
the appalachian trail SUCKS
theres a few parts that go through cool areas, but theres SO MANY OTHER long distance trails in the area
you don't get the bragging rights but if you don't care about that there's lots of other trails you could string together into a month's hike or whatever you are looking to do

be realistic, it isn't gonna be that fun after a few weeks of continuous slogging

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Jan 2024 19:52:27 No.2684456 Report

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>>2684448
posted it again

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Jan 2024 20:41:19 No.2684472 Report

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>>2683705
Why complicate the logistics like this? Seems like you’d be doing a ton of road walking or trespassing. Just take a bus to a nearby town, hire a shuttle, and start on the Pinhoti. You could even skip the first two sections (they’re a combined ~30 miles but half of it is road walks). The Pinhoti ends at the Benton Mackaye trail, which crosses the AT in the Smokies just north of Fontana Dam.

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Anonymous Mon 01 Jan 2024 22:23:15 No.2684502 Report

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>>2684448
>make people pay to pass through the land, contributing to upkeep and taxes that you have to pay on it
>let everyone through for free and watch it go to shit
I know which I'd pick

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Jan 2024 22:41:51 No.2684508 Report

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>>2684439
Don't know that the other anon is suggesting, this trail is not completed. Looks like some sections could be unofficially connected by road but not all of them. I agree with the >>2684472 post, start the Pinhoti. Not much sense walking too it unless you just want to complete connect steps. Just walking to the AT would be mostly road.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 02 Jan 2024 00:34:17 No.2684539 Report

Quoted By: >>2684554

>>2684415
>>2684439
>>2684508
I looked at the map and it looks like all of the trail gaps on the Cumberland Trail are connected by a reasonable road walk or walk through the woods. Still thinking about the Pinhoti too. I've not done a thru-hike yet, my longest trips have been a week at a time. And I may continue to do sections of it a week at a time. Hard to put your life on hold for 5 months to do the AT. The CT and PT are something I could do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 02 Jan 2024 01:37:21 No.2684554 Report

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>>2684539
Get the Far Out guide.

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Anonymous Wed 03 Jan 2024 23:29:05 No.2685166 Report

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>>2684554
I checked it out, doesn't look like they have anything on the Cumberland Trail itself. I'm getting more and more interested in the CT. I see that most of it is complete and there are very long sections that are connected. I don't really see that much info online about people thru-hiking it. I'm pretty close to the TH. May try a section this winter like this one.

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