Appalachian Trail - Appalachian Trail News, Announcements and Articles. Planning an Appalachian Trail Section Hike. I'm going for a 150 mile section hike along the Appalachian Trail in southern Maine, this autumn.
By the time I'm there, the last of the thru-hikers will have past, but the Kennebec ferry will still be running so I can get across the river. Since I just finished planning the route, resupply points and shuttles, I thought I'd share my AT planning routine with you and some of the information sources I use. When planning a section, the first thing I do is to consult a ragged 2006 copy of the AT Thru-Hikers' Companion that I use to keep track of all of the miles I've hiked. I provides a mile by mile account of all of the shelters, water sources, resupply points and roads crossings on the trail in a liner fashion that I find easy to digest.
Elevation Profile After I decide on the section I want to hike, I like to look at detailed topographic maps to get a feel for the difficulty of the route in terms of elevation gain. Their section maps are sold by state and come with a guide book. Weather. Untitled. SCPRO: Sierra Club Potomac Region Outings Program. Virginia Hiking Trail Descriptions.
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