On a mountaintop mantled in moss and nearly century-old red spruce, the Appalachian Trail now simply ... officials hope the annual thru-hiking season — in which folks start at Springer Mountain ...
Northern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail.” The person who started in Georgia, reshaped by the trail’s lessons, was not the same person standing atop the highest point in Maine. After thru-hiking the ...
Read more: Everything You Need To Know Before Taking A Solo Backpacking Trip Being designated as a hiking-only footpath means that the Appalachian Trail is exclusively reserved for pedestrian travel.