The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the Eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.[1] The trail is about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) long, though the exact length changes over time as parts are rerouted or modified.[a] The Appalachian Trail Conservancy describes the Appalachian Trail as the longest hiking-only trail in the world.[2][3] More than 2 million people are said to take a hike on part of the trail at least once each year.[4]

The idea of the Appalachian Trail came about in 1921. The trail itself was completed in 1937 after more than a decade of work, although improvements and changes continue. It is maintained by 31 trail clubs and multiple partnerships,[5] and managed by the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy.[6][7] Most of the trail is in forest or wild lands, although some portions traverse towns, roads and farms. It passes through 14 states: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Thru-hikers attempt to hike the trail in its entirety in a single season. The number of thru-hikes per year has increased steadily, with 715 northbound and 133 southbound thru-hikes reported for 2017.[4] Many books, documentaries, websites, and fan organizations are dedicated to the pursuit. Some hike from one end to the other, then turn around and thru-hike the trail the other way, known as a "yo-yo".[8]
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1A.T. - Fishin' Jimmy Trail
Franconia Notch State Park
2 miles
2A.T. - Kinsman Ridge Trail
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
1 mile
3A.T. - Kinsman Ridge Trail
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
6 miles
4A.T. Side Trails: Mt. Wilcox North Shelter Side Trail
Beartown State Forest
1,296 ft
5A.T. Side Trails: Mt. Wilcox South Shelter Side Trail
Beartown State Forest
574 ft
6A.T. Side Trails: Upper Goose Pond Cabin Parking Area Side Trail
Tyringham
4,518 ft
7A.T. Side Trails: Upper Goose Pond Cabin Side Trai
Tyringham
2,385 ft
8Appalachian & Benton MacKaye Trail
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
4,469 ft
9Appalachian Trail
Harriman State Park
19 miles
10Appalachian Trail
Green Mountain National Forest
1 mile
11Appalachian Trail
Highlands Preserve
1,841 ft
12Appalachian Trail
Kent
7 miles
13Appalachian Trail
Kent
5 miles
14Appalachian Trail
Cornwall
5 miles
15Appalachian Trail
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
3 miles
16Appalachian Trail
Mount Greylock State Reservation
614 ft
17Appalachian Trail
Sharon
1 mile
18Appalachian Trail
Sharon
2 miles
19Appalachian Trail
Sharon
5 miles
20Appalachian Trail
Salisbury
3 miles
21Appalachian Trail
Canaan
2 miles
22Appalachian Trail
Salisbury
732 ft
23Appalachian Trail
Salisbury
6 miles
24Appalachian Trail
Salisbury
2,477 ft
25Appalachian Trail
Salisbury
4 miles
26Appalachian Trail
Salisbury
3,665 ft
27Appalachian Trail
Dutchess County
7 miles
28Appalachian Trail
Putnam County
7 miles
29Appalachian Trail
Putnam County
12 miles
30Appalachian Trail
Hudson Highlands State Park
5 miles
31Appalachian Trail
Mount Washington
4 miles
32Appalachian Trail
Norwich
6 miles
33Appalachian Trail
Pomfret
7 miles
34Appalachian Trail
Pomfret
7 miles
35Appalachian Trail
Bridgewater
16 miles
36Appalachian Trail
Killington
1,506 ft
37Appalachian Trail
Killington
2 miles
38Appalachian Trail - No Business Knob
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
10 miles
39Appalachian Trail (Holsten Mt VA)
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
3 miles
40Appalachian Trail (ME - Baldpate Mtn)
Newry
9 miles
41Appalachian Trail (ME - Barren Mountain)
Appalachian Mountain Club 100 Mile Wilderness Conservation Area
15 miles
42Appalachian Trail (ME - Bates Ridge)
Carrabassett Valley
10 miles
43Appalachian Trail (ME - Big Wilson Stream)
Piscataquis County
7 miles
44Appalachian Trail (ME - Four Ponds Mtn)
Rangeley
12 miles
45Appalachian Trail (ME - Lake Hebron)
Piscataquis County
6 miles
46Appalachian Trail (ME - Little Bigelow Mtn)
Carrabassett Valley Trail Network
15 miles
47Appalachian Trail (ME - Nahmakanta Lake)
Piscataquis County
7 miles
48Appalachian Trail (ME - Pemadumcook Lake)
Piscataquis County
12 miles
49Appalachian Trail (ME - Pleasant Pond)
Carrabassett Valley
11 miles
50Appalachian Trail (ME - Rainbow Lake)
Baxter State Park
16 miles
51Appalachian Trail (ME - Roundtop Mtn)
Carrabassett Valley Trail Network
8 miles
52Appalachian Trail (ME - Spectacle Ponds)
Piscataquis County
6 miles
53Appalachian Trail (ME - White Cap Mtn)
Appalachian Mountain Club 100 Mile Wilderness Conservation Area
29 miles
54Appalachian Trail (white blazes)
Salisbury
1 mile
55Appalachian Trail - McQueen Knob
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
16 miles
56Appalachian Trail - A Rufus Morgan
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
8 miles
57Appalachian Trail - Bald Knob
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
16 miles
58Appalachian Trail - Baxter State Park
Baxter State Park
9 miles
59Appalachian Trail - Beartown Mtn. Rd. Over Tyringham Cobble, Jerusalem Rd to Main Rd
Tyringham
6 miles
60Appalachian Trail - Beartown State Forest
Beartown State Forest
6 miles
61Appalachian Trail - Beauty Spot
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
10 miles
62Appalachian Trail - Belleville Mountain
Orange County
9 miles
63Appalachian Trail - Big Bald
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
13 miles
64Appalachian Trail - Big Meadows
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
23 miles
65Appalachian Trail - Blood Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
10 miles
66Appalachian Trail - Blue Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
4 miles
67Appalachian Trail - Brown Fork Gap
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
8 miles
68Appalachian Trail - Buchanan Mountain
Orange County
8 miles
69Appalachian Trail - Cable Gap
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
6 miles
70Appalachian Trail - Chestnut Knob
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
43 miles
71Appalachian Trail - Clarksburg State Forest
Clarksburg Forest
4 miles
72Appalachian Trail - Clingmans Dome
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
6 miles
73Appalachian Trail - Cosby Knob
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
8 miles
74Appalachian Trail - Dalton to Cheshire
Dalton
7 miles
75Appalachian Trail - Davenport Gap
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
1 mile
76Appalachian Trail - Deep Gap
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
11 miles
77Appalachian Trail - Depot Hill
Dutchess County
5 miles
78Appalachian Trail - Derrick Knob
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
9 miles
79Appalachian Trail - Double Spring Gap
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
4 miles
80Appalachian Trail - Fork Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
11 miles
81Appalachian Trail - Glade Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
18 miles
82Appalachian Trail - Gregory Bald
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
7 miles
83Appalachian Trail - Hawk Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
7 miles
84Appalachian Trail - Hosner Mt.
Dutchess County
6 miles
85Appalachian Trail - Hot Springs
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
14 miles
86Appalachian Trail - Hump Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
14 miles
87Appalachian Trail - Hunt Trail
Baxter State Park
5 miles
88Appalachian Trail - Icewater Spring
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
3 miles
89Appalachian Trail - Iron Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
17 miles
90Appalachian Trail - Lick Rock
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
8 miles
91Appalachian Trail - Long Branch
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
8 miles
92Appalachian Trail - Low Gap
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
10 miles
93Appalachian Trail - Moore Creek
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
6 miles
94Appalachian Trail - Mount Cammerer
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
7 miles
95Appalachian Trail - Mount Greylock (North)
Mount Greylock State Reservation
5 miles
96Appalachian Trail - Mount Greylock (South)
Mount Greylock State Reservation
7 miles
97Appalachian Trail - Mount Rogers
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
30 miles
98Appalachian Trail - Mt Greylock, Upper Thunderbolt Run
Mount Greylock State Reservation
1,667 ft
99Appalachian Trail - Mt. Everett to Sage's Ravine
Mount Everett Reservation
6 miles
100Appalachian Trail - Muskrat Creek
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
7 miles
101Appalachian Trail - Northern Georgia
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
9 miles
102Appalachian Trail - October Mountain SF
October Mountain State Forest
9 miles
103Appalachian Trail - Pecks Corner
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
8 miles
104Appalachian Trail - Pochuck Mountain
Vernon
7 miles
105Appalachian Trail - Priest Wilderness
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
18 miles
106Appalachian Trail - Punchbowl Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
10 miles
107Appalachian Trail - Roan High Knob
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
11 miles
108Appalachian Trail - Roaring Fork
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
6 miles
109Appalachian Trail - Sasafras Gap
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
13 miles
110Appalachian Trail - Shays' Rebellion to Jug End Rd.
Egremont
3 miles
111Appalachian Trail - Sheffield Rd, Sheffield to MA Rte 23 (Beartown State Forest)
Sheffield
10 miles
112Appalachian Trail - Shenandoah
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
23 miles
113Appalachian Trail - Silers Bald
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
5 miles
114Appalachian Trail - Skyline
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
22 miles
115Appalachian Trail - Snowbird
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
13 miles
116Appalachian Trail - Southern Terminus
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
4 miles
117Appalachian Trail - Standing Indian / Carter Gap
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
13 miles
118Appalachian Trail - Suches
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
8 miles
119Appalachian Trail - Sugar Run
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
31 miles
120Appalachian Trail - Tenmile Hill
Sherman
4 miles
121Appalachian Trail - Thunder Ridge
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
16 miles
122Appalachian Trail - Tray Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
5 miles
123Appalachian Trail - Tri-corner Knob
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
5 miles
124Appalachian Trail - Tyringham
Tyringham
8 miles
125Appalachian Trail - Unaka Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
13 miles
126Appalachian Trail - Washington, Hinsdale & Dalton
Hinsdale
9 miles
127Appalachian Trail - Watauga Lake
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
11 miles
128Appalachian Trail - Wawayanda
Wawayanda State Park
4 miles
129Appalachian Trail - Wayah Bald
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
9 miles
130Appalachian Trail - West Mountain
Dutchess County
7 miles
131Appalachian Trail - White Rock Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
18 miles
132Appalachian Trail - White Rocks Mt.
Appalachian Trail Corridor (TN)
22 miles
133Appalachian Trail - Whitetop Mountain
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
9 miles
134Appalachian Trail - Winding Gap
Appalachian Trail Corridor (NC)
3 miles
135Appalachian Trail - Wolf Laurel Top
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
6 miles
136Appalachian Trail / Warming Hut Chute
Mount Greylock State Reservation
735 ft
137Appalachian Trail McAfee Knob & Tinker Ledge
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
25 miles
138AppalachianTrail - Mount Marshall
Appalachian Trail Corridor (VA)
13 miles
139Arden Valley Road (A.T.)
Rockland County
1,706 ft
140AT - Andover Rd to S. Arms Rd (Andover North Surplus)
Rangeley
9 miles
141AT - Appalachian Trail
Orford
25 miles
142AT - Appalachian Trail
Somerset County
17 miles
143AT - Atwell Hill Trail
Orford
2 miles
144AT - Beaver Brook Trail
Benton
3 miles
145AT - Carriage Road
Benton
4,669 ft
146AT - Carter-Moriah Trail (Carter Dome Summit Section)
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
2 miles
147AT - Carter-Moriah Trail (Imp Mountain Section)
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
3 miles
148AT - Carter-Moriah Trail (Middle Carter Mountain Section)
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
2 miles
149AT - Cascade Brook Trail
Franconia Notch State Park
3 miles
150AT - Centennial Trail
Gorham
3 miles
151AT - Church Street
Cheshire
614 ft
152AT - Church Street
Dalton
2,119 ft
153AT - Church Street walk
Dalton
1 mile
154AT - Crawford Path
Southern Presidentials
5 miles
155AT - East Main STreet
Cheshire
253 ft
156AT - Ethan Pond Trail
Willey Range
7 miles
157AT - Franconia Ridge Trail
Franconia Ridge & West Slopes
4 miles
158AT - Garfield Ridge Trail
Garfield Ridge and the North Slopes
6 miles
159AT - Glencliff Trail
Benton
3 miles
160AT - Gulfside Trail
Northern Presidentials and The Great Gulf
6 miles
161AT - Hoosic River Bridge
North Adams
509 ft
162AT - Kay Wood Shelter Side Trail
Hinsdale
768 ft
163AT - Kenduskeak Trail (Middle Moriah Mtn Section)
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
1 mile
164AT - Kodak Trail
Orford
3 miles
165AT - Liberty Spring Trail
Franconia Ridge & West Slopes
3 miles
166AT - Link Rd
North Adams
197 ft
167AT - Long Appalachian Trail
Glastenbury
9 miles
168AT - Long Trail - Tucker Johnson
Green Mountain National Forest
4,954 ft
169AT - Lost Pond Trail
Mt. Washington / Pinkham Notch
4,439 ft
170AT - Madison Gulf Trail
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
2 miles
171AT - Mahoosuc
Shelburne
11 miles
172AT - Mahoosuc Range
Newry
12 miles
173AT - Massachusetts Ave
North Adams
738 ft
174AT - Mount Cube Trail
Orford
3 miles
175AT - Old Jackson Road
Mount Washington State Park
2 miles
176AT - Ore Hill Trail
Warren
3 miles
177AT - Osgood Cutoff
Northern Presidentials and The Great Gulf
2,799 ft
178AT - Osgood Trail
Northern Presidentials and The Great Gulf
2 miles
179AT - Phelps Ave
North Adams
2,464 ft
180AT - Railroad Rd to Carrabasett Dr (ME - Mt Abraham)
Carrabassett Valley
17 miles
181AT - Railroad Rd to Main Rd (ME - Mt Abraham)
Carrabassett Valley
12 miles
182AT - Rattle River Trail
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
4 miles
183AT - S Arms Rd - Rumford RD (Andover North Surplus)
Rangeley
12 miles
184AT - School Street
Cheshire
1,296 ft
185AT - Town Line Trail
Benton
1 mile
186AT - Twinway
Twin-Zeeland Range
6 miles
187AT - Wachipauka Pond Trail
Warren
5 miles
188AT - Webster Cliff Trail
Southern Presidentials
6 miles
189AT - Wildcat Ridge Trail
Carter Range Ridge and West Slopes
4 miles
190AT Approach Trail - Blue Ridge
Appalachian Trail Corridor (GA)
7 miles
191AT Longhouse, Brady-NY State Line
Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
2 miles
192Bear Mountain Hwy (NY-9D)
Westchester County
1,329 ft
193Cobble Road
Salisbury
1,237 ft
194CT Route 7 A.T.
Salisbury
1,053 ft
195Furnace Hill Road
Cheshire
1,522 ft
196Greenwall Shelter Access Trail
Wallingford
2,615 ft
197Housatonic River Road A.T.
Salisbury
692 ft
198Iron Mountain Trail
Wawayanda State Park
417 ft
199Long Trail - Bromley Mountain
Manchester
5 miles
200Long Trail - Caughnawaga
Sunderland
12 miles
201Long Trail - Churchill Scott
Killington
6 miles
202Long Trail - Clarendon
Clarendon
5 miles
203Long Trail - Congdon
Bennington
10 miles
204Long Trail - Governor Clement
Killington
5 miles
205Long Trail - Little Rock Pond
Wallingford
8 miles
206Long Trail - Peru Peak
Big Branch / Peru Peak Wilderness Area
11 miles
207Long Trail - Southern Terminus
Bennington
3 miles
208Long Trail - Spruce Peak
Manchester
5 miles
209Long Trail - Straton Pond
Manchester
11 miles
210Long Trail - Wallingford
Wallingford
6 miles
211Mountain Top Road
Dutchess County
745 ft
212Nineteen Mile Brook
Trail Pool -White Mountain National Forest
1,115 ft
213Old Mine Road (A.T.)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
4,557 ft
214Pine Knob Loop Trail (includes AT)
Housatonic Meadows State Park
3,888 ft
215Pine Knob Loop Trail - North
Sharon
1 mile
216Pine Knob Loop Trail - South
Housatonic Meadows State Park
3,356 ft
217River Road A.T.
Kent
5,177 ft
218Schaghticoke Road
Kent
1,578 ft
219Stormville Mountain Road / A.T.
Dutchess County
640 ft
220Tyringham Cobble Link
Tyringham Cobble
1,627 ft
221US 44 A.T.
Salisbury
1,089 ft
222Warren Turnpike A.T.
Canaan
1,736 ft
223Water Street A.T.
Canaan
1,135 ft
224Willey House Station Road
Crawford Notch State Park
1,604 ft
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