I was wondering if i need both a map and a guidebook for an E2E? Also...which guide book is better...the End to Enders guide or the Long Trail Guide?

Thanks in Advance,

JOMO

I'd use both.

And a guidebook is essential, so you know about re-supply places, road crossings, campsites, water sources, etc.

I was wondering if i need both a map and a guidebook for an E2E? Also...which guide book is better...the End to Enders guide or the Long Trail Guide?

Thanks in Advance,

JOMO

go with the end to enders guide and the long trail map. that's what i did
http://www.greenmountainclub.org/

thanks for the info...just ordered the E2E guide and the map...

I hiked the LT end-to-end with the map and the E2E guide. I left the Long Trail Guide at home. I wish I had taken it, though. This sentence on page 220, "Pass through a snow fence and cross a water pipeline, then enter the woods and turn right to descend steeply to Ullrs Dream ski trail." would have saved me almost two hours of frustration and about a mile and a half of unnecessary walking.