AT Data and Schedules

Southbound AT Hiking Rates
(published March 2013)

by Steve Shuman (map man)

I have now found enough thorough journal keepers at trailjournals.com for Southbound AT thru-hikes to feel it is worthwhile to publish some preliminary data for that group -- 39 of them from the hiker classes of 2002 through 2012.

TABLE 1 -- Mean Days to Complete Each Section

MEAN DAYS~TOTAL DAYS~~SECTION
16.4 days...........16.4 days.........Katahdin to Stratton
10.7 days...........27.1 days.........Stratton to Gorham
10.3 days...........37.4 days.........Gorham to Glencliff
22.5 days...........59.9 days.........Glencliff to Kent
11.9 days...........71.8 days.........Kent to Delaware Water Gap
16.4 days...........88.2 days.........Delaware Water Gap to Harpers Ferry
9.7 days............97.8 days..........Harpers ...

The following are Topos put together by our user "veteran" of the Appalachian Trail as it goes through Georgia from South to north.
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AT Elevation Gain and Loss, by Section

by map man (Steve Shuman)
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I used the GIS information available at the ATC site to create a map of major state parks and forests that touch the AT. This map has clickable links. A couple of things to say about it.

1. It only contains ...

This is in MS Word format.

What is shows is the map profiles for Georgia with elevations and distances.

Here is a sample:



Below are a list ...

Here is a listing of radio station along the Appalachian Trail. The listing is by state and shows frequency, call sign, city, and radio ...