How fair do you live from the trail

[RestStep]

I presently live in the Seattle, Wa. area, but just bought a home in N.E. Tennessee this past November. So at present, I live about 2700 miles, but that will be reduced to only about 17 miles from Damascus when I'm in Tenn. , which will be often.

[FatMan]

I closed today on my dream property today near Suches, Ga. 3+ acres with the USFS as my neighbor. Property line includes Grassy Gap Branch and I share a small pond with the USFS. Address is Cooper Gap Road AKA FS 42. Once my house is built (about a year) I will step out the door and walk an old trail about 300 yards and I will be on the AT between Ramrock Mtn and Gooch Gap. Hey Ridge...Beware of Dog!

[Jaybird]

I closed today on my dream property today near Suches, Ga. 3+ acres ..................etc.,etc.,etc.,................. ........................... walk an old trail about 300 yards and I will be on the AT between Ramrock Mtn and Gooch Gap. Hey Ridge...Beware of Dog!

DAMN! Now thats close....you'll have HIKER TRASH all in your front yard!
hehehehehehehehe

[woodsy]

30 miles as the crow flies, 1 hr up the winding road to many of Maine's remote 4'000 footers.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

We're about 50 - 60 miles from NC Hwy 28 crossing at Fontana Dam and about 70 miles from US 441 crossing at Newfound Gap (GSMNP)

I'm 27 miles from the Townsend 'Wye" entrance to the GSMNP. We're about 35 miles from Cades Cove (GSMNP) which has various trails in the 5-8 mile range that access the AT at the Gregory Ridge, Spence Field and Russell Field area. We're about 28 miles from Tremont (GSMNP) with trails in 8 -9 mile range to access the AT. There are various trails along Little River Road in the GSMNP that are from 6 to 12 miles from the AT.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

I closed today on my dream property today near Suches, Ga. 3+ acres with the USFS as my neighbor. Property line includes Grassy Gap Branch and I share a small pond with the USFS. Address is Cooper Gap Road AKA FS 42. Once my house is built (about a year) I will step out the door and walk an old trail about 300 yards and I will be on the AT between Ramrock Mtn and Gooch Gap. Hey Ridge...Beware of Dog!

Beware of hiker with recipe for dog. Seriously, congrats on getting your dream property.

[TOW]

well i rent a little cabin smack dab beside the trail.................

[Time To Fly 97]

I live on Upper Greenwood Lake. 1.2 mi from Long House Road AT crossing (last road crossing in New Jersey Northbound). From Long House Road... Northbound is the section going from NJ into NY and Southbound goes into Wawayanda State Forest.

TTF

[Gecko]

I live in Pittsburgh, so I am about a hundred miles from the AT, give or take a few. It's relatively easy to get there though.

[gonzo]

Live in Richmond, Virginia and it's about 1h 15m to Rockfish Gap (South Entrance to Shenandoah National Park). About 4.5 hours from Damascus and about 2 hours from Harpers Ferry.

[blackbishop351]

I grew up about two hours away from the AT, depending on where I wanted to catch it. I was also about an hour away from Pisgah National Forest, the BRP, and about three hours away from GSMNP. I've moved east since, but I can catch the AT where it goes through Grayson Highlands State Park, VA - only about an hour and a half from here. So I got closer to the AT, but farther away from everything else :P Go figure.

[Phreak]

I'm roughly 90 minutes from Springer Mountain.

[jaywalke]

I'm a 20-mile drive from Pearisburg. It's probably only 10 as the crow flies.

[wilconow]

I'm about 25 minutes from Snickers Gap

[ASUGrad]

About 25 minutes. As the crow flies, not far at all.

[Terraducky]

I can be on the AT in an hour. My introduction to the trail was during the draught 2002. A friend of mine was taking jugs of water up to Bake Oven Knob for thru hikers. I am now hooked and have started backpacking on weekends this summer!

[Creepy Uncle]

closest point is hot springs... 45 min away.

[nicodemus]

too damn far

[reikiman5]

I live across the Housatonic from the reservation and the AT.

[fiddlehead]

Well, i moved from living about 3 miles from the trail (near port clinton) to about as far away as you can possibly get. (dig the deepest hole possible and you would be near Phuket Thailand)
I guess i won't be thru-hiking in the near future although i do go back every fall and jog up on the AT. Love that cold, tasty spring water up there.