Eastern Contintental Trail

[MorningJoe]

Anybody interested in thru-hiking from Key West, Fl thru to Belle Isle, Newfoundland on the ECT? Possibly starting mid January 2013...

[Starchild]

Is this also the international AT?

[MorningJoe]

Since 1997, an increasing number of long distance hikers
have utilized the Florida Trail as part of a route dubbed the Eastern
Continental Trail by thru-hiker Nimblewill Nomad. This route strings together the Florida
Trail with the Pinhoti National Recreation Trail and the Benton MacKaye Trail, to reach the
Appalachian Trail. (The northern extent of the Pinhoti Trail
in Alabama has been completed. The Alabama Pinhoti Trail and the Georgia
Pinhoti Trail are now collectively known as the Pinhoti National Recreation
Trail.) Hikers then continue north from the Appalachian Trail on the International
Appalachian Trail to reach Cap Gaspé, Québec, and more recently, Belle Isle
Newfoundland/Labrador Trail. This 5,400+ mile trek takes most
of a year to complete.

[ednotmilkman]

hey Joe,

I'd be interested in joining you for the GA part of the Pinhoti, and maybe the BMcK , if you can give me an estimate of your miles per day and when you will cross over from AL and then send me a txt or phone call the day before. If you would like to save some time by either shuttling, or riding bicycles across the 2 road sections in GA, I'll arrnage that for you and me too.

Will send you my contact info right now privately

Edwin

[Johnny Thunder]

i'm walking the trail sections from miami through katahdin. basically, skipping the lower alabama roadwalk. not sure what happens after maine...we'll see. leaving the oasis southern terminus on the 5th.

[ednotmilkman]

Hi Johnny,

If you need a shuttle from Florida Trail to the Pinhoti, I'll see if I can help you.

Edwin