I have long wanted to do a thru hike on the AT but obligations have prevented any attempt. I have now reached a point where I can reasonably start planning the hike. I have never done any long distance hiking and on my longer hikes I carried the weight of all the required food. My question is, how do you know which way to turn at the road crossings to get to the nearest towns? From what I have seen the AT maps are useless for determining the proximity of towns and books would seem to be too much extra weight?
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