View Full Version : When will the thru hiker bubble be in virginia?
hendrix1212
04-21-2014, 11:52
specifically in shenandoah or george washington national forest
bigcranky
04-21-2014, 12:38
I saw a lot of thru-hikers in central VA and SNP in late May and early June the last couple of years.
johnnybgood
04-21-2014, 12:59
The front end of that bubble reaches SNP sometime in late May .
Alleghanian Orogeny
04-21-2014, 13:37
I encountered a good two dozen thrus between Partnership shelter (Marion area) and McAfee Knob on 25-26 April 2013. All had started by early to mid-March. AO
Slo-go'en
04-21-2014, 13:37
It's not so much a bubble but a wave when it hits VA. It's a pretty consistant parade starting early May with the crest of the wave probably late May up in northen VA.
HikerMom58
04-21-2014, 13:42
I encountered a good two dozen thrus between Partnership shelter (Marion area) and McAfee Knob on 25-26 April 2013. All had started by early to mid-March. AO
That sounds about right... the waves come in steadily by the first of June in Central VA.
teachergal
04-21-2014, 18:43
I was in Damascus last week and there were a ton of Thru hikers in town...I would guess that they will be in SNP area by mid-May. It looks like the head of the pack is already through SNP and into PA. We hiked McAfee Knob last Mon and didn't see any thru hikers.
JumpMaster Blaster
04-21-2014, 23:19
I was just in the Grayson Highlands section this Easter weekend and saw about 5 thru hikers each day.
Odd Man Out
04-22-2014, 09:18
From http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/content.php?44
TABLE 3 -- Date Landmarks Were Reached
MEDIAN DAY ~~ MEAN DAY ~~~ LANDMARK
March 17............March 20...........Springer
March 25............March 28...........Georgia Border
April 1................April 5...............Fontana
April 28..............April 29..............Damascus
May 29..............May 28..............Waynesboro
June 9...............June 8...............Harpers Ferry
June 29.............June 27..............DWG
July 12..............July 10...............Kent
Aug. 5...............Aug. 2...............Glencliff
Aug. 15.............Aug. 12..............Gorham
Aug. 26.............Aug. 22..............Stratton
Sept. 9..............Sept. 4..............Katahdin!