Crossup
09-12-2017, 14:51
Funny how life goes....was hoping to report on my first AT outing by now instead here I am asking noob questions.
Since I live in Annapolis MD I'm looking to keep it relatively local, ie: not wanting to go to Southern Va or Northern PA.
I'm right around 100 miles from Michaux SF and was planning to hike there but since hatching the idea I see the Caladonia (southern) part apparently restricts camping to designated areas.(Just spend the weekend RVing there)
On one hand I'm going to a small degree to meet fellow hikers on the other I don't want to be using a bunk in a shelter with 5 other people, surrounded by outlying tenters.
So I'm looking for a long stretch that has a relatively high density of non shelter campsites(and no restriction prohibiting camping). While at Michaux a few weeks ago I day hiked about 13 miles of AT from the AT Museum to James Fry/Tag Run shelter and it seemed nearly every 1/2 mile there was a side trail leading to campsites or suitable areas not shown on Guthooks guides.
Originally the plan was start at the bottom of Caladonia and see how far north I got,now I'm leaning towards starting at Pine Grove Furnace and therefore hike north above Michaux. The first part looks good to me but seems like once you get to around Boiling Springs the campsite listings are sparse and shelters are pretty far apart.
Anyway, l'm looking for recommendations
Since I live in Annapolis MD I'm looking to keep it relatively local, ie: not wanting to go to Southern Va or Northern PA.
I'm right around 100 miles from Michaux SF and was planning to hike there but since hatching the idea I see the Caladonia (southern) part apparently restricts camping to designated areas.(Just spend the weekend RVing there)
On one hand I'm going to a small degree to meet fellow hikers on the other I don't want to be using a bunk in a shelter with 5 other people, surrounded by outlying tenters.
So I'm looking for a long stretch that has a relatively high density of non shelter campsites(and no restriction prohibiting camping). While at Michaux a few weeks ago I day hiked about 13 miles of AT from the AT Museum to James Fry/Tag Run shelter and it seemed nearly every 1/2 mile there was a side trail leading to campsites or suitable areas not shown on Guthooks guides.
Originally the plan was start at the bottom of Caladonia and see how far north I got,now I'm leaning towards starting at Pine Grove Furnace and therefore hike north above Michaux. The first part looks good to me but seems like once you get to around Boiling Springs the campsite listings are sparse and shelters are pretty far apart.
Anyway, l'm looking for recommendations