US delegation urges walkers to try Appalachian Trail - Press and Journal

[WhiteBlaze]

<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1232662&cid=0&ei=N6YbSqyrL5nM8ATrtczABQ&usg=AFQjCNFD8OVg5zsot--aCqLaWaCwtk3RLg">US delegation urges walkers to try <b>Appalachian Trail</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Press and Journal,&nbsp;UK</font></font><br><font size=-1>A group of US environmentalists want intrepid walkers to cross the Atlantic and try North America&#39;s long-distance walkway equivalent – the 2160-mile <b>Appalachian Trail</b>. The <b>trail</b> starts in Georgia and ends in Maine. From there it crosses the Canadian <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>

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[Lemni Skate]

This is an idea of the "International AT" group. The route for the International AT extends north all the way to Labrador and they have talked about extending it to Scotland (they say Scotland used to be part of the Appalachians before the continents broke apart or something).

I read about this idea a few weeks ago. The AT through northern Maine and Canada is still a lot of road walking, but I'd love to hike it sometime.

I don't really know what the point of calling the Scotland trail "Appalachian Trail" is, but I'm all in favor of more hiking trails wherever they are. I definitely plan to spend one summer hiking Great Britain...and soon.