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SmokeEater
04-16-2010, 16:12
Didnt see anything for section hikers. What section hike have you done this year or plan to do, when and, where?

Smokies around the first week of Sept. Hope to see you out there.

Invictus
04-16-2010, 16:30
Late may. I plan to do the 100 mile from monson to katahdin.

STICK
04-16-2010, 16:32
Smokies mid October. Can't wait!

tiptoe
04-16-2010, 17:00
Duncannon to Harper's Ferry or Front Royal mid-June; Pinkham Notch to Caratunk (if I get that far) in August.

Speer Carrier
04-16-2010, 17:04
Front Royal to Duncannon mid May to first week of June.

bigben
04-16-2010, 17:04
Doing the NOC to Newfound Gap 5/1 to 5/7 with 2 other guys. Will be at the NOC 4/30 and the Grand Prix motel 5/7. Will have beer.

flemdawg1
04-16-2010, 17:20
Hughes Gap to Ermin May 21-24
AFSP to Winding Stair Gap July 16-25

Patrick Powers
04-16-2010, 17:54
am starting april 21 and heading to damascus to enjoy the festivities may 12,13 and 14 probably will need to get off trail midway and thumb to damascus then back track to where i got off being a beginner at this am asking make any sense? patrick powers aka fat pappy. /ag

kolokolo
04-16-2010, 18:06
PenMar to Harpers Ferry next weekend (planning to do this in 1 day). Deep Gap, NC to Fontana Dam (and maybe on to Clingman's Dome) in June.

Already did Harpers Ferry south to Manassas Gap earlier this year.

gregp
04-16-2010, 18:13
Erwin to 19E second week of June.

I haven't figured out what section to do this fall. Possibly 19E to Damascus.

msujay
04-16-2010, 18:22
Springer to Unicoi Gap, May 3-7. Can't wait.

Kerosene
04-16-2010, 19:24
Week of May 16: Deep Gap, NC to NOC with my newbie 20yo daughter! Can't wait!

Fall 2010: Either NOC to Max Patch to complete everything from Springer to Pinkham Notch, or Pinkham Notch to Andover.

double7
04-16-2010, 19:39
week of April 24. Springer Mt. to Gatlinburg.

papa john
04-16-2010, 19:58
4/22 ASP top of the falls to Neels Gap (for like the 5th time!)

Blissful
04-16-2010, 20:05
VA this month, then start in ME SOBO July 1

gumball
04-16-2010, 20:15
Springer going North about 80 or 90 miles at the end of May, and then CT/MA line North thru all of Mass in fall.

jcazz
04-16-2010, 20:54
Started 9 MARCH 2010 NOBO: VA 522 Front Royal to Port Clinton, PA -then SOBO: NY 17 to Port Clinton, PA -Finished 5 APRIL 2010.

cowpoke
04-16-2010, 20:58
Deep Gap to NOC maybe Stecoah Gap starting April 29th....GSMNP in Aug/Sep

sasquatch2014
04-16-2010, 21:30
Sometime this summer Jug end Rd Ma to Ct rt 4 to finish all of Mass and CT. Was to be out there right now but life and work have gotten in the way. Late summer or early fall either a week north out of Hanover or a week south out of Waynesboro depends on the time of year. Late fall early winter maybe something down south still not sure.

So far this year Wind Gap to Culvers Gap and Duncannon to Birch Run plus a weekend for the warmer at the Doyle but that included climbing a lot of stairs a few times. :D

MikeE
04-16-2010, 21:58
I'm going to section hike my first time on the AT this June, from Front Royal to Duncannon. I hope you have a great trip, maybe see on the trail.

Slo-go'en
04-16-2010, 22:03
New Found Gap to Marion, VA starting May 17th. I suspect it will be getting pleanty warm about then. Unless the rest of Iceland blows up, then all bets are off...

MedicineMan
04-17-2010, 06:39
Leave in about 3 weeks for a jaunt through CT and Mass....hoping to step into VT.

Caboose
04-17-2010, 07:31
N.Y. border to D.E. Water Gap on Mem Day. It will be cool, my first slack pack with my wife supporting me. Big miles, light pack, wife in a hotel, sounds good

Tin Man
04-17-2010, 07:32
Waywayanda SOBO for a weekend in May. More NJ as time permits.
Pinkham NOBO for a week in August.

V Eight
04-17-2010, 08:49
5-22 – 6-4 Springer to Franklin, more or less. it’s been 30 years since my last
long hike, so I will see how it goes. If I only make it to Dicks Creek, I would be ok with that. On the other hand if I should be able to make it to NOC that would be great!

steve43
04-17-2010, 09:33
glasgow to waynesboro starting june 12th.... fifo

Blackbird
04-17-2010, 10:03
Route 17/I-87 in New York to Kent, Connecticut week of April 4 to 9.
Finished in unseasonable heat with a few bugs tossed in for protein. Ticks are already out, too.

Next up: Father's Day long weekend hike from Harper's Ferry to Pen-Mar in June.

shwn354
04-17-2010, 15:04
Delaware Water Gap to Glencliff mid-june to mid-july. I can NOT WAIT to get back on the trail!!!

Flinx
04-17-2010, 15:42
Next sunday i start a section from Dick's Creek Gap to Rock Gap.

LIhikers
04-17-2010, 17:11
Due to a foot that's healing oh so slowly the wife and I probably won't get in a new section this summer :( We may try a bicycle touring trip instead for a week or two. Then if come the fall my foot is better, and I'm still unemployed, I want to hike from New York City to my son's home in Ohio. There are trails to follow frowm NYC north into the Catskill Mountains, across NY's southern tier, and into PA. Then after the Allegeny National Forest, in PA, the route will include a lot of road walking. But everything depends on the foot right now.

jfarrell04
04-17-2010, 17:31
Hughes Gap to Erwin - 1st week of June

~70 miles of NJ/NY in October

58starter
04-17-2010, 17:49
Dick's Creek Gap to NOC week of May 1st. That will give me Springer Mt. to NOC.
I am only 59 and started last year. Hopefully in a few years I will be able to do it all.

johnnybgood
04-17-2010, 20:33
Just returned from doing Rockfish Gap SoBo to Thunder Ridge Overlook on the Parkway.

Maryelle
04-17-2010, 21:11
Bland to Catawba, Va. in late April.

rainmaker
04-17-2010, 22:00
Great Barrington, Mass. to Hanover, NH in September. Times a'waistin!

Hikes in Rain
04-18-2010, 08:27
I-40 north of the Smokies to Sam's Gap at I-26 (or reverse). Date to be determined. :(

buff_jeff
04-18-2010, 16:00
Hoping to finish the trail- Mt. Washington to Katahdin sometime this summer.

tripp
04-18-2010, 16:19
Long Easter weekend Hot Springs to Spivey Gap and at some point later this year the north half of the Smokies over a 3 day weekend... maybe more to be determined as this working to make a living thing seems to get in the way of living...

modiyooch
04-18-2010, 17:03
The state of Vermont in July. That will finish the trail for me. 30 years.

Matty427
04-18-2010, 19:32
Springer to Clingmans Dome and maybe on to Hot Springs - Leaving around June 3rd!

dperry
04-18-2010, 22:42
Lehigh Gap to DWG as a combination of day hikes and a camping trip over Memorial Day betwixt Little Gap and Wind Gap. (See other post.)

Lee to Dalton, MA late July.

Chester Gap to Sky Meadows, VA Labor Day.

Marta
04-19-2010, 06:32
Waywayanda SOBO for a weekend in May. More NJ as time permits.


During my long hike, Waywayanda and just south of there was the mosquito-ey-est place on the whole trail. That was in the fall, though. Good luck with it!

harryfred
04-19-2010, 17:52
Pa Rt. 309 - DWG 2nd week of May if I don't leave sooner. That will finish up PA for me. Harpers Ferry - Front Royal the last week in Oct. I'll re-hike other sections from Harpers to Dunncannon as the mood and opportunity find me

mAineAc
04-19-2010, 18:40
I plan on starting the 100 mile wilderness from Monson to Katahdin starting in mid June.

Tin Man
04-19-2010, 19:03
During my long hike, Waywayanda and just south of there was the mosquito-ey-est place on the whole trail. That was in the fall, though. Good luck with it!

We were scheduled to hike this section this past weekend. However, the cold rain changed our minds. That means it will be raining even harder when we actually do go, so we should be okay on the bugs. ;)

Marta
04-19-2010, 21:32
We were scheduled to hike this section this past weekend. However, the cold rain changed our minds. That means it will be raining even harder when we actually do go, so we should be okay on the bugs. ;)

That oughta work. If you can't manage to hit it during a rainstorm, wait until next winter. The snow probably knocks them back a bit.

SmokyMtn Hiker
04-19-2010, 21:40
Yellow Mtn Gap to Damascus, probably in 2 seperate trips. First on Memorial Day weekend and second mid to late September. That will complete Fontana to Damascus for me and hope to start on Springer to Fontana next year.

astrogirl
04-20-2010, 08:54
Re-hiking The Humps and Roan Mountain in early May.

In the fall, I'll be going north from Danby, VT for new mileage, but I don't know when or how long yet.

fredmugs
04-20-2010, 13:24
Rutland, VT to Grafton Notch, ME in July.
Cheshire, MA to Rutland in the fall.

I would love to speed through the Smokies if I can find someone to shuttle with.

Lost Cause
04-20-2010, 16:57
My wife and I are planning to do a 8-9 day section (unsure of the mileage) on the AT in May. We are unsure where to go but so far have been kicking around heading north from Damascus. We have never hiked on the AT before. Can anyone recommend a section and their reasons for recommendation?

astrogirl
04-20-2010, 18:21
My wife and I are planning to do a 8-9 day section (unsure of the mileage) on the AT in May. We are unsure where to go but so far have been kicking around heading north from Damascus. We have never hiked on the AT before. Can anyone recommend a section and their reasons for recommendation?

That's a great section, and it's beautiful in May. You could also go south from there - you'd make it to Roan and The Humps, Jane Bald, Overmountain shelter lots of nice stuff.

North from there - the Grayson Highlands section is fantastic. I re-did that section last May (I did from Atkins to Damascus).

katma
04-20-2010, 18:44
Erwin to 19 E Sept 7th. Can't wait... it will be my first major hike...getting my feet wet with hopes and dreams of a thru hike.

Cookerhiker
04-20-2010, 19:01
The state of Vermont in July. That will finish the trail for me. 30 years.

Congrats in advance. Took me 29 years and ironically, my first AT section hike was in Vermont.

I really enjoyed reading all the entries, especially from so many newbys. Hope all hikes go well!

Kerosene
04-20-2010, 19:05
Rutland, VT to Grafton Notch, ME in July.
Cheshire, MA to Rutland in the fall.I encourage you to think about swapping the two hikes.

Rutland to Maine in late September could be very very pretty if you catch the colors, and there are fewer people on the trail during the week after Labor Day. I also believe that there is less chance of hitting turbulent weather through the Whites than there is in July.

earlyriser26
04-20-2010, 19:13
May 20th, 3 very easy days from lewis mtn campground to Thornton gap Virginia. Every day less than 10 miles and stay in lodges. October, maybe doing 4 - 5 days in the wilderness in Maine. We will use the float plane option.

WHISTAND
04-27-2010, 21:21
I am new to this site and plan on doing my first section hike this Summer. I live in Bucks County and have done day hikes all Winter in Potter County PA. Need a suggestion of what hike to do on a weekend that would take me into the mts.
Thanks in advance
Wendy (going solo) :-?

Old Hiker
04-28-2010, 07:20
Scout Troop 6 - Brandon, FL area - doing 60+ miles from Standing Indian Campground to the NOC this July/Aug.

fredmugs
04-28-2010, 11:37
I encourage you to think about swapping the two hikes.

Rutland to Maine in late September could be very very pretty if you catch the colors, and there are fewer people on the trail during the week after Labor Day. I also believe that there is less chance of hitting turbulent weather through the Whites than there is in July.

Thanks but my hiking partner is concerned about the mud in Vermont.

We'll be doing some slacking so we will get to cherry pick when we do the tougher sections.

dzierzak
04-28-2010, 13:04
Son and I are doing Duncannon to DWG later this month - May 27-June 11. Third section for me, first for him. Gonna be interesting. :banana

emeggke
04-28-2010, 13:40
Pen-Mar to Harpers Ferry starting June 15. Our first section hike and can't wait!!

ShoelessWanderer
04-28-2010, 13:47
Virginia- All year, anytime I have a weekend available.

Maryland/WVA- over labor day weekend.

Georgia- one week in October, probably the last week, haven't totally decided yet though.

Rambler
04-28-2010, 13:47
Elk Garden north to Pearisburg, VA May 18 - 26
In the fall, Pearisburg to Troutville.

hikersc1
04-28-2010, 16:05
Manasis Gap to Harpers Ferry early August

Patrick Powers
04-29-2010, 10:14
have made it home hairline fracture left ankle fat pappy

Codger
04-30-2010, 14:14
Wife and I starting Franklin to HotSprings maybe Erwin--May 20 till ?

LIhikers
04-30-2010, 14:22
Due to a foot that's healing oh so slowly the wife and I probably won't get in a new section this summer :(

The foot is about 90% healed and we're starting to make summer plans. We'll pick up where we left off last summer, and head north from Franconia Notch, NH. How far we get will be determined by how my foot feels and how much time we can be away. We're hoping for the 90 or so miles to the border of Maine.

Hitch
04-30-2010, 14:50
Glencliff NH to Gorham on August 1 thru Aug 15th.

Berserker
07-01-2010, 10:53
So far I have done the following sections:

Dickie Gap to US 11 in VA – did this one in January where I post-holed a good bit of it through snow up to 3’ deep in spots.
Hot Springs to Devil Fork Gap (State Rd. 212) in NC – did this one in March where I ran into some snow up on the ridge.
North Adams to VT 4 (Inn at Long Trail) in VT – just finished this one a couple of weeks ago. Originally planned to go all the way to Hanover, but the terrain beat me up a little more that I thought it would so I stopped short.
I’m planning a couple more sections for this year. I’ll probably do the Roan Highlands and maybe something in SW VA.

mikec
07-01-2010, 12:57
Pinkham Notch to Franconia Notch, NH July 18-23, 2010.

BobTheBuilder
07-01-2010, 14:47
Bland to Pearisburg and a couple of small nearby stretches mid-October. Think I'm gonna try a hammock for the first time.

wormer
07-01-2010, 15:09
I'm currently hiking the Maine AT on the weekends, solo by using a 4x4 PU and a street motorbike. The combination so far is working out well for me.

10-K
07-01-2010, 15:31
My next hike will be to attempt Devil's Fork Gap to Nolichucky River in 1 day.... We should be completely moved to Erwin within 2 weeks and I'll try it then.

I've hiked that section 8 times and know it pretty well...

perryzip
07-01-2010, 15:52
July 9-16 - Delaware Water Gap to The Bear Mountain Bridge
Aug 6-9 - Harper's Ferry to PenMar with my wife.

rpd158
07-01-2010, 22:59
Heading up to Williamstown, MA tomorrow to begin hiking the AT/LT Saturday morning, destination: Sherburne Pass. First ever section hike!

Marta
07-02-2010, 07:12
Heading up to Williamstown, MA tomorrow to begin hiking the AT/LT Saturday morning, destination: Sherburne Pass. First ever section hike!

Have a great hike!

Ashman
07-04-2010, 08:33
Harper's Ferry to Pen/Mar in a week! WOOT!

dovecote
07-04-2010, 15:55
Shenandoah National Park lower Central area to Rockfish Gap after Labor Day. Hope to catch some thrus hiking south but might be too early?

TexasEd
07-04-2010, 16:27
Dickey Gap to Bland,VA second week in August.

BigHodag
07-04-2010, 22:51
Sectioned Harpers Ferry to Carlisle PA (107 miles) this past Memorial Day. Started the Tuesday before and ended the Thursday after.

Details, gear and photos on TrailJournal (http://www.trailjournals.com/location.cfm?trailname=10727).

SouthMark
07-05-2010, 08:32
Katahdin to Monson and Andover to Gorham in August.

scooterdogma
07-05-2010, 10:24
The NOC to Erwin, TN in late Sept to early Oct. I have completed Springer to the NOC already. Steadily working my way North.

58starter
07-05-2010, 10:48
Just completed Dicks Creek Gap, Ga. to Rock Gap, NC, I have now completed all of Ga. and 2 sections of NC. Only about 2000 more miles to go.

Kerosene
07-05-2010, 10:50
My May section with my newbie daughter only covered the 24 miles from Deep Gap (south of Standing Indian) to Winding Stair Gap/Franklin. Lovely section for AT first-timers. We had hoped to make it another 28 miles to NOC, but her knees were giving her problems.

Looks like I'll have the opportunity to hike from Pinkham Notch to Rangeley (99 miles) in late September with two guys from college who live around Boston. Even better, they'll meet me at Rte. 2/Gorham with a re-supply, and then one of them will be getting off at Grafton Notch and can re-supply me there, so I'll only have to carry 3-5 days of food at any one time!

soccrosse
07-05-2010, 21:38
Heading out this Friday to complete the section from Vermont Rt 4 to Glencliff. Then in mid August I'll be finishing my 12 year adventure when I set out from Caratunk.

Cookerhiker
07-06-2010, 09:08
So far I have done the following sections:

Dickie Gap to US 11 in VA – did this one in January where I post-holed a good bit of it through snow up to 3’ deep in spots.
Hot Springs to Devil Fork Gap (State Rd. 212) in NC – did this one in March where I ran into some snow up on the ridge.
North Adams to VT 4 (Inn at Long Trail) in VT – just finished this one a couple of weeks ago. Originally planned to go all the way to Hanover, but the terrain beat me up a little more that I thought it would so I stopped short.
I’m planning a couple more sections for this year. I’ll probably do the Roan Highlands and maybe something in SW VA.

Berserker, your section hiking sounds like mine. Rather than hiking the entire AT in an orderly progression, you're covering disparate, non-contiguous parts like I did. I started a stretch in VT, hiked some in PA and VA, back to VT, hiked the Whites, back to VA, hiked MD in 2 phases, a small stretch in TN, more in VA etc. etc. I finished after 28 years! What's your plan?

Postholing in SW VA? Sounds familiar (http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=89307).

Kerosene
07-06-2010, 09:44
Berserker, your section hiking sounds like mine. Rather than hiking the entire AT in an orderly progression, you're covering disparate, non-contiguous parts like I did.Me three. I started in 10th grade with a few scouting buddies, covering DWG to Unionville with overly heavy packs. After that we hiked from Duncannon to Lehigh Gap, stopping early due to one member relying on a windbreaker instead of a poncho in cold, cold rain. Then US-20 south to the NY/CT border in '75. After high school I went solo from US-20 north, dropping out at Manchester Center, VT after pulling my Achilles trying to extract my boot from a deep mud puddle after 14" of rain in one day.

At about that point I decided to try to hike the entire AT, but I didn't get much more covered until I graduated from college, when I covered Duncannon to Harpers Ferry with my future wife, and filled in the northern PA section with my mom.

Career got in the way then, relocating me to Michigan, from where I only covered part of the SNP in '88 with my youngest brother. And then I started a family, yet the lure of the Trail never diminished.

I finally decided to get serious in 2000, with 1-2 trips a year and a goal of finishing atop Katahdin in September 2013, 40 years after I started. I've still got to finish Franklin to Max Patch, plus Pinkham Notch to Katahdin. Hopefully my knees will hold out long enough to finish on schedule.

Berserker
07-06-2010, 12:37
Berserker, your section hiking sounds like mine. Rather than hiking the entire AT in an orderly progression, you're covering disparate, non-contiguous parts like I did. I started a stretch in VT, hiked some in PA and VA, back to VT, hiked the Whites, back to VA, hiked MD in 2 phases, a small stretch in TN, more in VA etc. etc. I finished after 28 years! What's your plan?
The plan is complete the whole thing in sections in 10 – 12 years. A buddy of mine and I decided we wanted to section hike the whole AT, and we started back at the end of ’07. Since then we have knocked down about 545 miles consisting of the section from Amicalola SP to I-81 in VA (minus GSMNP and 27 miles through the Roan Highlands), and the aforementioned section in VT. We are able to coordinate getting out on 4 – 5 weekend hikes and 1 longer hike (1 – 2 weeks) per year.

Now that we are a ways into this thing I have determined that we have an imbalance. The goal is to finish the Northern and Southern halves of the trail simultaneously. Since we both live in close proximity to the Southern half of the trail it’s a no-brainer that we knock those sections down on the weekend trips, and then do the longer trips up North. So we’ll be working our way up through VA and filling in the couple of sections in NC on the short trips, and working our way out from the end points of the VT trip on the long trips. We may also start a third “insertion” point in PA where we can knock down the Southern portion of the Northern half of the trail when we get long weekends (4 – 5 days). Hopefully this plan will get everything synced up in a few years, and we’ll finish the Southern and Northern halves together culminating in the final trip being the 100 mile wilderness/summit of Katahdin.

I know that probably sounded extremely dorky, but you’ll have to excuse me as I’m an engineer (it’s in my DNA :)).

Oh yeah, and skipping around is also fun because the scenery is always different on each trip.


Postholing in SW VA? Sounds familiar (http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=89307).
Sounds like you had a good old time. The snow I was in thankfully wasn’t that deep.

Tin Man
07-06-2010, 12:41
Pinkham Notch to Franconia Notch, NH July 18-23, 2010.

We did the same thing NOBO two years ago. Have an awesome time, and if you can, add another day or two to enjoy the scenery.

Tin Man
07-06-2010, 12:45
My May section with my newbie daughter only covered the 24 miles from Deep Gap (south of Standing Indian) to Winding Stair Gap/Franklin. Lovely section for AT first-timers. We had hoped to make it another 28 miles to NOC, but her knees were giving her problems.

Looks like I'll have the opportunity to hike from Pinkham Notch to Rangeley (99 miles) in late September with two guys from college who live around Boston. Even better, they'll meet me at Rte. 2/Gorham with a re-supply, and then one of them will be getting off at Grafton Notch and can re-supply me there, so I'll only have to carry 3-5 days of food at any one time!

We are going NOBO 50 or so miles from Pinkham in August and self re-supplying with our own private caches near road crossings. Works well.

trippclark
07-06-2010, 12:49
I have completed two sections this year so far, and have one more planned . . .

April 8 - 11, 2010 - Blackburn AT Center to Mason-Dixon Line - 53.5 miles
http://www.trippclark.com/blackburn_to_mason-dixon.htm
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=307377

June 10 - 14, 2010 - PenMar County Park to PA74, York Rd, Boiling Springs - 59.2 miles
http://www.trippclark.com/penmar_to_pa74_boiling_springs.htm
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=318343

In mid-October, I'll resume where I left off just past Boiling Springs and try to pick up a few more miles.

fredmugs
07-06-2010, 12:52
Heading out this Friday to complete the section from Vermont Rt 4 to Glencliff. Then in mid August I'll be finishing my 12 year adventure when I set out from Caratunk.

We'll probably pass each other on the trail this Saturday. I will be doing SOBO sections and on Sat I'll (hopefully) be doing the 24 miles btw VT 12 and US 4. I'm guessing you meant US 4 instead of VT 4.

Cookerhiker
07-06-2010, 13:02
The plan is complete the whole thing in sections in 10 – 12 years. A buddy of mine and I decided we wanted to section hike the whole AT, and we started back at the end of ’07. Since then we have knocked down about 545 miles consisting of the section from Amicalola SP to I-81 in VA (minus GSMNP and 27 miles through the Roan Highlands), and the aforementioned section in VT. We are able to coordinate getting out on 4 – 5 weekend hikes and 1 longer hike (1 – 2 weeks) per year.

Now that we are a ways into this thing I have determined that we have an imbalance. The goal is to finish the Northern and Southern halves of the trail simultaneously. Since we both live in close proximity to the Southern half of the trail it’s a no-brainer that we knock those sections down on the weekend trips, and then do the longer trips up North. So we’ll be working our way up through VA and filling in the couple of sections in NC on the short trips, and working our way out from the end points of the VT trip on the long trips. We may also start a third “insertion” point in PA where we can knock down the Southern portion of the Northern half of the trail when we get long weekends (4 – 5 days). Hopefully this plan will get everything synced up in a few years, and we’ll finish the Southern and Northern halves together culminating in the final trip being the 100 mile wilderness/summit of Katahdin.

I know that probably sounded extremely dorky, but you’ll have to excuse me as I’m an engineer (it’s in my DNA :)).

Oh yeah, and skipping around is also fun because the scenery is always different on each trip.


Sounds like you had a good old time. The snow I was in thankfully wasn’t that deep.

As an accountant, I'm also dorky as evidenced by using a spreadsheet to track all my AT hiking. I've got 2 sorts - one geographically S-N and one chronologically oldest to most recent.

I like your idea of finishing the whole hike on Katahdin - that's what I did (http://www.trailjournals.com/cookerhiker2005) making my longest section hike from Gorham to Katahdin, although technically, my last miles were between Katahdin Stream CG and Abol Bridge.

gregp
07-06-2010, 18:13
So far this year I've done Erwin to 19E and over the fourth of July weekend I hiked Amicalola falls to Neel gap.

I'm planning on I40 to Hot Springs over the Labor Day weekend.

CherrypieScout
07-06-2010, 19:20
Hiking Duncannon to Harpers Ferry. I'm a SOBO section hiker; working my way up the trail. (Park the car south, shuttle north, hike south back to car) - July. Expecting nice hot days. (Like it is here)

Country Roads
07-06-2010, 20:45
Well, My hiking buddy and I finished up Maryland the last weekend in June (saw quite a few Nobo thrus, skinny, skinny, skinny and movin' fast)
We will do our annual 5 or 6 day September Section hike. This year is Shenandoah NP Rockfish Gap NOBO to Milam Gap.

Codger
07-06-2010, 20:53
09- Springer to Deep Ga,NC and Deep Gap to Fontana
10- Fontana to Allen Gap 15 miles north of Hot Springs,NC-- Hope to get back this fall to Erwin

Capt.Scott
07-06-2010, 21:14
Monson to Andover in Sept/ SOBO. Section 2 of my hike.

soccrosse
07-06-2010, 22:46
We'll probably pass each other on the trail this Saturday. I will be doing SOBO sections and on Sat I'll (hopefully) be doing the 24 miles btw VT 12 and US 4. I'm guessing you meant US 4 instead of VT 4.

Hope to see you. I'll be spending Friday at the Long Trail Inn and hit the trail Saturday.

Erin
07-06-2010, 23:56
A section of the Superior Hiking Traill in Minnesota with hiker friends from AT Section ...September, for a week and we are so excited about this hike. With our group with work schedules for all and kids for some, it has been planned for a year.
(the Missouri Girls with our "sisters" from Arizona and Minnesota and Omaha).

OldFeet
07-07-2010, 14:22
Did the Smokies the second week in May and am hoping for at least a couple of long weekends in New Hampshire in July or August.

Berserker
07-08-2010, 10:22
As an accountant, I'm also dorky as evidenced by using a spreadsheet to track all my AT hiking. I've got 2 sorts - one geographically S-N and one chronologically oldest to most recent.
I hear you on the spreadsheet. I also have one I use to track the mileages and some other parameters. It seems to be the best way to plan things out when jumping all over the place.


I like your idea of finishing the whole hike on Katahdin - that's what I did (http://www.trailjournals.com/cookerhiker2005) making my longest section hike from Gorham to Katahdin, although technically, my last miles were between Katahdin Stream CG and Abol Bridge.
Yeah, it's kinda cheesy since I'm not doing a thru hike, but I thought it would be cool to finish the whole thing in kinda of a "traditional" way with a summit of Katahdin.

Cookerhiker
07-08-2010, 13:23
....Yeah, it's kinda cheesy since I'm not doing a thru hike, but I thought it would be cool to finish the whole thing in kinda of a "traditional" way with a summit of Katahdin.

When I started at Gorham and began meeting thruhikers (all of them young), I felt like an outsider but over the course of 4 weeks, that changed. When I summitted Katahdin, I shared the moment with many of them and felt like - and was treated such - as a member of the Class of '05. I remember one guy telling me "Way to stick with it!" One slight difference was I had section-hiked several hundred miles earlier in the year in different places (TN, VA, MA, NY) and had met a lot of hikers so I knew names, events, etc.

The other neat thing was later on the hike, I met 3-4 other older section hikers like me who were also finishing their AT section hiking by going to Katahdin. I ran into one of them the following year while hiking the JMT.