easiest spot to get to via public transport

[karoberts]

OTHER THAN the train station stop in New York, what are the easiest points to access the AT with public transportation only, no shuttles or hitchhiking involved?

[Bags4266]

Harpers Ferry

[Cookerhiker]

1. Harpers Ferry - train from DC via AMTRAK (one per day) or Maryland commuter rail MARC (weekdays only).

2. Bear Mountain, NY - bus from NYC

3. Delaware Water Gap, PA/NJ - bus from NYC or Philadelphia

4. Hanover, NH - bus from Boston

5. Pinkham Notch, NH - bus from Boston

Not an exhaustive list - just what came to my mind now. There are other locales involving fairly short hitches or shuttles (Duncannon, PA; Greenwood Lake, NY; Daleville, VA).

[d.o.c]

Roanoke VA isnt far from the trail we got a airport and a bus station and lots of hiker freindly people around..

[d.o.c]

roanoke is near daleville Va but there are a few trail acess in roanoke county.

[WingedMonkey]

1. Harpers Ferry - train from DC via AMTRAK (one per day) or Maryland commuter rail MARC (weekdays only).

2. Bear Mountain, NY - bus from NYC

3. Delaware Water Gap, PA/NJ - bus from NYC or Philadelphia

4. Hanover, NH - bus from Boston

5. Pinkham Notch, NH - bus from Boston

Not an exhaustive list - just what came to my mind now. There are other locales involving fairly short hitches or shuttles (Duncannon, PA; Greenwood Lake, NY; Daleville, VA).

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[Leanthree]

From NYC there are plenty:
Buses:
Great Barrington, MA & Pittsfield, MA by Peter Pan bus
DWG bus from NYC (a few private companies which shuttle commuters but also have weekend routes)
West Milford/Greenwood Lake NJ by NJ Transit
Train:
Harriman Metro North Train Station from NYC is a enjoyable ~1.5 mi blue blaze from the AT
You already got the AT train station but just south of that is the Pawling train station which is useful if you need it on a weekday.

[karoberts]

So nothing south of VA is easy to get to?

[Slo-go'en]

Marion, VA in SW VA