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Thanks for all the good answers. Think I'll leave my camp shoes at home this year and take the super feet out when I get to camp and loosen the laces....thanks again!

Good luck Gambit...
I am planning on finishing the trail as well this year. I have hiked Springer to Crawford Notch over three hiking seasons...2016, 17, and 19.
I plan hiking Winding Stair Gap...

Is Nimblewill's Ten Million Steps a good read?

One year, I mailed my pack UPS from Florida to Angel's Rest hostel in Pearisburg. No problems.
The last few years I have always checked my pack on the plane. No problems. Just make sure you strap...

I agree with C.
I'm hiking Winding Stair Gap to Hot Springs, then catching a flight north and hiking Crawford Notch to Katahdin to complete the trail that I started back in 2016.

Never thought of that....not a bad idea....thanks.

For LASH, camp shoes or no camp shoes? Trying to decrease my base weight. Is leaving camp shoes out worth the decreased weight? My camp shoes are 9 oz....

My longest section was 803 miles in 2017...Pearisburg Va to Pawling NY. I have 345 miles left...Crawford Notch to Katahdin. Plan on finishing it July, August time frame this year.

Congratulations on finishing the AT!
I plan on finishing this year...I have Crawford Notch to Katahdin left, about 345 miles. I started in 2016, and did not hike in 2020.

Gonna be hiking AT in 2021 from Crawford Notch to Katahdin. Can anyone who has hiked this section give me their views on Frog Toggs raincoats, and whether they stood up for you through this area of...

Does anyone know when this reroute will be completed?

I've hiked AT from Springer Approach to Crawford Notch, NH.
I'm thinking of thru hiking the FT starting in early January. Couple of questions...is normal time to thru hike 2-3 months?
Also, I've...

Doing a LASH from Marion, Va. to Springer Approach beginning September 3rd. Can't wait! I know the weather will be hot, but I live in Florida, so I'm used to hiking/sweating in the heat.
I have...

I hike the Port Orange bridge with my pack on. It's the only mountain in town...

Have used Esbit stove in past...bought an MSR Pocket Rocket 2 last week and plan on using it on my AT/BMT loop hike in September/October...

In my tent....plenty of room in my Zpacks Duplex...

:bananaI have a Zpacks Duplex tent with plenty of room inside, so I keep everything inside with the exception of my food, which I put in my bear canister and place it in the woods at least 100 ft....

I'm planning on doing the AT/BMT loop hike starting mid September. I figure it'll take me about 6 weeks....
My question is can I park my truck at Amicalola Falls State Park for that 6 week period?

I plan on using the Hike Inn on my BMT/AT loop hike in September/October.

2028 miles...every white blaze from Springer Mt. to Crawford Notch, N.H. New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut twice...hope to hike Crawford Notch to Katahdin in a couple of years, '23 or '24...

Here in Port Orange, Florida have been doing 5-7 mile walks everyday between the beach, my neighborhood loop, and the Longleaf Pine Preserve which has 11 miles of trails...
The beaches have some...

Benton Mackaye/AT 530 mile loop, hopefully this Fall.

I'm finishing up the AT this year beginning May 9th, starting NB just south of Wind Gap. How are the trail conditions currently in NJ/NY...?

Just camped there 4 weeks ago. No water at Hickory Flats; I got water along the numerous accesses along Long Creek, 1.5 miles south of Hickory Flats.

Actually, now starting at Smith Gap Rd. trailhead now....Mechanical Man is going to pick me up at the airport on May 9th...stoked to start!