I'm kicking around the idea of backpacking for a couple of weeks this fall with the idea of timing the hike to see the best fall colors. Right now the timing and location is completely open and I'll be looking at covering anywhere between 240-300 miles. I'm assuming that it would make the most sense to hike southbound since foliage tends to peak from north to south (with exceptions related to elevation of course). Ideally I would like to cover some new ground on the hike. I covered the Rockfish Gap to Boiling Springs section of the AT in April.
I'd prefer to start and end the hike in places with reasonable access to public transportation and it would be nice but not really necessary to have two or three good hostels or hiker friendly trail towns to look forward to as well.
Any ideas would be helpful, and maybe of interest to others planning a fall hike.