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Originally Posted by
Old Hillwalker
If you read the link, you will fnd that leashes are required on more than 40% of the trail.
It was always my understanding that dogs were to be leashed on the AT. Every time the subject came up on the trail that is what I heard. But Old Hillwalker is right. Here is what the ATC says on their web site. Despite this policy, I wish it was 100% of the time. I have had several incidents where I thought an unleashed dog might attack. This is particularly true when going NOBO and I meet a SOBO hiker with an unleashed dog. Heck, I have met a bear on the trail and felt less threatened than a few dogs I met.
Leashes are required on more than 40 percent of the A.T., including:Leashes are required on more than 40 percent of the A.T., including:Leashes are required on more than 40 percent of the A.T., including:
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
- Maryland (entire state)
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia
- Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
- 500+ miles of A.T. land administered by the National Park Service