I will be starting in North Carolina. I found this list online while researching towns. Can you tell me if these are the closest towns along the appalachian trail for each state or would you recommend closer ones that are good?
North Carolina
Fontana Dam, NC
Franklin, NC
Hot Springs, NC
Virginia
Abingdon, VA
Berryville/Clarke County, VA
Bland County, VA
Buena Vista, VA
Damascus, VA
Front Royal/Warren County, VA
Glasgow, VA
Harrisonburg, VA
Luray/Page County, VA
Marion/Smyth County, VA
Narrows, VA
Nelson County, VA
Troutville, VA
Pearisburg, VA
Waynesboro, VA
West Virginia
Bolivar/Harpers Ferry, WV
Pennsylvania
Boiling Springs, PA
Delaware Water Gap, PA
Duncannon, PA
Greater Waynesboro Area, PA
Wind Gap, PA
New Jersey
Blairstown Area - Warren County, NJ
New York
Harlem Valley (Dover & Pawling, NY)
Warwick, NY
Massachusetts
Cheshire, MA
Dalton, MA
Great Barrington, MA
North Adams, MA
Vermont
Manchester, VT
Norwich, VT
New Hampshire
Gorham, NH
Hanover, NH
Maine
Kingfield, ME
Millinocket, ME
Monson, ME
Rangeley, ME