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Appalachian trail thruhikers companion 2017 by robert. One positive is you are only 6 miles from cherokee, nc when you cross us 441, so it is an easy walk downhill on a busy road with a good possibility of a hitch into town for resupply when you get to that point. Baxter, flipflop thru hikers, and northbound hikers less than 100 miles. One positive is you are only 6 miles from cherokee, nc when you cross us 441, so it is an easy walk downhill on a busy road with a good possibility of a. Order it as early in the year as you can and you will pay a lower price. Appalachian trail thruhikers companion appalachian trail. Available as bound book, loose leaf pages, or in digital printable pdf form.
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The 2017 thruhikers companion should be available middecember. We release an new guidebook each and every year to ensure you have the most up to date guidebook possible. Rediscovering america on the appalachian trail official guides to the appalachian trail ford. The thru hikers companion by the appalachian trail conservancy and the a. Provides tables of distances along the trail between landmarks, shelters, and roads.
It combines both mileage figures like the data book along with town maps and information about hotels, restaurants, groceries, post offices, et cetera. Area state campfires camping camp reserv yn shelter. Thruhiking a trail is a long and difficult journey. The 2015 appalachian trail thru hikers companion is a great asset for any thru hiker or potential thruhiker.
The term 2,000miler is a matter of tradition and convenience, based upon the original estimated length of the trail. Online payments with any major debit or credit card through paypal. Throw away the thru hikers companion or at least dont bring it with you and get awols. Membership in the appalachian long distance hikers association includes the thruhikers companion in pdf, the long distance hiker newsletter, and the annual membership directory. Sep 11, 2017 the appalachian trail databook for thru hikers and section hikers is here is the home of the databook, a development to create a web based online database of information for appalachian trail and other hikers. This sucker is jammed with pragmatic and essential data and details about hiking the appalachian trail at. Appalachian trail thruhikers companion when planning an appalachian trail section hike, the first thing i do is to consult a ragged 2006 copy of the at thru. The appalachian long distance hikers associations appalachian trail thruhikers companion offers uptotheminute knowledge of the a. When it comes to appalachian trail guidebooks, there are really only two options. It contains a mountains worth of information and data on shelters, water sources, town services and other hiker oriented facilities along the 2,192.
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