Three million people a year hike the Appalachian Trail. There are books out there that tell you exactly where to start, and how much elevation it will provide. The trail is not as hot or cold as one might first think. You'll have lots of companions on the trail - whether you like them or not.
A few short years after the hiking trails from Maine to Georgia were connected into the world’s longest hiking-only footpath, a WWII vet walked the whole thing in one go. He kicked off a challenge that’s still taken on by thousands of people each year.
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