From Section Hiker:
I love the Appalachian Trail, but on weekends and in the summer time, it can feel really crowded.
In fact, the ATC estimates that 4 million people hike on the AT each year, and a lot of their trail maintenance and stewardship efforts go toward mitigating their impact on the surrounding environment and other visitors’ experiences. Repairing overuse damage, building privies, and adding more campsites is necessary to contain an ever increasing number of visitors each year.
So when I learned about the Great Eastern Trail (GET), I was intrigued. It’s a new 2000 mile, long distance trail that will lie west of the AT and pass through Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virgina, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York, linking the Florida Trail to the North Country Trail. …
click through for more information on this terrific under construction thru hiking adventure – The Great Eastern Trail
It will (eventually) link the Florida National Scenic Trail in the south to the North Country National Scenic Trail in New York.
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