Trailheads put together a detailed 1-page summary of everything you need to know to start organizing a hike on the legendary thru hike.
THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS IN 2020
Complete Guide to the Appalachian Trail
Jeff “Legend” Garmire 23,000 miles in 10 years
Legend is one of 17.3 million adults in the United States who have experienced a depressive episode. He hikes to get into a positive frame of mind.
He’s only the second hiker (after Skurka) to complete the Great Western Loop, a 7,000-mile route that covers portions of the Pacific Crest, Pacific Northwest, Continental Divide, Grand Enchantment, and Arizona Trails. It took him 208 days and 15 hours.
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picking up trash on the PCT
Two friends walked from Mexico to Canada and picked up every piece of rubbish they saw along the way.
Seth Orme and Paul Twedt hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2015 with their friend Joe, picking up 1,100lbs of rubbish on their four-and-a-half-month journey and recycling items whenever they could.
This year, as part of their mission, which they call “Packing It Out”, the pair spent five months clearing the Pacific Crest Trail from the border with Mexico up to British Columbia in Canada. …
Blake “Deluxe” Robinson walking all U.S. Parks
Blake Robinson is well into his attempt to Walk The Parks.
Walk The Parks is a journey exploring the 49 National Parks in the lower 48 via human power, mostly walking.
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trekking the Mangoky River, Madagascar
Raising awareness of the loss of wildlife and wild lands across Africa.
Chaz Powell, Emilie Gorse and Justin True walked the length of the Mangoky River in Madagascar, covering some 800 km (497 miles) in the process. …
Family of 6 hikes Appalachian Trail
20 years after her first Appalachian hike, Jamie, her husband Chris, and their four daughters, Maya,13, Harper, 11, Josie, 8, and Sabina, 6, camped in snow, and hiked across rivers and up mountains, all with blistered toes and homework assignments to complete. …
6-year-old Sebastopol girl breaks hiking record with family on Appalachian Trail
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New Zealand’s Te Araroa track – new book
PCT documentary – “Elevation Change” with Sam Fox
Sam Fox sets out to break a trail running speed record on the Pacific Crest Trail, and to raise money in honour of his mother’s Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis.
It doesn’t take long before Sam realizes he’s in way over his head.
Scott Williamson, already 17 days ahead of Sam on the trail, is also attempting a new record, but for very different reasons.
The full documentary will be available VOD on October 1st.
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Collegiate Loop – 160 Miles in the high Colorado Rockies
… The route travels around the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, using two of Colorado’s best known trails, the Colorado Trail (CT) and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT).
The CT is known as the Collegiate East and the CDT is the Collegiate West.
The trail passes by a dozen 14,000-foot summits along the way while traveling through a mix of high forests and alpine terrain. …
The Collegiate Loop: 160 Miles Around the Heart of the Colorado Rockies
Justin’s Pacific Northwest Trail
Justin:
The Pacific Northwest Trail resonated with me: rugged, rough, remote. I became somewhat (ok, totally) obsessed with the idea of hiking it. And in 2 weeks I’ll be starting the trail …
The PNT has all the things I love about backpacking: navigation challenges, undeveloped sections, bushwacking and solitude (I have a hiking partner, I won’t go full Castaway on you). The length is perfect for my three month timeframe …
(fewer) than 300 people have completed the trail since its inception in 1977. …
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