Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Tennessee, Maryland, Connecticut, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia
Free entry
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937, today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers.
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No entrance fee.
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In general, the Appalachian Trail is open year-round. The northern terminus at Mount Katahdin in Maine is within Baxter State Park, which may be closed in winter months, depending on weather conditions. Particular sections of the Trail, and less-developed roads accessing the Trail, may be closed temporarily for a number of reasons, but otherwise the trail is open.
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Things to do
Multi-Park Loop
Visit The Point at Harpers Ferry
Visit John Brown's Fort
Visit Jefferson Rock
Visitor centers
Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Damascus Trail Center
Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Harper's Ferry Visitor Center
Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Monson Visitor Center
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
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