Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail, also called the A. T. , is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost 2,200 miles (3,540 km) between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy claims the Appalachian Trail to be the world's longest hiking-only trail.
More than three million people hike segments of it each year.

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