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Appalachian Trail Guide

BRO’s Massive and Important Guide to the Appalachian Trail—the Southern Half—digs deeper into the country’s longest ribbon of dirt. Our guide includes interviews with thru-hikers, training tips, detailed descriptions of the best section hikes, and a mile-by-mile map of trail highlights.

BEST OF THE A.T. TRAIL GUIDE

by Graham Averill April 6, 2010

Forget the emotional, mental, and physical strength it takes to tackle 2,175 miles of hiking—even if we were strong enough to tackle such an endeavor, who has the time? But just about everybody has the time for a section hike, whether it’s a brief one-day getaway, a weekend jaunt, or a week-long excursion. The following [...]

Espy Award

by Graham Averill April 6, 2010

Second A.T. Thru-Hiker Gene Espy Recalls 1951 Trek 82-year old Gene Espy is recognized as the second person ever to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. In 1951, at the age of 24, Espy hiked from Georgia to Maine, taking four months to complete the 2,000-mile journey. Espy recently wrote The Trail of My Life, a book [...]

Trail Posts

by Graham Averill April 6, 2010

A.T. Physical Exam Four-Year Study to Assess A.T. Health A hefty $1.15 million grant from NASA was recently awarded to examine the Appalachian Trail’s entire ecosystem. University of Rhode Island Professor Yeqiao Wang estimates the project will take four years as he uses a combination of satellite imagery and on-the-ground field observation to monitor the [...]

Trail Food That Doesn’t Suck

by Graham Averill April 6, 2010

A.T. Chef Dishes Tips and Best Backpacking Recipes Georgia backpacker Glenn McAllister couldn’t stomach another pre-packaged concoction on the trail, so he began making his own. He now runs the website backpackingchef.com, where he provides free recipes and blogs about his cooking experiences while section-hiking the Appalachian Trail. All of McAllister’s dehydrated meals are one-pot [...]

2010 A.T. Group Hikes

by Jedd Ferris April 6, 2010

Davenport Gap to Hot Springs, N.C. April 30-May 2 This 38-mile weekend backpacking trip starts on the edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and heads north to the town of Hot Springs. The highlight of this trek is crossing Max Patch Bald, an incredibly scenic grassy mountain meadow. tehcc.org James River Face Wilderness, Va. [...]

The A.T. in 20 Minutes

by BRO Admin April 1, 2009

Watch a documentary that crams five and a half months of thru-hiking into 20 fast paced minutes of footage.