The Trail passes through 14 States

Explore by State

View photos, cool facts, and need-to-know information for each state.

Georgia

Annually, almost 4,000 inspired thru-hikers began their ambitious journeys at Georgia’s Springer Mountain, with the goal of hiking the entire A.T. north through 14 states to Maine.

North Carolina

The North Carolina section of the A.T. rises to spectacular summits — including the 6,643-foot Clingmans Dome, the highest mountain on the A.T. — and drops into the dark and steep walls of the Nantahala River Gorge.

Tennessee

Tennessee’s stretch of the A.T., with its sun-dappled forests, broad unobstructed balds and high elevation summits carpeted in native grasses, helped inspire the Trail’s congressional designation as a National Scenic Trail.

Virginia

Virginia has the distinction of having more miles of the A.T. than any other state—nearly a quarter of the Trail’s entire length.

West Virginia

West Virginia’s section of the A.T. is short but one of the best known. A.T. hikers stop here to visit the headquarters of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, where they have their photos taken and log their travels.

Maryland

You can begin or end your hike at hundreds of places between the Appalachian Trail's northern and southern ends.

Pennsylvania

You can begin or end your hike at hundreds of places between the Appalachian Trail's northern and southern ends.

New Jersey

New Jersey will surprise you with how wild it is, especially because of its proximity to major cities.

New York

In New York, you may see types of wildlife you weren't expecting! The A.T. passes through a Trailside Museum and Zoo at Bear Mountain.

Connecticut

A three-quarters of a mile section of the A.T. along the Housatonic River was the first built to be universally accessible.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts is home to Mt. Greylock, the mountain said to inspire Herman Melville to write "Moby Dick."

Vermont

Vermont's mountains aren't called the Green Mountains for nothing! This section of the A.T. is characterized by dense and verdant forests.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire features more miles above treeline than any other Trail state.

Maine

The A.T. in Maine is wild, spectacularly scenic, challenging and ultimately fulfilling