Section hiking the Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail is the one of the oldest footpaths in America. The Trail starts in Georgia and ends in Maine for a total mileage of 2,180 miles. The majority of Thru hikers start in Georgia at the Southern Terminus and head Northbound (NoBo) with an average completion time of 5-6 months.
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When I first heard about hiking the AT I was in elementary school and we were learning about the trail in a history lesson. Shortly after I proudly announced to my girl-scout troop that for our final outing we should do a hike on the AT. We ended up doing a short day hike on a boardwalk with zero elevation gain. Fast forward to college, specifically the summer of ‘16, Leah and I set out to section hike Connecticut. We had intentions of finishing all 52 miles but didn’t make it by the time we had to head back to college.
The goal now is to section hike as much of the trail as we can, when we can, creating memories and fulfilling a dream. We’re starting with Connecticut and re-hiking the miles we completed in 2016 starting from the CT/NY border.
We started this journey with short backpacking trips in between work stretches with our Blue Heeler mix Lucy in 2021. A lot has happened along the way! Leah and I moved twice, got married, and added to the hiking crew. Now our AT miles these days are day hikes, sometimes with Lucy, sometimes without (she’s now an old gal who loves couch naps), and carrying our newborn with a pack full of diapers.
The adventure crew is only growing and we can’t wait to show our kiddo one of our favorite trails.
Check out the miles completed and read all about how we’re tackling section hiking.
See you out there!
