20 Places To Rest While Hiking The Appalachian Trail

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I had been wanting to hike the Appalachian Trail since I was a kid.

The anticipation was so great, that I had most of my stops planned long before I was ever old enough to hike it alone.

Now that I have bagged it, here is a list of the 20 best places to rest while hiking the Appalachian Trail.

I would not even attempt it without the proper gear. That said here is my Essential Ultralight Backpacking Gear List.

https://adventurehacks.com/ultralight-backpacking-gear/

Without further ado...

The 20 best places to rest while hiking on the Appalachian Trail:

Neels Gap, Georgia
Clingmans Dome, GSMNP, Tennessee
Elmer’s Sunnybank Inn, North Carolina
Nantahala Outdoor Center, North Carolina
Uncle Johnny’s Nolichucky Hostel and Outfitters, Tennessee
Roan Mountain, North Carolina/Tennessee
Max Patch, North Carolina
Damascus, Virginia
McAfee’s Knob, Virginia
Catawba, Virginia
Thomas Knob Shelter, Virginia
Bear’s Den Trail Center, Virginia (in middle of the Rollercoaster)
Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia
Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania
501 Shelter, Pennsylvania
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
White Mountain Huts, New Hampshire
Smarts Mountain, New Hampshire
Inn at Long Trail, Vermont
White House Landing, Maine

To your next adventure!

P.S.

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