How long does it take to walk the full Appalachian Trail?
The trail is: a 2,167-mile (3,488 km) footpath along the ridge crests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in north Georgia. [It] traverses Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia… Thru-hikers hike the entire length of the Trail in one season. Several thousand hikers attempt the 2,000+ miles each spring, roughly 3 in 20 finish the course. Most trekkers start in North Georgia and travel northbound. It generally takes about five to seven months to complete the trail. Sources: http://ask.yahoo.com/20010104.
