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Who was the first person to thru-hike the Trail?

April 26, 2017person thru-hike trail

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Who was the first person to thru-hike the Trail?

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Earl Schaffer hiked the whole A.T. in 1948 and subsequently wrote about the experience in his book Walking with Spring. You can read a bit about Earl on the Appalachian Adventure Page, in the entry for the first week in July.