Appalachian Trail Data Book (2017)

Appalachian Trail Data Book (2017)

• All the informational resources needed to hike the Appalachian Trail.

For 2017, the length of the Appalachian Trail is 2,189.8 miles from Maine to Georgia (or vice versa)! That s what this small book documents.<P> Sometimes termed "the bible of A.T. hiking" because of its essential use in hike planning, each year's <i>Data Book</i> consolidates the most basic information from 11 detailed official guidebooks into a lightweight table of distances between major Appalachian Trail shelters, road-crossings, and features. It is divided according to the guidebook volumes and updated each December to account for Trail relocations, new (or removed) shelters, and other changes.<P>In addition to codes for lodging, food, water, and other essentials, the <i>Data Book</i> is keyed to both the individual guidebook sections and to the separate maps.<P> Day-hikers and long-distance hikers alike rely on this volume for armchair planning as well as on-the-trail orientation.