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You are standing next to the Appalachian Trail. Also called the A.T., this footpath stretches more than 2,100 miles across mountaintop and ridge from Maine to Georgia. You can see where the trail enters and exits each end of this overlook. The A.T. is recognized by white blazes painted on trees.
A hike of roughly two million steps straight ahead brings you to the A.T.'s southern end on Springer Mountain, Georgia, 860 miles away. Three million steps behind you leads 1,280 miles to the A.T.'s northern end atop Mt. Katahdin in Maine. Each year, about 150 "Thru-hikers" pass here as they trek the entire A.T.
Shenandoah national park hosts ninety-five miles of the A.T. The trail crosses Skyline Drive 28 times. (caption: Appalachian Trail uses blazes. Not on every tree, blazes are spaced at intervals along the entire length of the A.T. Double blazes, one over the other, describe a significant change in direction.
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| HM Number | HMUY6 |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 2:11pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] STEPHEN "EZ ROCK" HERCEG
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 701764 N 4235679 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.24650000, -78.69433333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 14.79', W 78° 41.66' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 14' 47.40" N, 78° 41' 39.60" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 434, 540 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1417 Appalachian Trail, Crozet VA 22932, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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