- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Appalachian Trail
- Creator:
- Inscoe, John C.
- Date of Original:
- 2002-10-02
- Subject:
- Appalachian Trail
Trails--United States - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail is the world's longest continuous hiking trail that is maintained and marked. It spans much of the length of the Appalachian mountain chain, running 2,167 miles through fourteen states from Georgia to Maine. Its route in Georgia follows the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, covering approximately 77 miles from its beginning at Springer Mountain to Bly Gap at the North Carolina border.
GSE identifier: SS8H12, SS2G1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/appalachian-trail/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Appalachian Trail," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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