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Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail travels 2,198.4 mi between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine following the . In total, it passes through 14 states. It was designated a United States National Scenic Trail in 1968.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: 2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service
  • Also known as: “APPA”, “Appalachian Hiking Trail”, “Appalachian National Scenic Trail”, and “AT”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huffman and Simmonsville.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in southwestern , , United States. It lies along State Route 42.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated hamlet in southwestern , , United States. There are no businesses or services there, with a handful of houses comprising the hamlet. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Appalachian Trail.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in western , , United States. It lies at the intersection of Johns Creek Road and Rocky Gap Trail. is situated 5 miles northwest of Appalachian Trail.

Appalachian Trail

Latitude
37.35175° or 37° 21′ 6″ north
Longitude
-80.38108° or 80° 22′ 52″ west
Elevation
2,211 feet (674 metres)
Open location code
869X9J29+PH
Geo­Names ID
11383702
Wiki­data ID
Q620648
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Appalachian Trail” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Appalachiese-staproete”
  • Arabic: “درب الأبالاش”
  • Basque: “Apalatxeetako bidezidorra”
  • Bulgarian: “Пътека на апалачите”
  • Catalan: “Appalachian Trail”
  • Catalan: “Sender dels Apalatxes”
  • Catalan: “Sender Paisatgístic Nacional dels Apalatxes”
  • Cebuano: “Appalachian National Scenic Trail”
  • Chinese: “阿帕拉契小徑”
  • Croatian: “Apalački planinarski put”
  • Czech: “Appalachian National Scenic Trail”
  • Czech: “Appalachian Trail”
  • Czech: “Appalačská stezka”
  • Czech: “AT”
  • Danish: “Appalachian Trail”
  • Dutch: “Appalachian National Scenic Trail”
  • Dutch: “Appalachian Trail”
  • Finnish: “Appalakkien reitti”
  • French: “Appalachian National Scenic Trail”
  • French: “sentier des Appalaches”
  • French: “Sentier des Appalaches”
  • German: “Appalachian National Scenic Trail”
  • German: “Appalachian Trail”
  • Hebrew: “שביל האפלצ’ים”
  • Italian: “Sentiero degli Appalachi”
  • Japanese: “アパラチアン・トレイル”
  • Japanese: “アパラチアントレイル”
  • Japanese: “アパラチア自然歩道”
  • Japanese: “インターナショナル・アパラチアン・トレイル”
  • Latin: “Nationalis Trames Scaenicus Appalachianus”
  • Latin: “Semita Appalachiana”
  • Latin: “Trames Appalachianus Nationalis Scaenicus”
  • Latin: “Trames Appalachianus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Appalachian Trail”
  • Norwegian: “Appalachian Trail”
  • Polish: “Szlak Appalachów”
  • Portuguese: “Trilho dos Apalaches”
  • Romanian: “Appalachian Trail”
  • Russian: “Аппалачская тропа”
  • Russian: “Тропа Аппалачей”
  • Slovenian: “Apalaška pot”
  • Spanish: “Appalachian National Scenic Trail”
  • Spanish: “Sendero de los apalaches”
  • Spanish: “Sendero de los Apalaches”
  • Swedish: “Appalachian Hiking Trail”
  • Swedish: “Appalachian National Scenic Trail”
  • Swedish: “Appalachian Trail”
  • Swedish: “AT”
  • Tamil: “அப்பலாச்சியன் தடம்”
  • Turkish: “Apalaş Yürüyüş Patikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Аппалачська стежка”

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