Appalachian Trail

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The Appalachian Trail is a famous long-distance hiking footpath in the eastern United States that stretches over 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine through diverse mountain and forest landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Scenic Trail
long-distance hiking trail
protected area
category hiking trails in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Benton MacKaye
designation National Trails System units
surface form: National Scenic Trail
designationAct National Trails System Act
designationYear 1968
endPoint Mount Katahdin
surface form: Mount Katahdin, Maine
established 1937
follows Appalachian Mountains
hasActivity section hiking
thru-hiking
hasRouteType continuous footpath
highestPoint Clingmans Dome
highestPointElevation 6,643 feet
length about 2,190 miles
about 3,524 kilometers
locatedIn eastern United States
lowestPoint Bear Mountain State Park
surface form: Bear Mountain State Park, New York
maintainedBy volunteer trail clubs
managedBy Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters
surface form: Appalachian Trail Conservancy

National Park Service
U.S. Forest Service
notableFeature shelters and lean-tos along route
white blaze trail markers
partOf National Trails System units
surface form: U.S. National Trails System
passesThrough Connecticut
Georgia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
planningBegan 1921
startPoint Springer Mountain, Georgia
terrainType forest
mountainous
typicalSeason spring to fall
use backpacking
hiking

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International Appalachian Trail extendsFrom Appalachian Trail
International Appalachian Trail connectsTo Appalachian Trail
International Appalachian Trail partOf Appalachian Trail
this entity surface form: Appalachian Trail system
Hunt Trail terminusOf Appalachian Trail
Hunt Trail partOf Appalachian Trail
Hunt Trail hasDesignation Appalachian Trail
this entity surface form: Appalachian Trail route on Mount Katahdin
Rangeley Lakes region hasAttraction Appalachian Trail
Rangeley Lakes region traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Michaux State Forest contains Appalachian Trail
Unaka Mountains traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Sherman, Connecticut locatedNear Appalachian Trail
Public Law 90-543 initiallyDesignated Appalachian Trail
this entity surface form: Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Bigelow Mountain Range traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Goose Eye Mountain accessedBy Appalachian Trail
Goose Eye Mountain traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Franklin, North Carolina locatedNear Appalachian Trail
Smugglers’ Notch State Park nearTrail Appalachian Trail
this entity surface form: Appalachian Trail (overlapping section with Long Trail in Vermont)
Baldpate Mountain traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Taconic State Park traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Gorham, New Hampshire hasTrailheadAccessTo Appalachian Trail
Baxter Peak trailTerminusOf Appalachian Trail
Baxter Peak isNorthernTerminusOf Appalachian Trail
Baxter Peak isPartOfLongDistanceRoute Appalachian Trail
New River Valley hasTrail Appalachian Trail
White County traversedBy Appalachian Trail
subject surface form: White County, Georgia
this entity surface form: Appalachian Trail (near or through county)
Bluemont, Virginia hasNearbyTrail Appalachian Trail
Presidential Range–Dry River Wilderness traversedBy Appalachian Trail
this entity surface form: Appalachian Trail (nearby along Presidential crest)
Lake Tiorati hasNearbyTrail Appalachian Trail
Bigelow Mountain traversedBy Appalachian Trail
South Mountain State Park traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Kittatinny Mountains traversedBy Appalachian Trail
The Forks, Maine hasNearbyAttraction Appalachian Trail
Roan Highlands traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Nantahala National Forest containsTrail Appalachian Trail
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania nearbyAttraction Appalachian Trail
Wawayanda State Park traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Sky Meadows State Park traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Amicalola Falls State Park vicinity near Appalachian Trail
this entity surface form: Appalachian Trail southern terminus at Springer Mountain
Lebanon County contains Appalachian Trail
this entity surface form: Appalachian Trail (segment)
Skyland hasNearbyTrail Appalachian Trail
Big Meadows hasTrailAccessTo Appalachian Trail
Springer Mountain Shelter (nearby) locatedOn Appalachian Trail
subject surface form: Springer Mountain Shelter
Benton MacKaye Trail overlapsWith Appalachian Trail
MacKaye proposedProject Appalachian Trail
subject surface form: Benton MacKaye
Appalachian Trail Conference mainSubject Appalachian Trail