Show trail for hiker As conceived by its proponents and already partly realized the appala chlan trail Is a footpath for hikers in the appalachian mountains ex tending from maine to georgia a ds tance ot some 1300 miles to the end of 1929 approximately miles of this trail have been constructed for the most part in ew angland new york bew jersey pennsylvania and virginia ahe trail shuns automobile roads and lowlands the purpose being to provide access to mountains and wild country of the eastern high lands for tramping camping and out door recreation its route Is the chesl une of the appalachian system pro tiding a skyline trail over mountain summits wherever the outlooks out looks war rant and the ground permits the climb |