Four Ways to Start an Appalachian Trail Thru Hike - Northbound

[@Tide_Outdoors]

Best overview and run down I’ve watched in a very long time! Thank you so much 💪

[@robertblack1373]

Hey Kara. Love the Coleman lantern. I still have 2 of them. Absolutely love your videos. Happy trails

[@beckyleheny8636]

Great video Kara!! Very Unique angle!

[@thruthebiblewithmicey]

I loved the approach trail and I wholeheartedly agree about the east trail lol! 😃

[@danielkutcher5704]

Hey, Kara! God bless you. I just saw your post on Facebook's "Appalachian Trail". I hope that you are well. Thanks for helping "Thrubies" (my term, AFAIK) getting started on their thruhikes.

[@wildflowersadventures]

Great video! Thank you! 🩵

[@BiggameTechJourney]

Hey great video. Booking is good for you. Keep it up

[@dan393]

Hi Miss Kara! Very informative video! Thanks for sharing. Hope you are well. Take care and god bless

[@beckyleheny8636]

Hey Dan! It was a good video! I thought I'd see you on here Take care!

[@dan393]

Hey Becky!@@beckyleheny8636

[@pleok08]

Sunday, February 25th: Thank-you for sharing. Good to know. Happy Trails! Ross08

[@dorotheaholder2370]

"Dad sightings!!!!" ❤❤❤

[@mountainjackietr511]

Hey Kara! I love your old coleman lantern; many happy camping memories using one of those! Great video with good ideas and information!

[@donrobinson5540]

The other reason that you didn’t mention to start at the visitor center is to get your thru hike bag tag. Hope to see you at the AT Gateway function on March 2nd.

[@Goruckyourself68]

I am def going for the Len Foote Hike Inn now that you threw up the info. Thank you so much and very good info. I am leaving Jan 1 2025

[@pleok08]

I enjoyed the Len Foote Inn.

[@Lightning77AThiker]

I need to go back and do the approach trail. At the time I didn't want to spend a day that didn't count. It took 10 years for me to finally make it there , and I was ready to start clicking off miles.

[@kevinwynn6582]

I just hiked from the Springer Mountain trail head to Amicalola Park this past weekend 2/24/24 it was 11-1/2 miles you guys really need to stop saying 8-1/2 miles that's not even close to the actual milage. It might be 8-1/2 to the bottom of Springer Mountain but it is certainly not to the first white blaze.

[@gregdeering8894]

Hi. If you do this over time in sections, how do you get back to your starting point? Just back track or is there a " service" to get you back to your vehicle?

[@Volsman5150]

Hiking the Approach Trail is a Waste of time if you have already Hiked it before. I’ve Hiked it Twice and when I start my 2025 Thru-Hike I will Not be Hiking the Approach Trail. I tell all my friends it’s a Waste of time because it has Nothing to do with the AT. You might disagree, but it’s True. Nothing at all to do with the AT. I say Start at Springer Mountain where the AT starts and you’ll be happy and from there on your pounding the miles to Katahdin!! I’ve seen a lot of people get hurt doing the Approach Trail and come back the next year and not do it and complete their AT Thru-Hike! So I say? Don’t Do the Approach Trail!!! Waste of Time and Energy and it doesn’t mean a thing to the AT Thru-Hike!!! Happy Trails!!!

[@ozarklife9996]

I was going through my subscriptions and saw you there on my list. I haven't seen you since your big hike in 21. It was nice to hear your voice and see some clips of the area. Someday i would like to attempt a long hike. Still working. Not sure if i will be able to retire in time to attempt a hike of that magnitude. Still dreaming but spend most of my free time hiking in Missouri and summer trips out west. Good to see you, you look great. Keep that cheerful smile going, it helps pull people through

[@thruthebiblewithmicey]

Not entirely true. Much of the Approach Trail was originally built as part of the Appalachian Trail, before the southern terminus was relocated from Mount Oglethorpe to Springer Mountain.