The Appalachian Trail for LASHers: Some Sections to Consider for Your Next Long Hike!

Want to hike the Appalachian Trail for more than a weekend but don’t have time for a thru hike? You may want to look into LASHing (long-a** section hiking) aka taking the AT in sections. In this video, I give you some options for LASH sections that I thought deserved special mention.
Music:
Yesable / I Will Wait For You (Instrumental Version) / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
LeDorean / Your Love Is (Instrumental Version) / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Gamma Skies / I’m Right Next To You (Instrumental Version) / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
waykap / You’ll Be On My Mind (Instrumental Version) / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Middle And End / Stormy Weather (ooimee Remix) (Instrumental Version) / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
BLAEKER / Call My Name (COE Remix) (Instrumental Version) / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
waykap / Leaving at Midnight (Instrumental Version) / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
waykap / Lay It On Me (Instrumental Version) / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Sture Zetterberg / Bigger Love (Instrumental Version) / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

[@JeanieEmmert]

Hi! I'm so surprised by your pick of the "flattest" section. I'm brand new to backpacking and my very first overnight was after hiking the first 5 miles out of PenMar. OMG, I thought it was so hard, lol!!! But probably that has to do with the facts that this was my first time carrying a fully loaded pack, I'm new to hiking, and I'm in my 60s. I know I'll only get better as I do this more often. BTW, I really enjoyed following your thru hike!

[@cobwebroseonthetrail2447]

Thank you so much! I’m so happy that you got out there and tried backpacking! That first hike is hard no matter where you go. I picked that section as the “flat” one because in comparison to the whole AT (think about sections like the Whites with lots of elevation gain and loss), it is “flatter” in the sense that you are doing a lot less overall up and down each day. Flat is really a misnomer for anywhere on the AT in my opinion. Happy trails!!