I would be leaving Miami about May 2014 in a 24' Class B plus towing a small car. I hope to end up in Maine, Conn. area. I have gone through the Smokey Mts and the Blue Ridge Mts. Could I go around those areas?Where does the AT begin and where does it end? Can I get on the AT after passing what Iv'e seen already? Are the roads ok for my rig? Campsites available all around? Are there choices of SP with hookups and private parksSorry, my bad, thought it was a road. Thanks!

Umm...the AT is a hiking trail....Southern Terminus is Springer Mt in GA, northern terminus is Mt Katahdin in MEit's not a road

The OP could try the AT in an EarthRoamer RV. :)

There are several other routes to take, depending on what you feel like driving. Where are you leaving from, and how do you feel about swinging a bit to the west? I am not an expert, but have traveled that way several times in the past few years.

The Appalachian Trail is a hiking trail that officially extends from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.This trail is setup for hiking with alot of shelters along the way usually with a source of fresh water. The trail is sometimes broken up by going thru large towns forcing you to get off the trail and start up again a few miles away.Most hikers will plan the their routes for several days of hiking and then meet up with someone who has driven ahead and made camp at at close by camp ground. Driving yourself to several places where the trail crosses major places or roads would not IMO be much of challenge. Anybody can do this.If you are really interested in the Appalachian Trail then man-up and hike the whole 2200 miles of it from Georgia to Maine. This is good link describing the Appalachian Trail from Google....Roy Ken

Come-on folks, be real here. The poster is inquiring about driving Skyline Drive which traces the trail to some degree. I do know, even where I live, the two are often referred to each other as most people don't realize the driving route is Skyline Drive.precioustime: Do some google.com or bing.com searches on Skyline Drive. The first couple "hits" you find will give you more information about the route than you can imagine.Do have fun! Research is half the fun. Doing it, is the other half!

Any advise about taking the Appalachian Trail?

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RoyB
Explorer II
Sep 29, 2013
The Appalachian Trail is a hiking trail that officially extends from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.

This trail is setup for hiking with alot of shelters along the way usually with a source of fresh water. The trail is sometimes broken up by going thru large towns forcing you to get off the trail and start up again a few miles away.

Most hikers will plan the their routes for several days of hiking and then meet up with someone who has driven ahead and made camp at at close by camp ground.

Driving yourself to several places where the trail crosses major places or roads would not IMO be much of challenge. Anybody can do this.

If you are really interested in the Appalachian Trail then man-up and hike the whole 2200 miles of it from Georgia to Maine.

This is good link describing the
Appalachian Trail from Google....

Roy Ken
Johno02
Explorer
Sep 29, 2013
There are several other routes to take, depending on what you feel like driving. Where are you leaving from, and how do you feel about swinging a bit to the west? I am not an expert, but have traveled that way several times in the past few years.
gbopp
Explorer
Sep 29, 2013
The OP could try the AT in an EarthRoamer RV. :)
exeter_acres
Explorer
Sep 29, 2013
Umm...the AT is a hiking trail....

Southern Terminus is Springer Mt in GA, northern terminus is Mt Katahdin in ME

it's not a road

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