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Originally Posted by alnorth
This is one of those things that would be an incredible experience but that I don't think I'll ever get around to doing. I mean, everyone can just hop on and off a short trek and I might do that someday, but hiking the whole thing requires some sacrifices. Basically leaving Maine at about late March and finally staggering into Georgia at the end of the summer. Going 10-15 miles every day, mostly cut off from the world, limited entertainment, sleeping in a very spartan camp every night, starting out clean-shaven with short hair and ending with a decent beard and long hair, etc.
It sounds cool, but I'll probably find other life experiences to go for.
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I've researched it a bit. If you leave from Maine, you probably wait until June to start. Most hike from GA to Maine and leave around mid March. Either way it takes about 5 to 6 months.
One of my students who graduated in May through hiked over the summer/fall. He said it was an experience of a lifetime.
Basically you walk and sleep for 6 months.
It's on my maybe list, but it will have to wait until I'm retired. We'll see how my health is holding up then. If I didn't have to carry all my stuff, it would be a lot more attractive.