National Scenic Trails · Maine to Georgia (14 states)
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Introduction
Background: 1
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937, today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers.
Geography
Designation: 3
National Scenic Trail
State or territory: 4
Maine to Georgia (14 states)
Park Map - Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 5
Map scope: Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Map of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, which stretches from Maine south through New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina to end in Georgia.
Nature
Ecology; Nature & Science: 6
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail - traversing more than 2,180 miles across the highest ridgelines of the Appalachian Mountains, from Georgia to Maine, in a southwest to northeast gradient - crosses some of the world's richest assemblages of temperate zone species and is considered one of the most biodiverse units in the entire National Park System. This makes the Appalachian Trail uniquely situated to serve as a "barometer" for the air, water and biological diversity of the Appalachian Mountains and eastern United States - to explore scientific questions and monitor the effects of climate change.
To learn about resource management along the trail, see the Resource Management Plan for Appalachian Trail located on our Park Planning page.
Trails and walks
Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Harper's Ferry Visitor Center: 7
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy , a not-for-profit partner, operates a visitor center in Harpers Ferry, WV.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Damascus Trail Center: 8
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy , a not-for-profit partner, operates a visitor center in Damascus, VA.
Contact Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 9
Appalachian National Scenic Trail P.O. Box 50 Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 (304) 535-6278 For more information on the Trail please contact our partner, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Visitor information
Visitation
Sources & field notes
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Background · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Vermont) · NPS / Victoria Stauffenberg. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
- Catalog image date
- 10/05/2024
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- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- Public domain:Full Granting Rights
- Rights
- Public domain:Full Granting Rights
Designation · National Park System directory. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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- Factual reference data; source attribution retained.
State or territory · National Park System directory. Open source ↗
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Park Map - Appalachian National Scenic Trail · National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Download
- Official map PDF ↗
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- Public domain; NPS map
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- Public domain; NPS map
Ecology; Nature & Science · Nature & Science — National Park Service. Open source ↗
- Information date
- October 31, 2018
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-30
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- NPS webpage text; U.S. government work generally public domain. Third-party material may have separate rights.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Harper's Ferry Visitor Center · National Park Service park structured data. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored U.S. government work is generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Damascus Trail Center · National Park Service park structured data. Open source ↗
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- Not supplied by the source
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- 2026-10-30
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- NPS-supplied text; NPS-authored U.S. government work is generally public domain, subject to third-party rights.
Contact Appalachian National Scenic Trail · National Park Service. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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Physical Address · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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Mailing Address · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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Telephone · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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Recreation visits · National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics. Open source ↗
- Information date
- 2025
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-30
- Methodology
- NPS reporting unit; annual total is the sum of 12 monthly recreation visit estimates.
- Reporting unit
- Appalachian NST
- Evidence
- Single source; not independently corroborated.
- Reuse
- Factual reference data; source attribution retained.