Novice looking to hike AT

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#1

hello;
i’m a 50+ rookie looking to hike the AT for a week or two, preferably VT or NH but can be any section, in the summer with an organized club or group.
any ideas of such clubs or groups i can contact?

Thanks
Hap

Hap

#2

Here’s the site for the AMC in NH.
http://www.amc-nh.org/
I’ll be finishing up my hike from NH to Kath sometime in that period.

Doggiebag

#3

doesn’t the Sierra Club do a lot of AT outings like that?

0101

#4

You might consider checking out some of the AT shuttle services. I recall reading a thru hiker’s journal as he hiked N.H. He arranged shuttle service for drop-off and pickup each day. Turned out there was a group of hikers doing same thing so he had someone to hike with each day. Also check the internet for hiking clubs.

Steady On

#5

One thing to consider, while NH is the most beautiful part of the AT (along with Maine), it is also the most difficult. There are very very steep climbs. It was difficult enough after having walked 1800 miles. As a newby, it will really be tough.

That said, check out the AMC and the Green Mountain Club in Vermont. There are also professional outfits that do an inn to inn hike in Vermont, along the AT. Sierra Club might do group hikes there as well.

Ginny

#6

Most of the AMC hikes in NH are only week-end length and concentrates mainly on the Presidentials or other high peaks. Shuttle buses run a daily schedule around the Presidentials (Crawford NH 302, to Pinkham Notches, NH 16) The AT in VT is also the Long Trail and it is maintained by “section groups”. E-mail them through the Green Mountain Club website (.org, not .com). A nice section to consider would be from Hanover north to Mt. Moosilauke. Mt. Cube and Smarts Mt. have nice views and you end up going over a major Mt. Hanover is a major public bus hub and the other end has connections out of Woodstock, NH Rte. 112. The Dartmouth College Outing Club maintains trails around Moosilauke and operates a lodge. Check out hikethewhites.com

rambler