r/AppalachianTrail↗
The Appalachian Trail
NOBO? SOBO? Flip-Flopper? Section hiker? Aspiring hiker? If you've hiked or are planning on hiking the "AT", this is the place for you.
192k subscribers121 posts / mo in Sep 2026106 authors / mosince 2011
r/AppalachianTrail has 192k members (+9.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 121 posts a month from 106 people. Top topics: Starting & Direction Choices, Backpacking Gear & Recommendations and Trails and Rivers.
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- Starting & Direction Choices4.8%
- Backpacking Gear & Recommendations0.7%
- Trails and Rivers0.6%
- Smoky Mountains Camping & Hiking0.6%
- Virginia Trails0.6%
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- National Park Service
- Weather Underground
- ArcGIS
- Substack
- Qualtrics
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