AT - West Virginia

A state section of the Appalachian Trail, 3,500 km of white-blazed path along the Appalachian ridges from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine. The trail is counted by state, and shelters spaced a day apart run its whole length. [Section] West Virginia 28.7 km · 79 m to 525 m · climb 696 m [Good to know] - Northbound walkers start in Georgia in spring and reach Maine before Baxter State Park closes in October. - One section of a trail published section by section; the others are on the trail's own page. - Elevation is sampled from a terrain model, not recorded on the ground.