FKT: Peter Wetzel - Appalachian Trail (AT) - 2012-11-03

Athletes
Route variation
yo-yo
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Self-supported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
307d 9h 10m 10s
GPS track(s)
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AT011.gpx160.96 KB
AT012.gpx385.33 KB
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AT016.gpx281.88 KB
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AT018.gpx215.96 KB
AT019.gpx64.75 KB
AT020.gpx192.65 KB
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AT024.gpx340.77 KB
AT025.gpx291.55 KB
AT026.gpx304.79 KB
Report

Please see the blog at pjwetzel.com and the Trail Journals link for daily reports with abundant photos. https://www.pjwetzel.com/2012/

GPS tracks are entirely complete except for a single day, January 9th, during which I somehow turned the recording capability off.  For that day the Geo-located photos are provided.  A few other random photos of interest also included in this submission.

What I did:  It is called a yo-yo.  I hiked the entire AT both ways within a single calendar year.  In my case it was done by means of individual daily out-and-back hikes.  In other words, each day I started at a trailhead and hiked a section both ways, then moved to the next adjacent section and did the same until I had finished the entire trail, scrupulously passing every white blaze twice.

I supported myself with a vehicle, driving from one trailhead to the next to launch each day's out-and-back section.  I did not hike any more than a few hours with any one person, though I met a great many people more than once, sometimes months apart.