Thread 2832953

>>2832953 (OP)
Depends what you mean by that. Lots of people consider the at the easiest of the 3 because there's tons of resupply points and water sources and people to hike with and established nice campsites.

The thing is the at was started hundreds of years ago and has some steep as fuck parts. And my biggest weakness hiking is going straight up a mountain. The cdt can be used as a horse trail the entire thing which makes the grades very nice. And the pct has mostly easy grades.

>>2832953 (OP)
The AT is at low elevation through a temperature-stable area with relatively low hazards. It also passes close to, and through, many urban areas for easy hitchhiking, hotel resting, and resupplying.
The PCT is over rocky ground at higher elevation. It can be dangerously hot in the day and freezing cold at night. There will still be snow and ice on it in the summer. It doesn't pass through many urban areas, is time consuming to leave and return to for resupplies.
The CDT is the PCT on steroids.

>>2832953 (OP)
On my AT hike I met quite a few PCT hikers who were massive cry babies about the ATs conditions. Mostly about it being too steep and too wet or to much effort compared to reward.

AT and PCT are well-established trails. CDT is a one huge mess.

>>2833598
Continuously Disappearing Trail

Infrastructure and logistics are always the biggest hurdles with long trails. Resupply along the AT is made a little easier by its popularity. And while there are FarOut guides for just about every trail, it doesn’t really help when the most logical resupply is a 40 minute hitchhike to a dollar store.

The solution is an app like Uber Eats, but for remote locations to drop off supplies. Drivers/suppliers accept the job weeks in advance. They could be given an explicit list of items, or mailed a package ahead of time. It would be expensive, but solve some serious issues with long hikes.

>>2833135
>to much effort compared to reward.
I mean it does kinda suck

>>2834160
Is it the "Green Tunnel" blocking out views ? Why do you think the AT sucks comparatively ?

>>2833630
>Resupply along the AT is made a little easier by its constant proximity to cities*
FTFY

>>2836311
The AT sucks comparatively because it's busy, it's too close to urbal sprawl, and the effort to thru hike it isn't really worth it anymore. People hitchhike the whole thing and then say they've completed the trail.

Real Nigga trail

>>2836365
Ew, there's not even mountains for a major part of that

>>2836369
not to mention the cartels

>>2836379
the real challenge

>>2832953 (OP)
Whats yousguys favorite AT restaurants and inns to stop at?

>>2833089
the at is retarded the "trail" is just a mass of roots and rocks, everyone is always tripping. You have to constantly stare at the ground or you'll trip. Also there is a lot of elevation change it is just constant up and down, if you've ever been on it you would know it is the hardest trail. Everything logistically though is piss easy and you don't even need a tent persay as there is a shelter every 7 miles. You also dont need to do large food hauls so idk. I suppose if you've never hitched or are a retard sure it may be the best thruhike to start with, but the trail is the hardest.

>>2836447
why aren't there more volunteer-based events to reconstruct trail tread? is the financing so bad?

>>2836365
Ah yes. The WBT (Wet Back Trail)

>>2833630
>The solution is an app like Uber Eats, but for remote locations to drop off supplies. Drivers/suppliers accept the job weeks in advance. They could be given an explicit list of items, or mailed a package ahead of time. It would be expensive, but solve some serious issues with long hikes.
I've heard of this done in super remote areas. you fill a capsule and pay a bush pilot to drop it at specific coordinates. sorta common in Alaska I guess, but they also have a lot of pilots over there.

>>2836489
This clearly needs pavement and handrails and wheelchair ramps. Also it needs bus stops so that city folx without cars can access it.

>>2836489
>Pinhoti Trail has entered the chat
The best description I’ve heard of the Pinhoti is that it’s what the AT was in the 80’s. It’s not terribly popular, but people do hike it, and there is a bit of a bubble (if you could even call it that). You can hike it entirely alone, but sometimes small groups do form. There’s a guidebook, and the logistics are hit or miss (great in some spots but tough in others).

At 350 miles it can be done in three weeks.