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Two years retired, two winters in Tampa, and two day-hikes on different sections in the Green Swamp Wilderness. I really enjoyed the change from the North Country Trail and AT. This coming year, I...

Thanks Seawoods for the FloridaHikes.com link. Great info and maps there. I am planning on hiking Juniper Prairie Wilderness in March.

I'm eager to see your results!

I have a personal challenge for 2018 to Visit a different wilderness area each month of the year. I spend March and April in the Tampa area and have day-hiked the Green Swamp Wilderness the past two...

For me, a list helps to delimit the goal. I just read an article that mentioned an AT hike that was the highest point in that county... I wonder how many counties the AT goes thru?? Then I could...

opps. now I see there is a "Pinnacle" on the AT as well.

The last few feet of distance or inches of elevation would not be too critical for me. No one really will challenge when you say you "hiked to the top" of Katahdin, would they?

Everybody goes to Disney. Everyone goes to Vegas. Not me. I go to Methodist Hill.

Yes, some states "high point" may not be worth it. But who can say? Some hikes are just a walk in the...

Great ideas tdoczi... you make many good points. I got going on the "high points" idea as an alternative to a friend's suggestion to summit Mt. Rainer. Which is just too much for me to undertake. ...

Here is what I have put together for high points by state on the AT using maps and internet info. I have completed GA and MD. PA hike planned for December!

ME - Katahdin 5268'
NH - Mt...

Yes, I don't want to over-analyze the details of the exact high spot and whether it is exactly on the trail. I each hike would be a hike, not a drive to the top. A quarter-mile spur trail included...

I have a goal to hike the highest point on the AT in each state. So I have 14 trips to plan, some day-hikes, some overnights. I found a listing for Vermont that showed Near Killington Peak as the...