2016 Thru-Hike Registry

[hiitsbob]

trail name: not one
direction: nobo
start date: april 12th
approach trail: yes

will be taking amtrak to gainsville. arriving about 7 am headed straight to amicalola. share a shuttle possibly?

[Pinto]

Pinto
NOBO
April 3
Springer
No approach trail

My start date has moved to April 8th

[readl]

Change of plan !

Changing from nobo on May first to a flip-flop from Harper Ferry beginning around July 1st. Anyone starting a section or thru hike around that date?

[Pinto]

Lol, the 10th, I mean!

[Pinto]

My start date has moved to April 8th

Lol, the 10th, I mean!

10th of April start date for Pinto. Final answer.

[TheWhiteWalker]

Trail Name: None Yet
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: 4/19
Approach Trail - Yes
Looking for someone to carry my pack, preferably a Sherpa. $10 a day + free meals + better views than the corner office.

[SamMcgee]

Trail Name: Sam Mcgee
Direction: SOBO
est. start: june 3
Approach trail: yes

about 2 moths prep time. a bit quick, but looking forward to starting at Mt. K. its all down hill from there!...right?..

[Thee Raven]

Trail Name: Thee Raven
Direction: NOBO
Start: April 26th

Have MD, completed; Many miles in PA... NOW it's time to get SERIOUS ! ! !

[bradabaugh13]

Trail Name: None yet so brad
Direction: North bound, quick pace
Estimated Start Date:May 10th so late in the season
Approach trail: no

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[jj dont play]

Trail Name: None, but JJ Don't Play could work
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: 4/18
Approach Trail: No

[NewHeart]

Trail Name: Thee Raven
Direction: NOBO
Start: April 26th

Have MD, completed; Many miles in PA... NOW it's time to get SERIOUS ! ! !

Where are you starting from?

[NewHeart]

Trail Name: None, but JJ Don't Play could work
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: 4/18
Approach Trail: No

JJ hope to see you on the trail.

[Tree-sha]

Trail name: ...
Direction: SOBO
Start date: May 27-29ish (depending on transportation)
Approach trail: only if I can't find transportation home!

I'm coming from Chicago and am hoping to drive and swamp cars with someone in Vermont. If anyone is starting around a similar date, and would be interested in swapping cars, and hiking NOBO - Please let me know! =)

[wmgaskin]

Trail name:GraniteStater
Direction: NOBO
Start date: May 9
Approach Trail: yes

[Mr.Brownstone]

Trail name: TBD
Direction: NOBO
Start date: June 5

Yes, i know this is late. No, i do not know whether i will for sure be able to finish in time. Yes, i intend on trying. Let me know if you have experience starting this late and / or if you are planning to do so this year!

[Oppenheimer]

Trail name: Still undecided lol, there is a few
Direction: SoBo
Start date: Undecided
Approach trail: yes

Training for the British Army, want to go somewhere I want to go before signing up for 3 years.

[Oppenheimer]

I meant NoBo.. sigh lol

[KnightErrant]

Trail name: I'm going to wait for it to happen...
Direction: Multiple flips and flops
Est. Start: June 18th

My hiking plans for the year are coming together, just a little more complicated than I expected. In order to accommodate a friend's visit from Denmark, my brother's wedding, and an opportunity to spend a week in Banff National Park up in Canada, I'm going to start SOBO from around Front Royal, VA and be somewhere between Catawba and Damascus when I take a few days off to hang out with my Danish friend. After that, I'm going to be heading up to New York to hike NOBO to Katahdin. From there, back to NY to hike SOBO as far as I can before my brother's October wedding, getting shuttled around the section I'll have already completed back in June/July. After the wedding, I'll hopefully be back on trail SOBO for any remaining miles in VA and everything else between me and Springer! Ideally finishing right before Thanksgiving.

It's all very convoluted, but I should be walking every mile of whiteblazed trail within a span of about 6 months. I assume that means I can call it a thru-hike!

[GolfHiker]

Like a lot of us, plans change, and although I have posted twice since last October, I can now say with certainty that I will be stepping off from Springer on Tuesday 5/10. Not doing the Approach, as I did that some years back.

I have convinced myself that this date is the absolute sweet spot of start dates, just enough company, without the crowds of March & April. See my mid May mates shortly... golfhiker

[GolfHiker]

Hey all. I almost forgot to mention that my ol buddy and hiking partner of many years, Chin Music (MEGA 2013) will be with me at the start, likely about 10 days or so. This will be fun!