Best place to be in july

[Orbicole]

Hi! We plan to be hiking one month in the AT from june 20 to july 20. We would like to do the most enjoyable part (landscapes and weather) since we don't know when we will come back. Any advice for two average hikers?

[peakbagger]

Nice time to end up in the whites, finish in Gorham NH and then figure out your hiking pace and head south until you are 30 days south. I would expect start somewhere in Mass? the bugs will still be out in Mass. You would be slightly ahead of the thruhiker bubble

[Scrum]

Start in Hannover NH and head North and see how far you get. If you want a bit more time to get some trail legs before hitting the Whites, start a little bit further south in VT. Maybe pick it up just east of Killington.

[nsherry61]

What about starting at Katahdin and heading south? Maine and New Hampshire are supposed to be some of the most scenic on the AT. "Life is uncertain, eat desert first."

[LIhikers]

Let me suggest that you be at the RPH Cabin shelter, in New York, for the work weekend of the RPH Cabin Volunteers. It's usually early in July and you'll get to spend a day, or two meeting other hikers, working to help maintain the trail and shelter, and if as in years past, eat to your hearts content. It's a lot of fun and great satisfaction. You can check the web for exact dates as the time draws near at https://sites.google.com/site/rphcabin/

[Comet Omega]

Try The Long Trail in Vermont. Part AT...and a beautiful trail! Hike from Canada to Massachusetts.

[RockDoc]

Monson is a good place to hit on July 4th. Bagpipers at the Lakeshore.

[Orbicole]

Thank you all guys!!!! We did'nt expect to receive advices that quick! We are investigating further for informations about New Hampshire and Maine wich appears to be the more popular advices

Thanks!!!

[rafe]

Let me suggest that you be at the RPH Cabin shelter, in New York, for the work weekend of the RPH Cabin Volunteers. It's usually early in July and you'll get to spend a day, or two meeting other hikers, working to help maintain the trail and shelter, and if as in years past, eat to your hearts content. It's a lot of fun and great satisfaction. You can check the web for exact dates as the time draws near at https://sites.google.com/site/rphcabin/

Clever idea. You do have to work for your eats but good people all around and always a good time when the work is done.

[Slo-go'en]

Maine and NH are quite nice, but also quite strenuous. NH is also needs good planning due to limited and restrictive camping regulations.

Vermont is also good, the AT section being "intermediate" in terms of difficultly. The northern half of the Long Trail is quite difficult and challenging in places. An End to End hike of the Long Trail takes the average hiker just under a month to complete and if you go south to north you should be in reasonably good shape for the more difficult hiking on the last 1/3d of the trail. Vermont also has the advantage that is close to your home and you can probably get someone to drop you off at the south end and pick you up when done.

And while not a linear hike, you can easily spend a month wandering around the High Peaks of the Adirondak's in NY which would also be reasonably close to your home.

[bigcranky]

My wife and I had a month to hike and chose to do the Long Trail. Being able to complete an entire trail was great, and having that goal of the Canadian border helped us complete it. The LT is strenuous and difficult, but then we're old and not in great shape, s if we could do it then most anyone can. We started July 4 from North Adams and finished July 29. The weather was perfect for a northern summer -- cool nights, pleasant days. Well, we had a fair amount of cold rain.

[Jeff]

The LT is strenuous and difficult, but then we're old and not in great shape, s if we could do it then most anyone can.

Plenty of young hikers also say the LT is Strenuous and difficult....