Quote Originally Posted by FlyPaper View Post

For WV/VA similar to NC/TN, but to a lesser extent, it is ambiguous as to when an official transition should be counted. The ATDist calculator picks the 20 mile point near Snicker's Gap
the AT dist calculator doesnt "pick that" spot.

it is the spot the AT data book lists.

it is the spot every guidebook uses as the start of the "VA section."

it is the location of the most prominent "welcome to VA" and "welcome to WV" signs you can find.

the AT dist calculatr is merely the most easily seen (on the internet) reflection of these truths. the person who runs that website didnt "pick" that spot.

as the AT data book is published by the ATC, i dont think its a stretch at all to make the statement "The Virginia section of the AT begins near snicker's gap."

since this challenge is an AT challenge, it is a fair (though not inarguable) point to sya you have completed it until youve touched the portion of the trail that the ATC officially considers to be VA.

your point about the section that crosses back into WV much further south actually proves this concept- the ATC considers that to be part of the VA section of trail, even though it isn't in VA.

i'm just going by what the official ATC publication says. which, yes, does not line up to geographical reality perfectly.but it is nowhere near as arbitrary as "thats the spot the guy who runs ATDist calculator chose." not even close.