Quote Originally Posted by Forty-One View Post
Approach trail: Ok.. I saw lots of yes/no answers to this question, I even looked in the AT slang link of the site, and it wasn't there... I have no idea what this means
The approach trail leads you to the beginning of the AT at Springer from the state park. Best I recall it's about 8 miles. You don't have to hike it to get to the AT, someone will correct me if I'm wrong but, there's a trailhead that you can enter the AT on about a mile or so into the AT. Some people get on the trail there, and backtrack to where the AT starts. I've heard of hikers doing this, and I've also heard that the approach is part of the experience. I've yet to hike the AT so I can't say one way or the other. I suppose this comes into play, HYOH. (hike your own hike)