Where are the thru hikers middle of June?

[astafford]

I am planning hiking from NY/CT border to Katahdin starting around June 15th. To those who have thru hiked, where were you around the middle of June? Thanks!

[SCRUB HIKER]

I was in Shenandoah at that time (started April 3). NOBO thru-hikers could literally be anywhere from Damascus, Va. to the Whites at that point. You'll be able to make thru-hiker friends, but they might be hard to keep up with if they're the ones who are that far north that soon. Either they hike pretty fast or they're pretty skilled with the thumb.

[Spirit Walker]

I was in Pennsylvania in June on both thruhikes. I started April 1 though, so you will probably meet some of the Feb./ March starters in mid-June in NY.

[Chaco Taco]

I am planning hiking from NY/CT border to Katahdin starting around June 15th. To those who have thru hiked, where were you around the middle of June? Thanks!

you will probably pass more Sobo's in your travels. Good amount of folks will be in Va, Mid Atlantic, Pa, Jersey

[Lauriep]

June 15 is the peak of northbound thru-hiker traffic in Harpers Ferry, WV.

[map man]

This is a table that shows the progress of the "middle-of-the-pack" completing NOBOs:

TABLE 3 -- Date Landmarks Were Reached

MEDIAN DAY ~~ MEAN DAY ~~~ LANDMARK
March 17............March 20...........Springer
March 25............March 28...........Georgia Border
April 1................April 5...............Fontana
April 28..............April 29..............Damascus
May 29..............May 28..............Waynesboro
June 9...............June 8...............Harpers Ferry
June 29.............June 27..............DWG
July 12..............July 10...............Kent
Aug. 5...............Aug. 2...............Glencliff
Aug. 15.............Aug. 12..............Gorham
Aug. 26.............Aug. 22..............Stratton
Sept. 9..............Sept. 4..............Katahdin!

That middle of the pack will get to where you are starting three or four weeks after you start, but as SCRUB HIKER points out they are spread out enough that you will definitely see some NOBOs in the middle of June if you are starting at the NY/CT border.

[Monkeywrench]

On June 15 I was in southern PA. I hiked from Ensign Cowall Shelter to Tumbling Run Shelter that day.

[astafford]

Thanks for your responses.

[lunatic]

In 2009 I started in late Feb. and on Jun. 15th I woke up in a hotel room in Kent, CT, which turned out to be one of the few dry nights I had from NY to VT.

[Monkeywrench]

In 2009 I started in late Feb. and on Jun. 15th I woke up in a hotel room in Kent, CT, which turned out to be one of the few dry nights I had from NY to VT.

2009 was a great year to thru-hike. Never had any problems finding water!

[Carry-On]

I started on April 19th and was at Grayson Highlands State Park on June 15th.

http://carryonadventures.blogspot.co...tate-park.html

[Coosa]

I started on April 19th and was at Grayson Highlands State Park on June 15th.

http://carryonadventures.blogspot.co...tate-park.html

Hey, Carry On! I'm reading your blog before leaving on my MD to Katahdin ME hike this Saturday. Very Informative. Thanks!

Coosa

[Carry-On]

Hey, Carry On! I'm reading your blog before leaving on my MD to Katahdin ME hike this Saturday. Very Informative. Thanks!

Coosa

Hi Coosa! I hope you have a great hike! I'm glad if anything I wrote is helpful or useful or just interesting to anybody else, so thank you for the feedback.