Every year thousands of people set out to hike the Appalachian Trail (AT). The AT stretches from Georgia to Maine and is approximately 2,200 miles long. The actual length changes from year to year as new routes and detours are added or removed. The AT is often called the Green Tunnel because most of the trail is shaded as it goes through forests. The trail opened in 1937 and is marked by white blazes. The AT is maintained by over 4,000 volunteers. Most hikers take approximately 6 months to hike the trail. The majority start in Georgia in the spring but some start a different points, including this location. This location is often referred to as the "psychological halfway point" although the real halfway point is now in Pennsylvania. Hikers stop in to have their pictures taken at the sign. The polaroids are then placed in a photo album on the shelf.
To get credit for this virtual, either take your picture or write your geocaching name on a piece of paper and take a picture of it at or near the brown sign on the front of the building. Post the picture on the cache page.
If you wish, please tell us how many miles you have hiked on the AT and/or any memorable moments. There are plenty of geocaches along the AT so happy trails!
(There is a wheelchair ramp at the front of the building but if a geocacher with a disability is not able to navigate the ramp, pictures from the car are fine.)
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.