[at-l] Start date

[Art Cloutman]

People used to start the AT northbound in early May.  Then April became the time to start but as the trail became more popular nobos chose March to avoid the crowds.  Now many have pushed to early March and February. Colder weather and short days makes this a bit tougher hike.  I think mid April is ideal.  Finish in October getting the best Fall Foliage colors and an end to bugs.  Have a great hike.
Art Cloutman
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> On Feb 2, 2019, at 7:55 AM, Felix <athiker at smithville.net> wrote:
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>> On 2/1/2019 10:22 PM, Black Wolfe wrote:
>> Generally average daily mileages are lower on the AT.  Also many hikers get wrapped up in the "social" scene and take a lot of zero days. Therefore it often takes longer than the PCT.
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>> Black Wolfe, AKA; Bruce W.
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>>> On 2/1/19 9:58 PM, Brian Watt wrote:
>>> I went to atcamp.org and registered. There I saw that most NOBO people leave mid-March. Why? I've hiked the PCT and most NOBO people leave mid-April to make sure they complete in September before snow in Washington. Is there a reason most AT hikers starts when they do? I'm clueless. Tartan
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> Yeah, I would use the 'most AT hikers start' as a reference for when to not start. I would personally rather be in front of the crowds. Or, WAY behind. As for the actual reason 'they' start mid-March, I think it sometime has to do with 'Spring' and the feeling the weather has broken and will be good from then on (also true of April, however)
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> Felix J
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> ME-->GA '98
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