I’ll be keeping track of my mileage while hiking using the format below. So far, I’ve covered about 1/3 of the trail, approximately 715 miles total. (Distances are approximate due to changing mileages over the past few years.) I’ll be picking up southbound from Daleville, VA. The goal for the section is to finish Virginia; about 260 additional miles.

• Completed Sections: 715 miles
  • Daleville, VA to Port Clinton, PA: 490 miles
  • Hanover, NH to Great Barrington, MA: 225 miles

AT Thru-Hike Stats (example post)
Section Day #1 (5/9/19)
Start – Daleville, VA Rte 220 (729.7)
End – Lamberts Meadow Shelter (720.3)
Today’s mileage: 9.4
Total section miles: 9.4
Total miles on AT: 725.1
Section avg daily miles: 9.4

“We don’t stop hiking because we grow old –
We grow old because we stop hiking.”
– Finis Mitchel