where does the appalachian trail run through?
Eastern United States
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 The Appalachian Trail , which extends over 2 @,@ 150 miles ( 3 @,@ 460 km ) from Georgia to Maine , runs along the Presidential Range before crossing the notch and ascending to the summits of the Wildcat Range . 

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 The Appalachian National Scenic Trail , generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T. , is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine . The trail is about 2 @,@ 200 miles ( 3 @,@ 500 km ) long , though the precise length changes over time as parts are modified or rerouted . The trail passes through the states of Georgia , North Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , West Virginia , Maryland , Pennsylvania , New Jersey , New York , Connecticut , Massachusetts , Vermont , New Hampshire , and Maine . 

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 The Appalachian Trail was completed in 1937 after more than a decade of work , although improvements and changes continue . It is maintained by 31 trail clubs and multiple partnerships , and managed by the National Park Service , United States Forest Service , and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy . The majority of the trail is in forest or wild lands , although some portions traverse towns , roads and farms . The trail conservancy claims that the Appalachian Trail is the longest hiking @-@ only trail in the world . 

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 The Appalachian Trail is much more frequently hiked south to north ( that is , Georgia to Maine ) than vice versa . Hikers typically begin in March or April and finish in late summer or early to late fall of that particular year . Bicycles are prohibited from the trail except for the sections which follow the C & O Canal in Maryland and the Virginia Creeper Trail in Virginia . Horses and pack animals are prohibited except horses on the C & O Canal and in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park . Several short segments of the trail , in towns and scenic natural areas , were built to ADA accessibly standards for wheelchair use . 

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 An extension known as the International Appalachian Trail continues northeast , crossing Maine and cutting through Canada to Newfoundland , with sections continuing in Greenland , through Europe , and into Morocco . Other separate extensions continue the southern end of the Appalachian range in Alabama and continue south into Florida , creating what is known as the Eastern Continental Trail . 
