The Online Companion
Here you will find links to the files that make up the 2010 edition of the “Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers’ Companion.” Once downloaded, these files can be viewed using Acrobat Reader.
If you don’t have Acrobat Reader, you may download a free version here, off the National Park Service Web site.
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Introduction (277 kb)
- Contents
- Foreword
- About the Companion
- Using the Companion
- Issues on the Trail
- About ALDHA and the Gathering
- An Invitation to Get Involved
- Getting to the Termini
The Appalachian Trail
- Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee (1.11 mb)
- Tennessee, Virginia (size 2.07 mb)
- West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York (size 1.93 mb)
- Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine (size 2.73 mb)
Appendices (size 167 kb)
- Post Offices along the Trail
- Mail Drops
- Hostels, Camping & Showers
- Equipment Manufacturers & Distributors
- Key Dates to Remember in 2010
- ALDHA Membership Registration Form
- Keep updated with changes, revisions, corrections and additions to the Companion from this page on the Trail Conservancy Web page, where changes are tracked after the book goes to press.
Note: If you like what you see, you can purchase your own copy of The Companion online, through the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Ultimate Trail Store.