Appalachian Trail completed by Brian Vargo and Nicole Jordan

This is just one example of the possible mileage required to complete a thru-hike of the AT.

Start Date: April 18, 1995

Finish Date: September 28, 1995

Notes:

overall average / day = the average number of miles hiked per day in a specified region (this number also averages in days in which no hiking occurred)

non-stop average / day = the average number of miles hiked per day (but does not average in days or half days that were spent not hiking)

Georgia

overall average / day   =   10.48 miles

non-stop average / day  =   11.32 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  7 days

number of no hiking days  =   0 days

North Carolina

overall average / day   =   13.38 miles

non-stop average / day  =   14.63 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  22 days

number of no hiking days  =   0 days

Tennessee

overall average / day   =   17.25 miles

non-stop average / day  =   17.25 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  4 days

number of no hiking days  =   0 days

South West Virginia

overall average / day   =   15.1 miles

non-stop average / day  =   17.18 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  10 days

number of no hiking days  =   0 days

Central Virginia

overall average / day   =   16.12 miles

non-stop average / day  =   16.12 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  14 days

number of no hiking days  =   0 days

Shenandoah

overall average / day   =   13.55 miles

non-stop average / day  =   17.25 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  8 days

number of no hiking days  =   1 days

North Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia

overall average / day   =   13.04 miles

non-stop average / day  =   16.45 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  7 days

number of no hiking days  =   1 days

Pennsylvania

overall average / day   =   15.89 miles

non-stop average / day  =   18.51 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  15 days

number of no hiking days  =   0 days

New Jersey & New York

overall average / day   =   14.46 miles

non-stop average / day  =   17.46 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  10 days

number of no hiking days  =   0 days

Massachusetts & Connecticut

overall average / day   =   13.13 miles

non-stop average / day  =   17.7 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  12 days

number of no hiking days  =   1 days

Vermont

overall average / day   =   9.96 miles

non-stop average / day  =   15.56 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  14 days

number of no hiking days  =   4 days  

(extra time off due to sickness / malnourishment)

New Hampshire

overall average / day   =   12.32 miles

non-stop average / day  =   14.52 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  13 days

number of no hiking days  =   0 days

Maine

overall average / day   =   11.25 miles

non-stop average / day  =   13.83 miles

number of days hiking in state   =  26 days

number of no hiking days  =   1 days

TOTALS

total hiking average  =  13.16 miles / day

longest day  =  24.4 (in PA)

highest non-stop mileage state  =  PA (18.51 miles)

lowest non-stop mileage state  =   Georgia (11.32)

highest overall mileage state  =  Tennessee (17.25)

lowest overall mileage state  =  Vermont (9.96)

total number of days not hiking  =  9

total number of hiking days in Virginia  =  34

total number of days on the A.T.  =  164