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    Appalachian Trail Conservancy

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    Brayden C.

    We made it! Halfway (almost). It's crazy to think we've walked 1024 miles to even make it to this point. If you know about the AT then you know how iconic this place is. We stopped in to get our picture taken and to spend some time soaking in the point on the trail we've worked so hard to make it to. The guy that was there working today was really great and very friendly. It's a little ways off the trail but don't pass it up!

    Take a hike!
    Kristy A.

    For any outdoor hiking enthusiast, who wouldn't want to take a walk on the Appalachian Trail. Well when you do, make sure to stop into the conservatory for guide information. Oh...then look across the street into the mountains and think about all those hikers and marvel at how beautiful this county, the good ole USA is. These mountains are gorgeous!

    Alishia Q.

    Great hiking trail, and Beautiful scenery! There is plenty of parking available. I definitely recommend this trail. Also lots of restaurants and shops.

    The Appalachian Trail!!!!
    Claude F.

    There is reason why The Appalachian Trail is the most famous hiking trail in all of the world: because It is the best hiking trail in the world! If you disagree, then you have never hiked it. My Goal is to one day hike the entire trail from its start in Springer Mountain, Georgia to its end in Mount Katahdin, Maine. All 2,181 miles! But until then I have to content my self with the small Western Massachusetts portion of it (about 90 miles) all of which runs through the beautiful heart of Berkshire County! But even hiking only this small part of it you will see and hear and feel things that stay with you forever. Whether it is the inspiring view from Mount Greylock's epic summit, or the babbling brooks and placid lakes you will wade your sore feet in, or the classic New England Stone walls you will sit and dine on, or the abundance of wild life, flora and fauna you will see on any days hike: all of this leaves such a deep imprint on you that it becomes a part of you. You will call on your memories of your Appalachian hike, like a comforting photo album, when life's stressors seem overwhelming and its brilliant memories will always give you solace and calm in the face of adversity; with a much needed appreciation of what really matters in this world and the next. And then you will see through all life's stresses and all life's pain like you see through the water that runs down your drain. Here are some tips to make your hike here as memorable as can be: 1. Prepare! This web site is probably the best source for this: http://www.atctrailstore.org/ 2. Check weather.com religiously and dress appropriately. 3. Contact the www.mass.gov/dcr web site to find the best ways to get to the Massachusetts portion of the trail and where to stow your care free of charge! 4. If you come across any wild animals on your Appalachian hike, AND YOU WILL, such as Bears, or Cougars (the actual animals! Not the women on Match.com who are much more scary) Or Wolves, or Coyotes, or Bob cats, never run! If you run, then you are prey! And they MAY chase after you. Just stand perfectly still and the wild animals will just think you are part of the forest and go on about their way. 5. And never take pictures of the wild animals: They are very sensitive about that since the wild animals have gotten a lot of bad press recently on Fox News and will react like Gary Busey on the Apprentice. 6. And NEVER feed the animals! (It just creates a culture of dependency among them.) 7. If you pass AND YOU WILL bushes and bushels of wild Raspberries and wild Strawberries and wild Blackberries DON'T EAT THEM! They are poison!!! (Okay...That was a lie. I just said that so you wont eat them all and leave none for me...since I now use these berries for my French toast Brunch) 8. Do Enjoy the majesty of nature in all its wondrous glory! And then go back home and vote for politicians who will protect it and not turn it all into Starbucks and mall parking lots. Do all that, and hike here, and you can't go wrong! Don't Hike here (or another one of America's Great trails) and wrong will never leave your home!

    Outside the A.T.C., on the south side of Washington Street.

    The A.T.C. office in Harpers Ferry has general information and maps, as well as thru-hiker friendly facilities. They carry topo maps as well as (I think) various A.T.-related books, and they have a giant (10' or 15') embossed topo map of the trail. The staff were friendly (and knowledgeable about trail conditions), and they had a water and weather report available. They also have a bathroom (with a scale) and a hiker room (with registers and a computer) for thru-hiker use. I started a half-thru-hike in Harpers Ferry (hiking from there to Springer Mt. in Georgia Sept-Dec 2010), and it was fun to stop in at the A.T.C. (and have my picture taken) before heading out. It would also be a good place to stop through (for weather/water reports, bathroom, computer, registers) during a thru-hike. (Note also that there's a blue-blaze from the A.T.C. south to the A.T., so you don't have to go the long way up and back Washington St..)

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