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cuposoup127
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...Appalachian Trail?? My friends and I will be hiking on the AT from Mass. into lower Vermont for about 7 days.
Few Questions-
1- Outside of the clearly stated "no camping" zones, and reservations, are we allow to just make a small no-impact camp anywhere 500 ft off the trail? or does it have to be at a designated campground/shelter site.
2- Are we going to need a permit? (Backcountry/camping permit)
3- I bought a highly rated guide of the section we will be hiking and it has small section maps (like 1 inch = 1 mile, 5 inch wide maps in the middle of each section). We're pretty sure it'll be enough to keep us going along the trail, since we will be sticking to the AT only. Is that going to be enough? AKA, is the trail THAT well marked? or should we also pick up the USGS area maps of the AT where we will be hiking.
Thanks for any help!
Few Questions-
1- Outside of the clearly stated "no camping" zones, and reservations, are we allow to just make a small no-impact camp anywhere 500 ft off the trail? or does it have to be at a designated campground/shelter site.
2- Are we going to need a permit? (Backcountry/camping permit)
3- I bought a highly rated guide of the section we will be hiking and it has small section maps (like 1 inch = 1 mile, 5 inch wide maps in the middle of each section). We're pretty sure it'll be enough to keep us going along the trail, since we will be sticking to the AT only. Is that going to be enough? AKA, is the trail THAT well marked? or should we also pick up the USGS area maps of the AT where we will be hiking.
Thanks for any help!