THE WHOLE TRAIL
A footpath. Your own journey.
Start with the complete route from Springer Mountain to Katahdin. Explore a state, browse the trail list, or open My progress to record the places you have walked.
Official trail source ↗GEORGIA TO MAINE · ALL 14 STATES
The Appalachian Trail.
Explore the trail, choose a place to walk, and keep your own record along the way.
See the whole trail. Find your part.
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NPS / ATC trail · U.S. Census statesDetailed official map ↗
Map shows the whole trail, Georgia to Maine.
General-reference trail geometry. State boundaries and catalogue pins are browsing aids, not current access or navigation checks.
YOUR TRAIL RECORD
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TAKE THE TRAIL WITH YOU
Download the trail.
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NPS / ATC source edition 2026-10-04.
The whole trail
All original centerline points, with the source’s separate track segments kept intact. No invented links, elevations or timestamps.
Or use a smaller regional file. These follow the source agency’s regions, not state boundaries or suggested daily stages.
Reference tracks, not verified navigation.
Check official maps, access and current trail notices before a walk. Keep track segments separate in your GPS app: a line joining a gap is not a route. Some devices have point limits; smaller regional files may work better.
What’s in the files and where they came from
The full GPX contains 3,025 source features, 3,027 separate parts and 689,718 points. Its four regional files cover the same source records; do not add their mileage to the full file.
12 source records have unresolved publication metadata; these remain marked in GPX extensions. Source survey dates vary, and many records retain a June 2023 version label. Downloading them today does not make them a fresh survey or establish that a crossing is open.
The National Park Service identifies the data as Public Domain for general mapping. The source does not grant access to private land. Waypoints, water reports, accommodation and the uploaded personal itinerary are not included.
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