Appalachian Trail

2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service
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Appalachian Trail

Summary

Appalachian Trail is a long-distance hiking trail[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of long_distance_hiking_trail entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,862 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Appalachian Trail is located in Georgia[3].
  • Appalachian Trail is located in North Carolina[4].
  • Appalachian Trail is located in Tennessee[5].
  • Appalachian Trail is located in Virginia[6].
  • Appalachian Trail is located in West Virginia[7].
  • Appalachian Trail is located in Maryland[8].
  • Appalachian Trail is in the country of United States[9].
  • Appalachian Trail is on the continent of North America[10].
  • Appalachian Trail's instance of is recorded as long-distance hiking trail[11].
  • Appalachian Trail's instance of is recorded as National Scenic Trail[12].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Georgia Appalachian Trail Club[13].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Nantahala Hiking Club[14].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Smoky Mountain Hiking Club[15].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Carolina Mountain Club[16].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club[17].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Mount Rogers Appalachian Trail Club[18].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers[19].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Outdoor Club at Virginia Tech[20].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club[21].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club[22].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club[23].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Old Dominion Appalachian Trail Club[24].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Potomac Appalachian Trail Club[25].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Mountain Club of Maryland[26].
  • Appalachian Trail's maintained by is recorded as Cumberland Valley Appalachian Trail Club[27].

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Geography

Appalachian Trail is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include Georgia[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1788[30]; North Carolina[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1789[33]; Tennessee[5], an U.S. state[34], in United States[35], founded in 1796[36]; Virginia[6], an U.S. state[37], in United States[38], founded in 1788[39]; West Virginia[7], an U.S. state[40], in United States[41], founded in 1863[42]; and Maryland[8], an U.S. state[43], in United States[44], founded in 1788[45]. It is on the continent of North America[10]. Part of include Triple Crown of Hiking[46], a group[47], in United States[48]; National Trails System[49], a trail system[50], in United States[51]; and International Appalachian Trail[52], a long-distance hiking trail[53], in Canada[54].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include long-distance hiking trail[11] and National Scenic Trail[12].

Why It Matters

Appalachian Trail ranks in the top 5% of long_distance_hiking_trail entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,862 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

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  24. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [46] . wikidata.org.
  27. [49] . wikidata.org.
  28. [52] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  24. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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