[at-l] 2,000 + 167 + what?

[gbenkert@fuse.net (Gregory A. Benkert)]

>Jan Leitschuh writes:
>Does anyone really know the actual length of the Trail these days. We keep
>repeating the same old 2,168-mile figure despite numerous relos and such.

The new official mileage is ...(drum roll)... 2,172.6.  The 2003 data book lists it at 2,171, but they had to estimate the mileage of a relo when they went to print.

>I know Del Doc was surveying the AT last year with a GPS for the ATC, I
>think. Does anyone here know anything about that?

Del Doc completed his survey from Springer to DWG and most of Vermont.  He had some injuries and equipment problems that prevented him from finishing this year.  He plans to finish up in 2003.

More info on both of these items is available at http://www.appalachiantrail.org/trailnews/index.html

Big Red

Greg Benkert
gbenkert@fuse.net
GA->ME 2002
www.trailjournals.com/bigred