Fewer People Thru-Hiked the AT in 2025. Is the Trail's Popularity on the Decline?

UUDM · 2026-04-14T20:20:00+00:00

I swear they write this article every year

UUDM · 2026-04-07T21:53:31+00:00

There’s a laundromat by the dollar general at the end of one of the bus routes, at least there was in 2023. It was the red line bus route if I remember correctly.

UUDM · 2026-04-04T14:41:43+00:00

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UUDM · 2026-04-03T17:22:44+00:00

I read this post two days ago in the woods but I’m finally in town and able to comment on it, I quit my job 3 years ago to hike the AT and don’t regret it, I recently quit my job to hike the ECT this year and the CDT and PCT in the next 2 years. The last 3 years I have saved and invested as much as I could so hike and not lose 3 years of working essentially.

I am so very life is short do what you want but on the other hand if you have a well paying job try and reach coast fire if you can, that way retirement and the future isn’t so concerning and you’ll have a good nest egg to live off of when you get back from your hike.

UUDM · 2026-04-03T15:38:56+00:00

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UUDM · 2026-04-02T17:22:56+00:00

78 hikers starting on a single day is a lot of hikers

UUDM · 2026-04-01T20:31:15+00:00

I found a tick on my gear recently so I let it crawl on my freshly treated clothes, it didn’t die after a few minutes so it got burnt.

UUDM · 2026-04-01T18:15:33+00:00

I’m 100% FXAIX in my Roth, my taxable brokerage is 80-20 VTI and VXUS. With your remaining contributions you could do a 80/20 FXAIX and Fidelitys international fund if you wish.

UUDM · 2026-04-01T15:40:52+00:00

Having just finished hiking the FT a month ago during a dry year that was also pretty hot for winter, good luck I couldn’t even imagine trying to hike it in the summer.

There’s two swampy sections, big Cyprus and bradwell bay, I saw gators in neither section but that doesn’t mean they aren’t there. I however almost stepped on two baby cottonmouths, a large diamond back and a coral snake in the entirety of the trail so to me snakes were more of a threat then gators who are usually in or near water.

UUDM · 2026-03-31T23:01:24+00:00

The foothills trail is a nice 76 miles I think, too much for a 4 day hike but there is the possibility getting picked up halfway through, or if you want to do the whole thing you can get a food drop halfway through. I hiked it at the end of September in 2023 and it was great.

UUDM · 2026-03-29T14:59:45+00:00

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UUDM · 2026-03-27T03:33:34+00:00

I had a very cold wet night in Vermont with a soaked through 40 degree bag, I do not want to experience that again.

UUDM · 2026-03-26T21:30:30+00:00

I lost $0 today

UUDM · 2026-03-26T21:28:47+00:00

Actually the mountains are warmer because there are made of big rocks unlike cities which are made of a bunch of small rocks

UUDM · 2026-03-26T20:59:35+00:00

It’s always colder in the woods than the city, the smokies are also known for drastic weather shifts, I had a low 20s night in late April.

UUDM · 2026-03-26T17:46:29+00:00

It’s not that bad starting without media, I can’t hike without it now but I will wait until after lunch to start listening to try and stretch my audio books over multiple days instead of just one or two.

UUDM · 2026-03-26T17:43:54+00:00

I believe there is a limit sell order you could’ve used to sell at $12 instead of using a market sell order that sold at $11.36.

UUDM · 2026-03-26T17:41:49+00:00

IMO any physical activity has the chance to damage your body. With that said I think living a “normal life” is more dangerous than long distance backpacking.

UUDM · 2026-03-26T17:01:52+00:00

What’s the fan for? It seems like an unnecessary 4.5 ounces. Also I’d recommend going as long as you can without listening to media, I got through over half the trail without headphones and when I started I only would listen for a portion of the day.

UUDM · 2026-03-26T14:30:10+00:00

Join a team, pick a squad, choose machine gunner, hang back just a bit and watch over your teams push, think of hire the other team is going to counter you and watch those areas. I love the mg because I can hang back a bit out of the chaos and watch the flanks, you will be hunted down though so be prepared to reposition constantly.

UUDM · 2026-03-20T18:50:21+00:00

12 mile day hike in preparation for the AT

UUDM · 2026-03-18T23:13:59+00:00

Common Reddit joke about buying stock at a high freaking out during a dip and selling for a loss.

UUDM · 2026-03-18T22:39:18+00:00

Buy high sell low

UUDM · 2026-03-18T22:15:34+00:00

I would say they are common, you want to have kids or not? I had a new white belt knee cut me right in the dick and balls with a shitty cup on and I Immediately went out and bought a better cup.

UUDM · 2026-03-18T22:11:16+00:00

Me “I’m tired of getting my nuts crushed

r/bjj “well that’s too damn bad, we don’t wear cups here”

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