Walking The Appalachian Trail, USA Walking Holiday

Varied terrain amidst virgin forest, tranquil lakes and magnificent mountains

Sense of achievement having reached the summit of Mt. Katahdin

This adventure through the northeastern USA lets you hike in the footsteps of history, exploring the twists, turns, valleys and peaks of America's oldest and most popular footpath, the Appalachian Trail. Explore the many mountain ranges of New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts on our guided daywalks, including the Franconia Ridge hike. Autumn transforms the countryside to crimson and orange as we look out across the best preserved forests of New England. A highlight for most is the incredible Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, blessed with unsurpassable mountain, island and ocean vistas. This tour is a paradise for nature lovers and photographers.

What makes this trip responsible?

On this tour we make sure to keep to marked footpaths and trails so as to minimise our impact on the environments. We operate a 'leave no trace' policy whereby nothing is left behind whilst camping - all litter is collected and disposed of properly.

Itinerary

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Countries visited: USA

Day 1

Fly to New York.

Day 2

Drive to Green Mountains National Forest; hike the Hopper Trail.

Day 3

Harmon Hill Summit trek along the Appalachian Trail.

Day 4

To White Mountains National Forest, visiting a sugarbush farm en route; forest trek to Lonesome Lake.

Day 5

Hike above the tree-line along the Franconia Ridge, or catch the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway (optional) for panoramic vistas across 3 states.

Day 6

Drive to Baxter State Park, amidst the largest wilderness area in eastern USA.

Day 7

Challenging trek to Mt Katahdin/Baxter Peak.

Day 8

Short nature trail.

Day 9

Mount Desert Island - Acadia N.P.; wander picturesque harbour villages and walk the Ocean Path Trail along the rugged shoreline.

Day 10

Demanding walk along the beautiful Acadia Mountain Trail.

Day 11

Scenic drive to Boston; evening depart.

Day 12

Arrive London.

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spectaular views along the Appalachian Trail during the rhododendron bloom

Firends admiring the view from their lodge along the Appalachian Trail

Forest and lakes in Autumn, New England