About The Appalachian Trail
from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy
www.appalachiantrail.org
In 1921, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail was simply an idea. Benton
MacKaye proposed the idea of the Trail as the connecting element of “a project
in regional planning.”
The efforts of countless volunteers made MacKaye's idea a reality. Today, the
Appalachian Trail is best known as a simple footpath.
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