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Mountain Valley Pipeline

A proposed project that will have devastating impacts on the Appalachian Trail.

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Learn more about the Appalachian Trail, the longest hiking-only footpath in the world. Explore the A.T., find shelters, locate parking and more.

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Protecting the People's Trail

Protecting the A.T. Experience - Current Issues

Kelly Knob - After Mountain Valley Pipeline

Mountain Valley Pipeline will have Devastating Impacts on the A.T.

​The Appalachian Trail Conservancy ​is strongly opposed to the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline project, which would cause irreversible damage to several sections of the Appalachian Trail and surrounding areas.

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Janet Steinert in Maine

Anticipating Climate Change and its Impacts on the Appalachian Trail

The health and sustainability of the Appalachian Trail is threatened by climate change. Impacts include more frequent droughts, more severe storms, increased risk of forest fires and more.

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Hikers in the Roan Highlands along the Appalachian Trail

Calling for Funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Your voice is critical to ensuring that LWCF will continue to permanently open access to America’s public lands and protect the places where Americans go to enjoy the great outdoors. Tell Congress to reauthorize the Fund now!

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A maintaining crew revives a section of the Appalachian Trail.

Trail Work: My Pilgrimage

Reflecting on three summers spent on the S.W.E.A.T. crew, Bryan explains why volunteering for a Trail maintaining crew is his ideal way to give back to the A.T.

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Mountain Valley Pipeline: dangerous, unnecessary, and unwanted

Promoters say the Mountain Valley Pipeline would be a safe, environmentally friendly economic asset developed after thoughtful dialogue. If only this were true.

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Harpers Ferry — Flip Floppers Heading North

Catch You on the Flip Side: The Thru-Hike Experience As Told by 2016 Flip Floppers

We asked a group of 2016 flip flop thru-hikers to tell us more about their experiences on the Appalachian Trail.

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