A roller coaster of mountains & emotions on the AT

Keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times please
Well maybe not this time cause you’ll need all the muscle in your legs to power you up, and strong arms to hold a sturdy pair of trekking poles to control on the way down through the 13.5 miles of the Roller Coaster.
Yes you read that correctly, 13.5 miles of steep ups and downs. We were warned by many before we got there and a few section hikers cringed when we asked them about their ride through it. ...

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