06/11/2026
***One can only hope that someday they’ll be able to say that there’s nothing else they’d rather be doing right now. Well, there’s nowhere else we’d rather be, nothing else we’d rather be doing, and no one else we’d rather be spending our time with and raising our kids around. We love you guys and we feel truly grateful to the universe. Thanks to all hikers, hostels, trail maintainers, shuttle drivers, magicians, hitch givers, gear shop owners, and everybody else who helps to keep the gears turning. The world would not be the same without this amazing microcosm that brings hope and happiness to so many. And ultimately, blessed be the 2200 miles of mud, rocks, and roots that link everything together.
ur annual AT Thru-Hiker Survey had 279 participants in 2025. We gathered data on a variety of categories: different types of gear, resupply strategies, budget on trail, and more. Year after year, one of our most compelling datasets is our ever-competitive hostel ranking. When filling out our survey,...
