There are options for parking at the great majority of places where the AT crosses a road. The real concern is whether a vehicle will be vandalized at the parking area. These are rare, but a frequently vandalized area is where the AT crosses 19E between Roan Mountain, Tennessee and Elk Park, NC.
If you could offer an idea for a region where you are interested in hiking, it would be much easier to give you specific parking options. You might also want to check the
Appalachian Pages or
ALDHA Companion for more specifics.
Thanks for the reply! I'm not really looking for a specific region. I'd eventually like to section hike the entire trail (a normal thru-hike of the entire trail is out of the question for me at this time due to work)...doing X amount of miles per year type of thing. Some trips will be a week long (potentially longer), others just 2-3 days. So, pretty much the whole trail would count which is why I was hoping there was a general repository for that info.
As for options for parking at most spots where the AT crosses a road...I thought so, too, but I've checked around quite a bit in my area and it seems I pick the worst areas to check and find the few sections that don't have parking. I've found more spots w/o parking than with parking.
Also, thanks for the links - I'll surely check them out!
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