Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: Mid-Atlantic

Matt Willen is an outdoors writer, explorer, and photographer who divides his time between central Pennsylvania and the Canadian Maritimes. Matt has a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and degrees from schools in Colorado and Arizona. Before devoting his time to writing about the outdoors, he was a professor for 15 years at a small liberal arts college in central Pennsylvania, and he worked for the Colorado Outward Bound School and other outdoors programs for 15 years. An avid sea kayaker and wilderness trekker, Matt has traveled in the outdoors for 40 years. The locations of some of his recent adventures include Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego, Iceland, and Newfoundland. He lives in Hershey, PA.

• Overview Map Overview Map Key Dedication Acknowledgments Preface Hiking Recommendations Introduction West Virginia and Maryland 1 Harpers Ferry 2 Weverton Cliffs 3 White Rocks and Lambs Knoll 4 Washington Monument 5 Annapolis Rock 6 High Rock Pennsylvania 7 Chimney Rocks 8 Hosack Run 9 Toms Run and Sunset Rocks 10 PoleSteeple 11 Center Point Knob 12 PA 850 to Tuscarora Trail 13 Cove Mountain South 14 Cove Mountain North 15 Clarks Ferry via Susquehanna Trail 16 Clarks Ferry and Peters Mountain 17 TableRock 18 PA 325 to PA 443 19 Cold Spring and Rausch Gap 20 Yellow Springs from PA 443 21 Round Head and Shikellamy Overlook 22 Pulpit Rock and the Pinnacle 23 PA 309 to Bear Rocks 24 Mount Minsi New Jersey 25 Sunfish Pond 26 Culvers Fire Tower Overlook 27 Lake Rutherford 28 New Jersey High Point 29 Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge: Liberty Loop Trail 30 Pochuck Boardwalk 31 Wawayanda Mountain New York 32 Eastern Pinnacles and Cat Rocks 33 Mombasha High Point 34 Island Pond and Fingerboard Mountain 35 Silver Mine Lake 36 West Mountain Loop 37 Bear Mountain Loop 38 Bear Mountain Zoo and Bridge 39 AnthonysNose 40 Canopus Hill 41 Shenandoah Mountain 42 Nuclear Lake 43 Great Swamp and Dover Oak APPENDIX A: Contact Information APPENDIX B: Hiking Clubs and Organizations APPENDIX C: Appalachian Trail Communities INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY MAP