Appalachian Trail Data Book 2000 Author:Daniel D. Chazin, Daniel D Chazin The Appalachian Trail Data Book, updated every fall after each year's work by dedicated volunteers on this legendary footpath, is an essential companion for the Appalachian Trail hiker - whether out for the day or a six-month "thru-hike" from Georgia to Maine or Maine to Georgia. (It consistently ranks No. 1 among the publications long distance ... more »hikers take with them. Now in its 22nd year, the Data Book condenses into state-by-state tables, in an at-a-glance format, the distance information detailed in the 11 official Appalachian Trail guidebooks. The tables include coded information on shelter locations, elevations, water sources, post offices, road crossings, supply sources, lodging and eateries. Distances between major features and facilities are presented for both north-to-south and south-to-north travelers following the white blazes of the A.T.« less