Here is a list of the hiking books I’ve read while dreaming of thru-hiking the AT in no particular order. Sorry, no book reviews here as everyone’s reading preferences are different RYOB (Read, your, own, book).
- Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail – Heather “Anish” Anderson
- FIve Million Steps on a Journey of Hope – Bob “Buckeye Flash” Grau
- Appalachian Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide To Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail – Zack Davis
- An Unfinished Odyssey on the Appalachian Trail – Abe Allen
- Undulations: A Journey on the Appalachian Trail – Karen Thompson
- The New Appalachian Trail – Edward Garvey
- A Walk for Sunshine – Jeff Alt
- A Season on The Appalachian Trail – Lynn Setzer
- Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart – Carrot Quinn
- The Appalachian Trail: A Journey of Discovery – Jan. D. Curran
- Appalachian Hiker, Adventure of a Lifetime – Edward Garvey
- Walking on the Happy Side of Misery – J.R. Tate
- A Journey North – Adrienne Hall
- A Walk in the Woods – Bill Bryson
- Remember the Carrot – Aaron Welch
- Alone Together – Wally Miars
- Skywalker – Bill Walker
- Where’s the Next Shelter – Gary Sizer
- On the Beaten Path – Robert Alden Rubi
- Becoming Odyssa – Jennifer Pharr Davis
- Called Again – Jennifer Pharr Davis
- Three Hundred Zeros – Dennis R. Blanchard
- There are Mountains to Climb – Jean Deeds
- Walking the Appalachian Trail – Larry Luxenberg
- One Trail Many Paths – Jim Dashiell
- Sheltered: An Appalachian Trail Story – Emily Harper
- Walking the Appalachian Trail – Larry Luxenberg
- AWOL on the Appalachian Trail – David Miller
- Lost on the Appalachian Trail – Kyle Rohrig
- A Walk Across America – Peter Jenkins
- Hiking Through – Paul Stutzman
- Grandma Gatewood’s Walk – Ben Montgomery
- Living A Dream – Paralee Dawson
- Legging It – Craig Clapper
- Wild – Cheryl Strayed
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