Here is our extremely tentative resupply and mail drop schedule. The ETA is likely going to change a lot as it does not take into account any zero days. We plan on 10 mail drops along the way, spread out about every 1 to 3 weeks.
In addition to including dehydrated meals (recipes from The Appalachian Trail Food Planner), we plan to resupply meds and some food additives: advil, tylenol, aspirin, allergy medicine, olive oil, peanut butter, squeeze margarine, powdered milk, carnation instant breakfast, oatmeal, toilet paper, soap, batteries, upcoming map sections.
Most our drops will be at hostels or outfitters, only one of our drops has to be at a post office. In recent years this has become a trend among thru-hikers. Post offices have very limited hours and some hikers have been force to take several zero days because they arrive on a saturday after it was closed or holiday weekend. Most outfitters and hostels are open seven days a week along the way. This will be especially important because starting August 2013 the Post Office will no longer be open on Saturdays. If we get into town on Friday night this could result in 2 unscheduled zero days.
You’ll also notice that our mail drops are less frequent at the beginning and don’t pick up until after Virginia. This is because most of our connections are in North Carolina and Virginia area. We are anticipating not needing mail drops those times because we’ll get lots of nice good meals with friends and family.
“Not all who wander are lost” -JRR Tolkien
| ETA | Pick-up/Purchase Point | Resupply Method | Miles to Next Stop | Days to Next Stop | Comments |
| 10-Mar | Springer Mountain | Pack | 30.70 | 3 | |
| 12-Mar | Neels Gap | Buy | 36.80 | 4 | |
| 16-Mar | Hiawasseee, GA | Buy | 40.20 | 5 | |
| 22-Mar | Franklin, NC | Buy | 25.10 | 4 | |
| 26-Mar | Natahala Outdoor Center | Buy | 27.60 | 3 | |
| 29-Mar | Fontana Dam, NC | Buy | 65.40 | 7 | |
| 5-Apr | Standing Bear Hostel | Mail Drop | 33.40 | 3 | |
| 11-Apr | Hot Springs, NC | Buy | 68.10 | 5 | |
| 14-Apr | Erwin, TN | Buy | 33.30 | 3 | |
| 17-Apr | Mtn Harbor Hostel (Roan Mtn) | Mail Drop | 75.10 | 6 | *Alt: Hampton, TN before Damascus |
| 23-Apr | Damascus, VA | Buy | 75.30 | 6 | |
| 29-Apr | Atkins, VA | Buy | 53.00 | 3 | |
| 2-May | VA606 Trent’s Grocery | Buy | 54.60 | 3 | |
| 5-May | Pearisburg, VA | Buy | 92.70 | 6 | *town before Blacksburg |
| 11-May | Daleville or Troutville, VA | Buy | 56.80 | 3 | *pass Roanoke |
| 14-May | Glasgow, VA | Buy | 77.20 | 4 | |
| 18-May | Waynesboro, VA | Buy | varies | 1 | *enter SNP eat |
| 21-May | Harrisonburg,VA | Mail Drop | varies | 1 | *mail back winter clothes |
| 23-May | Lurray, VA | Buy | 81.60 | 5 | *Damascus to Trail Days |
| 31-May | Harper’s Ferry, WV | Buy | 61.50 | 4 | *Pass Front Royal |
| 4-Jun | Fayetteville, PA | Buy | 62.20 | 2 | *eat at Pine Grove Furnace & Boiling Spring Furnace |
| 8-Jun | Duncannon, PA | Buy | 70.40 | 4 | |
| 12-Jun | Port Clinton, PA | Mail Drop | 40.30 | 3 | |
| 15-Jun | Palmerton, PA | Buy | 20.40 | 1 | |
| 16-Jun | Wind Gap, PA | Buy | 15.60 | 1 | |
| 17-Jun | Delaware Water Gap, PA | Mail Drop | 63.30 | 3 | |
| 21-Jun | Vernon, NJ | Buy | 45.50 | 3 | |
| 24-Jun | Fort Montgomery, NY | Buy | 63.20 | 4 | |
| 28-Jun | Kent, CT | Mail Drop | 33.00 | 2 | |
| 30-Jun | Salisbury, CT | Buy | 33.60 | 2 | |
| 2-Jul | Great Barrington, MA | Buy | 48.10 | 3 | |
| 6-Jul | Cheshire, MA | Mail Drop | 23.1 | 1 | |
| 6-Jul | Williamstown or North Adams, MA | Buy | 58.50 | 4 | |
| 11-Jul | Manchester Center, VT | Buy | 49.80 | 3 | |
| 13-Jul | Rutland, VT | Buy | 45.80 | 3 | |
| 16-Jul | Hanover, NH | Mail Drop | 43.30 | 3 | |
| 19-Jul | Glencliff, NH | Buy | 9.50 | 1 | |
| 20-Jul | North Woodstock, NH | Buy | 70.00 | 5 | |
| 25-Jul | Gorham, NH | Mail Drop | 62.50 | 5 | *food at huts, resupply options at Crawford and Mt Washington |
| 30-Jul | Andover, ME | Buy | 58.60 | 4 | |
| 4-Aug | Stratton, ME | Buy | 73.30 | 5 | *Pass Rangley, ME |
| 9-Aug | Monson, ME | Mail Drop | 99.10 | 8 | *last stop before 100 Mile Wilderness |
| 18-Aug | Abdol Bridge, ME | Buy | varies | 2 | *sign up for Birches |
| 19-Aug | Mount Katahdin, ME |
**all the mileage and days between resupply might not be entire accurate. I have made changes and did not go through every city and adjust mileage.
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