All rights reserved. The Appalachian Trail Conference and its member clubs publish 11 guidebook sets that cover the entire Appalachian Trail. Each guidebook set includes a pocket-sized book and up to seven topographic maps with elevation profiles.
All guidebooks are available for purchase through The Ultimate Appalachian Trail Store .
Guidebooks and maps are updated every three to five years. The guidebooks and maps together provide detailed Trail descriptions for travel in both directions, points of interest, road-access directions, water sources, and locations of shelter and camping sites. The Appalachian Trail Data Book. Updated every year, it provides mileages between features and facilities, notes locations of water sources, shelters, and campsites, and shows the availability of off-trail lodging, restaurants, grocery stores, and post offices. To learn more about how you can use the Data Book with an electronic trip planner, visit Barker Innovations .