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Are you familiar with the AT? It's over 2000 miles and much of it is fairly remote. Most of what you're suggesting is nonsensical for use on the AT. - Handrail
by deelowe 11y ago
Are you familiar with the AT? It's over 2000 miles and much of it is fairly remote. Most of what you're suggesting is nonsensical for use on the AT.
- Handrails would be fairly useless as no one would be around to enforce the rules. Eventually they'd rust and fall into disrepair (visit just about any state park in Appalachia for examples).
- Trash cans need to be emptied. Logistically, how would that work? Also, they would fall into disrepair.
- There are large portions of the AT where a fire pit would be somewhat impractical due to limited space.
- Patrol 2000 miles?
- A new trail wouldn't be the AT anymore. There are already plenty of other trails in appalachia.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoAgain, patrolling a 2000-mile stretch isn't difficult at all. Whether it makes sense depends on the trail population, not the trail length. I can match your faux incredulity at "patrol 2000 miles?" with "walk 2000 miles?". Equipment maintenance is logistically much like patrolling. It requires presence (though at a much lower level). Handrails will still work without enforcement. They'll be less effective, but they'll still decrease the level of people going off-trail.
- snowwrestler 11y agoThe difference is that people choose to walk 2,000 miles, but no one chooses to patrol 2,000 miles. (If they did, it would already be patrolled.) So how are you going pay for the patrol force? Not to mention get them to and from their assigned section, feed them, handle their waste, keep them safe--and manage their impact on the resource, since they are there on top of all the existing hikers.