10 OVERRATED Spots on the Appalachian Trail that secretly suck (with Baker Bokorney)

Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

Kyle Hates Hiking

Wilderness, Sports, Sports:wilderness

4.9 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Garage Grown Gear is your ONE-STOP-SHOP for all things Ultralight/Cottage gear: https://www.GarageGrownGear.com/ Two Appalachian Trail thru hikers go through the 10 most overrated parts of the Appalachian Trail. It's all for fun folks, and so of course Baker Bokorney joins the show to complain about our favorite trail. Is McAfee Knob worth the hype? Is the 100-mile Wilderness really all that remote? Is Mount Washington really that special? Tune in and find out. Trail Tales episode 160 (Kyle Hates Hiking podcast) Listen to the show on: Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trail-tales-thru-hiking-backpacking/id1441376382 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5LsMWoNa5qPw1jQvqhwE5B?si=30d6a942dba9424f Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleHatesHiking Follow me on Instagram 📸: https://www.instagram.com/kylehateshiking/ For sponsorships, business inquiries, or guest/episode ideas reach out to: trailtalespod@gmail.com My Gear spreadsheet: https://lighterpack.com/r/9qjh18 BIG FOUR 🤘 Backpack: https://ula-equipment.9xrw.net/x9oX1x My FAVORITE Tent: https://zpacks.com/products/plexsolo-tent?aff=99 Sleeping Pad: https://amzn.to/35rlMIw OTHER SLEEPING STUFF 💤 Pillow: https://amzn.to/3he3mgX FOOD & WATER 🍴Filter: https://amzn.to/3pfZ25j Stove: https://amzn.to/3simgd1 Cook Pot: https://amzn.to/3LSjqmJ Spork: https://amzn.to/3shROja Water Storage: https://amzn.to/3sinBk3 CLOTHING 👔 Shorts: https://amzn.to/3sdiQrL Socks: https://amzn.to/3M2nPUi Rain Jacket: https://amzn.to/3JPMBoy Down Jacket: https://amzn.to/3UrHG2Q ELECTRONICS 🔌 Power Bank: https://amzn.to/3t4fDds Headlamp: https://amzn.to/3M9yrke Wall Plug: https://amzn.to/3pa3JNJ MISCELLANEOUS 🤘 Trekking Poles: https://amzn.to/3hqT39n Ultralight Knife: https://amzn.to/3t0m3dL Trowel: https://amzn.to/3CL0Ys6 Shoulder Pocket for Backpack: https://ula-equipment.9xrw.net/kjAQm0 This video and description contains affiliate links, which means if you click on one of the product links, I'll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This helps support the podcast and allows me to continue to make episodes like this. Thank you for the support!

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0:00.0	Overrated parks of the Appalachian Trail. I think that McAfeena is overrated.
0:04.4	Mount Washington. To get to the top and then there's just like a bunch of cars and there's a bunch of buildings and stuff.
0:08.9	That was a bit of a bummer. Grayson Highlands. Oh boy. I'm not up those stairs in like two seconds and then I forgot they
0:21.8	existed two seconds later. The next one I had was shelters in general, mice crawling over you or
0:27.5	mice falling from the rafters in the middle of the night. Okay, next overrated spot on the AT.
0:32.3	This one is Mount Katata.
0:37.0	What's going on, everybody?
0:38.4	Welcome to Trail Tales.
0:39.8	My name is Kyle O'Grady.
0:40.9	I am a huge hiking nerd like you wouldn't believe.
0:44.4	And every single week on this podcast, I chat with other hiking nerds about their experiences on the trail.
0:51.6	And this week's guest is definitely a hiking nerd. If you've been listening to
0:56.0	the show for a long time, you know them and you love him. If you're new, if you're watching
1:01.3	on YouTube especially, then this might be your first time meeting the one and only Baker
1:08.5	Bocorny. Baker, welcome to Trail Tales.
1:11.5	Welcome to your first video episode of Trail Tales.
1:14.9	I know, I just waved.
1:16.1	I don't know if I'm supposed to wave.
1:17.6	You can wave.
1:18.7	You can wave.
1:19.7	I'll wave again.
1:20.6	I'll wave again.
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