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| September 21 2024 | Tara Dower completed the Appalachian Trail southbound in a supported attempt, setting a record time of 40 days, 18 hours, and 5 minutes. |
| 2021 | The Appalachian Trail Conservancy suspended issuing hang tags for through-hikers during the continuing pandemic. |
| November 8 2021 | M.J. 'Nimblewill Nomad' Eberheart became the oldest person to hike the entire Appalachian Trail at age 83. |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to discourage trail use and the National Park Service to close AT-managed hiking shelters from Virginia to Maine. |
| October 13 2020 | Juniper Netteburg became the youngest person believed to have hiked the entire Appalachian Trail on her own power at age 4. |
| July 2020 | The foot crossing at Harpers Ferry that was damaged by the train derailment was reopened, restoring the trail connection between West Virginia and Maryland. |
| December 21 2019 | A CSX train derailment damaged the pedestrian footbridge over the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, which severed the Appalachian Trail connection between West Virginia and Maryland. |
| May 2019 | Ronald S. Sanchez Jr., a 43-year-old Oklahoman, was murdered at a campsite near Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in western Virginia. A female hiker was also injured during this incident. |
| 2018 | Heather Anderson, with the trail name 'Anish', became the first woman to complete the three Triple Crown trails in a calendar year. |
| 2018 | A demographic study revealed that approximately 95 percent of thru-hikers identified their race or ethnicity as white. |
| August 29 2018 | Karel Sabbe completed the Appalachian Trail northbound in a supported attempt, setting a record time of 41 days, 7 hours, and 39 minutes. |
| 2017 | A total of 848 thru-hikes were reported, with 715 northbound and 133 southbound hikers completing the entire trail. |
| August 31 2017 | Joe McConaughy completed the Appalachian Trail northbound in a record time of 45 days, 12 hours, and 15 minutes in a self-supported attempt. |
| 2015 | Film adaptation of Bill Bryson's 'A Walk in the Woods' was released, bringing the Appalachian Trail to wider cinematic attention. |
| October 2015 | Geraldine Largay's remains were found two years after her disappearance. |
| October 2015 | A hiker visiting from England was killed on the trail by falling while taking photos at the Annapolis Rocks overlook in Maryland. |
| September 24 2015 | Heather 'Anish' Anderson completed the Appalachian Trail southbound in a record time of 54 days, 7 hours, and 48 minutes in a self-supported attempt. |
| March 2015 | A hiker was killed on the trail in Maryland when a large tree blew over and fell onto him. |
| July 2013 | 66-year-old lone hiker Geraldine Largay disappeared on the trail in Maine, surviving 26 days before dying. |
| 2010 | Alabama state legislature formed the Alabama Appalachian Mountain Trail Commission to provide resources for trail improvements. |
| 2010 | Beginning of a steady increase in the number of thru-hike attempts on the Appalachian Trail. |
| 2010 | The number of thru-hikes began steadily increasing, marking a growing interest in completing the entire trail in a single season. |
| June 2010 | Opening of a major trail improvement project in the Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks section, involving 700 volunteers who constructed 800 granite-slab steps and over a mile of walkway supported by stone crib walls, costing approximately $1 million. |
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