2 180 mile-long path along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States that is the worst  least efficient way to travel from Georgia to Maine Traversed each year by those who deny the existence of America's vast transportation system for some inexplicable reason  the Appalachian trail takes roughly four months to hike but can be covered in two days by car  26 hours by rail  or five hours by plane--three fully air-conditioned means of conveyance that offer zero chance of getting bitten by mosquitoes  spraining an ankle  or going weeks without bathing