After six months of hiking the Appalachian trail in 2019, the Marlone family ( USA) finished at Mount Kathadin wearing all smiles
Hiking one of the longest hiking trails in the world as a family
Text and drawing by Frits Ahlefeldt, Hiking.org
The Marlone couple Chris and Jaime and with their four daughters: Maya,13, Harper, 11, Josie, 8, and Sabina 6 can really say they made it after thru-hiking the 2200 miles / 3500km. long Appalachian hiking trail over 6 months in 2019.
The Appalachian trail is one of the most legendary hiking trails in the world following the Appalachian mountain range from Georgia to Maine. Around 3000 hikers thru-hike the Appalachian trail on average / year
The Malone family walked the whole trail in just six months, and raising 10.000 USD for charities along their way
Youngest girl to hike Appalachian Trail
The youngest daughter Sabina Malone was only 5 years old when the family started out on the trail in February and she is considered the youngest female known ever to have thru-hiked the Appalachian trail
The whole story of the hike with many photos and stories is up on the Malone family’s website: Awaking-dreams.com
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