This Week’s Top Instagram Photos from the #AppalachianTrail

Ladies, gentlemen, and hiker trash- it has returned.  We are pleased to reintroduce one of our all time favorite series- the top Instagram posts from the Appalachian Trail.

Each week, we peruse all of the wonderful pictures from Instagram using the hashtag #TrektheAT and #AppalachianTrail and select a few of the best to highlight for your viewing pleasure!

This week we take a look at photos snapped between 10/04/17-10/20/17.

If you would like your picture to be included, be sure to use the hashtag #TrektheAT and/or tag us. Don’t forget to follow The Trek for all things long-distance backpacking and The Trek: Appalachian Trail for even more AT love.

This Week’s Top Photos from the Appalachian Trail

Check out my new blog post on "Virginia: Part 2" at the link in my profile! #blog #blogger #wordpress #happytrailsandwanderlust #happytrails #appalachiantrail #thruhike #thruhiker #atsobo #backpacking #trektheAT #getoutside #optoutside #virginia #virginiaisforlovers #fall #nofilter #nofilterneeded

A post shared by Natalie Woody Vandaveer (@happy_trails_nat) on Oct 20, 2017 at 8:36am PDT

PC: @jll41994 . . . . #appalachiantrail #thruhike #trektheat #thetrek #sparklers #pennsylvania #sobo #slobo #springbreak #nighthike #hiking #fun #nofilter #photography #lighting

A post shared by Cody Lindberg (@chodylindberg) on Oct 19, 2017 at 6:23pm PDT

Photo credit to @byronmclean – because every now and again, it's nice to be reminded that you're a badass bitch. #appalachiantrail #atthruhike2017 #atthruhike #thruhike #hiking #adventure #backpacking #wildandfreckless #indianajane #trektheat #outdoorswoman #andshesdopetoo #badassbitch

A post shared by Christina Anne (@wildandfreckless) on Oct 19, 2017 at 3:56pm PDT

The past couple days have been extremely productive for us. We've had a couple meetings and still have a couple more but at this point we know where we will be working and we may have even picked another thru hike to attack?! We're keeping the details locked up for now but we will say this: it's not the PCT! We'll fill you guys in on the details as we get them. Right now we're still doing a lot of reading and preparing to transition back to work. We have several tasks at hand to take care of before we start thinking about preparing for another one but another is definitely happening; and it’s a monster. We miss walking very much and understand that in order to fuel our desire to be free it's time to get back to work! #twocookstakeawalk #appalachiantrail #thetrek #trektheat #appalachiantrials #rei1440project #optoutside #wanderlust #notallwhowanderarelost #longdistancehiking #backpacking #adventuring #coupleswhohike #hikertrashforlife #appalachiantrailclassof2017 #thruhiking #ultralightbackpacking

A post shared by Alex and Amanda (@twocookstakeawalk) on Oct 19, 2017 at 2:51pm PDT

Finally here! ⛰❤️ #Virginia #nofilter #love

A post shared by Ivy (Butterfly) Esposito (@ivyesposito) on Oct 18, 2017 at 1:09pm PDT

Happy Friday! Don’t forget to show the mountains some love this weekend. We’re stoked to be leading our 4th consecutive Xtreme Hike for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation tomorrow ✌?. ? by our co-founder @breathtakingjourney and @aroundthebenzadventures #adventureheroes #breathtaking4cf

A post shared by Adventure Heroes (@adventureheroes) on Oct 20, 2017 at 7:22am PDT

We can do more then hike #adventure #tramily #backpacking #whiteblazer #sobo17 #wonderlust #trektheat #appalachiantrail #thetrek

A post shared by Scott Robert (@beastbeyondboston) on Oct 18, 2017 at 9:43am PDT

I’d follow that little fur ball anywhere #hikingbuddy #hikingwithdogs #bestfriendgoals

A post shared by Kelly Ann “Whitewalker” (@hiking_thru) on Oct 17, 2017 at 3:35pm PDT

Back on the AT headed south in the White Mountains. Fall is in the air. #at2017 #whitemountains #whitemountainnationalforest #fallleaves #crawfordnotch #trektheat #appalachiantrail

A post shared by Blake Taylor (@blake724) on Oct 16, 2017 at 10:25pm PDT

just climbin’ Katahdin #katahdin #maine #appalachiantrail #trektheAT #thetrek #mountains #summit #almostthere #falsesummit #nobo #at2017 #thruhike #optoutside #patagonia #patagucci #goatworthy #backpacking #slackpacking

A post shared by Rhys Hora (@bananamancometh) on Oct 16, 2017 at 8:05am PDT

Day 203: 10/12/17. Over Shenendoah Mountain. 14.2 miles for the day, 1834.8 total. — #appalachiantrail #at2017thruhike #trektheat #at2017 #hiking #womenwhohike #atthruhike #girlswhohikefl #veratics #florida #fortmyers #hikeforvets2017 #optoutside #thruhike #atlashikes #newyork #ny #noboflipflopsobosandwich — Sponsored by Veratics, Inc. Hike for Vetrans™ 2017 (http://veratics.com)

A post shared by Alison "Atlas" Swing (@aeswing) on Oct 15, 2017 at 4:19pm PDT

I miss walking. I finished a week ago now and every muscle still hurts but my heart keeps telling me to take a walk. I miss the mountains. And the water. And the sky. It's all different in the woods. I'm so anxious and excited to see which way life takes me! #twocookstakeawalk #appalachiantrail #atthruhike2017 #thetrek #trektheat #appalachiantrials #rei1440project #optoutside #wanderlust #notallwhowanderarelost #longdistancehiking #backpacking #adventuring #appalachiantrailclassof2017

A post shared by Alex Wnorowski (@awnorowski) on Oct 14, 2017 at 4:06pm PDT

Something magical about sunsets like this…

A post shared by Salem (@salem_the_great) on Oct 12, 2017 at 3:04pm PDT