Editing Appalachian Trail (section)

==Extensions==
The [[International Appalachian Trail]] is a {{convert|1900|mi|km|adj=on}} extension running northeast from Maine into New Brunswick and Quebec's [[Gaspé Peninsula]], where it ends at [[Forillon National Park]]. It is a separate trail and not an official extension of the Appalachian Trail.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=C. J. |date=September 27, 2002 |title=After 2,169 Miles, What's Another 690? |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/27/travel/journeys-after-2169-miles-what-s-another-690.html |access-date=February 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401015734/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/27/travel/journeys-after-2169-miles-what-s-another-690.html |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Other branches are designated in parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and along the western shore of Newfoundland, to the northern end of the [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian Mountain range]], where it enters the Atlantic Ocean, near [[L'Anse aux Meadows|L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site]]. The route has since been extended to [[Greenland]], [[Europe]], and [[Morocco]].<ref>[http://iat-sia.org/index.php International Appalachian Trail news] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113082837/http://www.iat-sia.org/index.php |date=November 13, 2015 }}, October 7, 2015</ref>

Although the Appalachian Trail ends in Georgia, the Appalachian Mountains continue south to Flagg Mountain in Alabama.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/10/alabamas_flagg_mountain_eyed_a.html|title=Alabama's Flagg Mountain eyed as trailhead for Appalachian Trail extension along Pinhoti Trail|work=AL.com|access-date=August 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016140214/http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/10/alabamas_flagg_mountain_eyed_a.html|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live|date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> In 2008, the [[Pinhoti National Recreation Trail]] in Alabama and Georgia, which terminates at Flagg Mountain, was connected to the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail via the [[Benton MacKaye Trail]]. Promoters of the Southern extension refer to MacKaye's statement at the 1925 conference that the Georgia to New Hampshire trail should, in the future, extend to Katahdin, and "then to Birmingham, Alabama". {{as of|March 2015}}, The Pinhoti Trail terminates at the base of Flagg Mountain, near Weogufka in [[Coosa County, Alabama|Coosa County]], {{convert|50|mi|km}} east of Birmingham.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Birmingham trailhead could create Maine-to-Alabama Appalachian Trail |first=Tom |last=Cosby |url=http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/07/viewpoints_birmingham_trailhea.html |newspaper=The Birmingham News |date=July 3, 2011 |access-date=July 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707123616/http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/07/viewpoints_birmingham_trailhea.html |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outdooralabama.com/new-trailhead-southern-end-pinhoti-ribbon-cutting-march-22|title=New Trailhead for the Southern End of the Pinhoti - Ribbon Cutting on March 22|work=Outdoor Alabama|access-date=August 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717182632/http://www.outdooralabama.com/new-trailhead-southern-end-pinhoti-ribbon-cutting-march-22|archive-date=July 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, the Alabama state legislature formed the Alabama Appalachian Mountain Trail Commission to provide state resources for trail improvements, although officially designating Pinhoti as part of the Appalachian Trail would require an act of the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2010/02/appalachian_trail_expansion_ge.html|title=Appalachian Trail expansion gets closer to linking with Alabama|work=AL.com|access-date=August 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016140214/http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2010/02/appalachian_trail_expansion_ge.html|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live|date=February 13, 2010}}</ref>

The {{convert|8.8|mi|km|adj=on}} Appalachian Approach Trail in Georgia begins at [[Amicalola Falls State Park]]'s visitor center and ends at Springer Mountain.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Massar|first1=Todd|title=The Appalachian Trail|url=http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/dawson/the-appalachian-trail|website=GeorgiaInfo: an Online Georgia Almanac|publisher=Digital Library of Georgia|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114234243/http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/dawson/the-appalachian-trail|archive-date=November 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Because Springer Mountain is in a remote area, the Approach Trail is often the beginning of North bound thru-hike attempts. Much of the Approach Trail was originally built as part of the Appalachian Trail, before the southern terminus was relocated from [[Mount Oglethorpe]] to Springer Mountain in 1958.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wells |first1=Don |last2=Wells |first2=Diane |title=The Early Days before Bent Tree – Part 5 |url=https://www.eaglesrestpark.org/-the-appalachian-trail |website=eaglesrestpark.org |publisher=Mt. Oglethorpe Foundation |access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref>