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The Appalachian region has developed into one of the premier recreational areas of North America. One unique feature of a large portion of the system is the 2,100-mile (3,400-km) Appalachian Trail. This footpath, stretching from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, provides a hiker’s grandstand on the varied ranges of the Appalachians. Overnight shelters are scattered along the way. A noncommercial motor route, the Blue Ridge Parkway, stretches 469 miles (755 km) from the Shenandoah National Park in northern Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is the most popular area administered by the U.S. ...(100 of 3276 words)

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