Hiking and/or Appalachian Trail literature

[PeterL]

Can anyone think of any novels set on the Appalachian Trail? I ask, because I have spent the last several weeks on the trail, and the only piece of fiction that I could think of that was relevant was was to the Spenser series, in which Spenser walked a trail in Western Massachusetts that might be the A.T. (or may be not). There were some muders on the A.T. a few decades aagho, and the setting is excellent for mystery or romance.

[rootinghog]

Haven't read it, but I'm pretty sure that Cold Mountain takes place in the Appalachians/Blue Ridge.

Watch out for those wild midget ponies in VA...

[Kafka's Crow]

Not exactly a novel but this book has been around for a couple of years and get mentioned in relation to your theme:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AWOL-Appalachian-Trail-David-Miller/dp/1935597191/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341020226&sr=8-1

[The Comedian]

Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" focuses on his trip on the AT.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

I had a feeling Comedian would have a suggestion.

Can't think of a novel, but you might be interested in the Fox Fire book series written about the southern Appalachian culture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxfire_(magazine

http://www.foxfire.org/thefoxfirebookseries.aspx

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[Pierre Menard]

Not sure about the actual walk itself, but Cormac McCarthy's 'Suttree' and 'The Orchard Keeper' are both based around Appalachia.

[Lokasenna]

Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" focuses on his trip on the AT.

That's a good choice. Not a novel per se, but a very enjoyable read.

[PeterL]

Thanks, it looks like no one has used that setting for fiction. I wonder whether that is because of lack of interest, or what.