5 True Scary Appalachian Trail Stories

5 True Scary Appalachian Trail Stories includes tales from those who ventured to conquer the longest and most revered hiking trail in the United States...

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Story 2►12:06
Story 3►32:55
Story 4►39:06
Story 5►43:08

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[leobardopineda]

It's sad to know that even in the middle of nowhere, sorrounded by nature the most dangerous thing you can find is a bad person :c

[CapnJigglypuff]

You're damn right I'm happy to hear that Bo got adopted. Poor dog didn't deserve an owner like Randall.

[Bogalishus]

The story about Randall the killer really had me on edge. I'm glad Bo found a loving home. If that dog could talk, I bet he could tell more stories about other people Randall killed.

[Mellectic]

I love all stories about the Appalachian Trail. I find it fascinating that people are comfortable being out in the middle of nowhere all alone for such an extended period of time; even running across complete strangers in the middle of nowhere! I can barely walk around my own block without constantly glancing around in all directions.

[kiraunos]

I'm so happy Scott and Shawn survived

[Adele-zqzd]

I just moved into the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania. My neighbors have told me not to go hiking at night not to go hiking alone and always bring a firearm with you even in the daytime. The Appalachian Mountains are the oldest mountain range on the planet. The spirits that remain in the Appalachian Mountains are real. And if you're ever going to decide to do the Appalachian Trail make sure you go prepared. People disappear in the Appalachian Mountains all the time.

[BigfootWithMemes]

Oh yeah we bigfoots hang out around those woods sometimes

[alexcastro]

At the Bronx Zoo in NYC there is a cage when you are leaving with a sign on top that says "Worlds Most Dangerous Animal". When you finally look inside the cage there is a big mirror.... 😮

[BeaR-lmzl]

Geraldine’s story haunts me really bad. No blood, no gore or cryptic. But just the circumstances....it’s heart wrenching....

[The_Cherokee_Gypsy]

I'm a tennessean born an raised, and I'm absolutely fascinated by the appalachia. The people that really live up there...it's not folklore. It's real. Those people are real. The foundation.

[GorgonsEye]

Born and raised Virginian. The Appalachian trail is beautiful but be careful. Appalachian trail is also a creepy/mysterious place. You should never go out there alone and unarmed

[rexiiforsure]

I started hiking (AT and other trails) in the late 60’s and completed the whole AT by the end of 1972. Only had one dangerous incident over 30 years. I saw a lot of people of course, the lion share friendly. A number of times, maybe 20 or 30 over there years I ran into people who obviously didn’t want me there (on the trail), and twice where I was ‘attacked’. The first was simply this guy who out of nowhere without provocation just shoved me while passing. I decided not to react and move on. The second was more serious. This guy with a knife came out of the woods and demanded my backpack. By luck immediately saw a solid stick by chance and took a risk. Pretending to start removing my backpack and feigning a bad cramp I suddenly slammed him with the staff and momentarily knocked him out. (I had my own knife in the backpack but the staff was handier at the time) I took his knife and a few 20 dollar bills from his wallet for all the trouble He was lucky I didn’t further injure him to ensue my own safety . A couple of minutes later I heard him yell ‘your a dead man’. I picked up my pace and got the hell out of the area. Away from my own experience In general I think the creepiest people are the ones who would kill you without motivation or knowing who you are

[michaeljohnson]

People who kill random strangers for no reason should never be let out of prision.

[breriley]

It's both odd and ironic to me that people feel power when tbh killing an innocent person in cold blood, especially after they offered you hospitality and were nothing but kind to you is literally one of the most cowardice things a person could do imo...

[Indian.heart]

Listening from India. I seem to love the Appalachian mountains! Never been to US, never intend to, but will listen to these stories

[tactup]

Fellow hikers always seem freaked out at night in those mountains. I’ve been hiking those trails for more than 600 years now and I haven’t noticed anything.

[AnaxErikever]

I grew up in the shadows of the NY State Appalachian mountains. Hiking is one of my favorite activities, but as with any theme for scary stories, there are true monsters out there that wear the guise of friends, neighbors, and random strangers we meet on trails, like Randall Smith in the second story. I felt scared and disgusted for the two hikers whose kindness he repaid with gunshots after going to jail once. Hooray for the brave efforts of the woman and her son to make sure those guys made it through the night.
As for the last story, I heard the tale of Spearfinger at a scary story set in Mount Gulian Homestead when I was about 8 or 9. I only heard it once but I still remember most of the details.

[oneone]

The Randall smith story was featured on an episode of “I survived”, if anyone is interested in hearing the 2 survivors tell their story. Love and look forward to every single video you upload LR!! Thank you for all your vids and hard work, I listen to you at work, home, working on the car or my house, absolutely addicted to listening, much love!

[acspirit]

I had a lot of fun hiking from Halifax PA to Waynesboro, Virginia. About the only downfall was being bit by an infected tick with lymes disease. I was diagnosed with it in Chambersburg, was prescribed doxycycline and continued my trip south when I made it back to the Trail. Met a lot of people from other countries, and had wildlife walk up to me when I was resting, and step aside off the trail more than once as I walked by. It was a fun experience.

[NewOrleansJoJo]

I grew up in west tn… there is a very big difference in rednecks and hillbillies… the only ghosts I’ve ever encountered came from there. The way the thunder echoed through the mountains.. so eerie but beautiful.. the sound of the barges going up the Tennessee river at night. It was amazing!! I’ve been long gone some I turned 14 and now live close to New Orleans but a part of the mountains will always be in my heart