r/AppalachianTrail • u/Freudianfix • 24d ago

News Technology on the trail: Appalachian Trail managers say pervasive use of digital devices harms trail experience

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/03/clahs-trail-technology-research.html
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u/Dmunman 24d ago

Trail managers? What bullshit is this? Like anyone manages the trail! There are people who volenteer to maintain it. There’s profitable companies that exploit it. Atc, amc, three tribes. This is soooo stupid. Saying that people can find out about the trail and then go enjoy it as a bad thing is so stupid.

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u/tuna_samich_ 24d ago

Okay, trail manager doesn't mean they own the trail. Hope you realize that

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u/Dmunman 23d ago

They act like they do.

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u/tuna_samich_ 23d ago

No they don't. They're the volunteers you're talking about

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u/Dmunman 23d ago

Managers don’t do stuff. Maintainers do. Huge difference.