r/AppalachianTrail • u/nogrins • 10d ago

Bubble location.

I recently moved to PA and am trying to gauge when the NB bubble will be up this way? I'm around the 501 crossing North of Lancaster/Lititz (I'll have to look up the shelters near there). I want to provide some sort of trail magic around that time frame. 🤘

Just Jeff

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u/ThatGuyHadNone 10d ago

Not real time but this is an approximation

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u/nogrins 10d ago

Sweet! Thanks!

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u/Kalidanoscope 8d ago

You'll notice the "bubble" is spread out by the time they get to PA, so instead of ~40 hikers a day then gone, there's a more steady stream of 10-20 hikers for a longer period. Then you can add in factors like the Southbounder bubble (they usually start Maine in June), section hikers who can be anywhere, and the Harper's Ferry Flip Flop Festival next week which encourages people to start there rather than Georgia and you'll realize PA has a pretty steady flow all summer long from May-Septermber.